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Personally I would of had a 30mm thick top on that but.... customersI'm not feeling that last one Kyle at all.
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Personally I would of had a 30mm thick top on that but.... customersI'm not feeling that last one Kyle at all.
Yes mateare the carbide disks available Velcro backed?
are the carbide disks available Velcro backed?
This diagram is exactly what I needed. I want to thank you for sharing this. This has saved me much grief and stress.Cut your tile to desired length with a straight cut, then cut your 45o, but leave 2mm on the leading edge, as diagram.
Then you can use something like Sait carborundum pads to hand finish before you bring the pieces together.
It will then create a 'birds beak' a V shape if you will.
This gives you a good joint to grout, and it will give it some strength.
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You can get Sait pads from ATS
SAIT Plain Silicon Carbide Discs 125mm | ATS Diamond Tools - http://www.atsdiamondtools.co.uk/node/56
I would suggest using diamond pads instead of sandpaper, sand paper might do the job depending how hard the travertine is.Hi, I have cut my mitred edges of some fairly brittle travertine and I'm not happy with the finish so I have not fixed them yet and thought I would see if any of you guys can offer any advice? The ones with actual chunks off have been recut but there is still a roughness to them as obviously its a brittle tile being cut to a very thin finish. I want to give the customer a close to perfect finish as I can. I'm thinking a fine sand paper used by hand? Any better suggestions? Anything I try will be done by hand.
Hi, I have cut my mitred edges of some fairly brittle travertine and I'm not happy with the finish so I have not fixed them yet and thought I would see if any of you guys can offer any advice? The ones with actual chunks off have been recut but there is still a roughness to them as obviously its a brittle tile being cut to a very thin finish. I want to give the customer a close to perfect finish as I can. I'm thinking a fine sand paper used by hand? Any better suggestions? Anything I try will be done by hand.
Thanks, customer specified mitred corners. Out of curiosity what is best way of doing external corners??
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