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Since this group is again slow, I thought I would send out a question that is not really a woodturning question but does ask about a product you can use when turning. I got a black Inlace kit a while back to use with some big cherry bowls. While never getting to use the product with the cherry bowls another possible use came up. We have granite counter tops in our kitchen and there is a fissure in one that grew in size when I mistakenly put a lefse iron on top of the granite last winter for a couple of hours without any wood beneath the lefse iron. (these lefse irons are like big electric frying pans on 3": legs but no sides on the round fry pan in case you have never seen one). The countertop is black and the Inlace is black so there is a pretty good match in color. Anyone have any experience or thoughts on filling a stone crack with Inlace? Thanks.

Reply to
TWW
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... no, but it might work

Reply to
Ralph E Lindberg

We always used a silicone based caulk on all of our lab tops on the joints. This allowed contraction and expansion due to heat changes in the room.

If the crack you are filling runs the complete width/length of the slab, then I would use a flexible caulk. If the crack is only partially through a panel, then a epoxy type filler might work. In this case you might want to consider drilling a hole in the end of the crack to stop its' progress.

Reply to
Paul Gilbert

"TWW" wrote (clip) thoughts on filling a

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Go for it--there is probably nothing better you could try. But expect to have some difficulty getting the filler exactly level with the stone, and polished to the same degree, without creating any scratches on either side. I would level the fill while it is hardening, using a rubber screed, and then polish after it is fully hardened, using a buffing wheel. DON'T SAND. But I'm sure you already knew that.

Reply to
Leo Lichtman

Go to rec woodworking and ask robatoy. He does countertops for a living.

Reply to
CW

as an alternative, if it were me (and it isn't), I would leave it proud of the top and use a file (like a mill bastard file) to bring it level - the file will slide over the granite and dig into and cut the stuff that is proud. When the file slides smoothly over the crack, polish it up with automotive polish - or toothpaste

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Bill Noble

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