RE: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the

Posted by user510 on January 17, 2017 at 23:32:06

In Reply to: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the posted by alaskahiatt on January 17, 2017 at 21:24:38:

"plinth yourself? I ask, because I purchased several pieces of slate at Lowes in hopes that I could work the material myself someday. The material is neavy but also prone to cracking. I was planning to grout a few pieces together after all the cutouts were complete.

Slate is certainly a very dead sounding material like soapstone. Surprisingly, the density of slate is almost identical to marble, even though I have always thought that marble is very dense and hard and was not dead sounding. I am guessing that the internal structure of the two materials is different."

The slate has to be much thicker than any flooring tiles you could find at Lowes. The slate I have came from a quarry in Pennsylvania. Circa 2007. Story about it at link below.

I wrote a .dxf and with some help from J.Weiss at Oswald's Mill, got mine water-jet cut. The slate quarry lapped the ends into a good flatness. But the top and bottom faces were rough. I've done some lapping on those but there is more work to be done. I'm kind'a lazy, I guess.

re: density of slate. I don't know exactly what it is about this material, but in thicker pieces it tends to soak up idler drive train vibes quite nicely. Good isolation from surrounding support structures as well.
-Steve

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Topic - Thorens pic of the Day - user510 18:23:04 01/17/17 (9)

RE: Thorens pic of the Day - Waxxy 17:28:42 01/22/17 (1)

RE: Thorens pic of the Day - user510 17:42:51 01/22/17 (0)

What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the - alaskahiatt 21:24:38 01/17/17 (5)

RE: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the - 6bq5 09:08:27 01/18/17 (2)

Thanks for all the valuable info. nt - alaskahiatt 22:06:18 01/20/17 (0)

Slate - bare 10:43:52 01/18/17 (0)

RE: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the - user510 23:32:06 01/17/17 (1)

Thanks for the old link. I remember that now. I am trying to be - alaskahiatt 22:20:23 01/20/17 (0)

RE: Thorens pic of the Day - 33 1/3 20:14:15 01/17/17 (0)

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RE: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the - user510 23:32:06 01/17/17 (1)

Thanks for the old link. I remember that now. I am trying to be - alaskahiatt 22:20:23 01/20/17 (0)

RE: What is between the two layers, and did you cut and shape the

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