Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Long Overdue

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After finishing the patio table for our party I got busy with other things and haven't done much with concrete around the house. I have...
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Friday, June 4, 2010

Concrete Patio Table (Part 4. Finished)

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Amongst many other projects, the concrete patio table is finished. The surface was polished up through 800 grit, sealed with an experimental...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Concrete Patio Table (Part 3. Grinding)

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The table was demolded after 2 days. I ground the surface with a diamond cup wheel to get through all the surface paste and remove any tro...
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Concrete Patio Table (Part 2. Placing Concrete)

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After a few more cans of spray foam and sanding, the shape was pretty close. This reminds me of building the molds for concrete canoes, alt...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Concrete Patio Table (Part 1.2 Mold Making)

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The mold forms completed and starting to fill in the taper for the base. The first layer is cheap foam. The square bottom is the 3" bas...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Concrete Patio Table (Part 1 Mold Making)

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This weekend I finished the second planter and started the mold for the patio table. These had about $10 in mold materials, $10 in concrete,...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Concrete Planter Project (4. Finished)

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Concrete ends with recycled glass tile scraps coated with soy-based epoxy. Scrap Ipe wood middle from a local rainscreen manufacture sealed ...
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