Tony Tyler
10-02-2007, 6:29 PM
I have been doing inlays in Corian for some time. My mom passed away a couple weeks ago. I am thinking of making a corian headstone. I am thinking of an upright slab that is curved, with inlays, engravings and possible a dye sub. The edge of the corian would have the rough stone look and everything else would be gloss or semi gloss. The inside curve would have a bench for people to sit on. My questions are as follows:
1. How to put rough edge on corian? Sandblast? Add resin/ath mix and speckle it on??
2. Weatherability of Corian. I have heard it may get a white powder type deposit over time that is cleanable?? Any other long term weatherabilty concerns for corian?
3. What should the fill of the base and upright slabs be? I am thinking a corian shell for both, with a concrete fill to make a total thickness of 6". My concern is the expansion coefficient of concrete and corian are different. The corian may be completely encased in corian. Should I allow venting at the bottom? I am also concerned about sweating concrete and the freeze that thing inside the corian.
4. How best to incorporate a color image. I don't have any dye sub equipment.
Any feedback would be appreciated...Keith.
Thanks,
Tony
1. How to put rough edge on corian? Sandblast? Add resin/ath mix and speckle it on??
2. Weatherability of Corian. I have heard it may get a white powder type deposit over time that is cleanable?? Any other long term weatherabilty concerns for corian?
3. What should the fill of the base and upright slabs be? I am thinking a corian shell for both, with a concrete fill to make a total thickness of 6". My concern is the expansion coefficient of concrete and corian are different. The corian may be completely encased in corian. Should I allow venting at the bottom? I am also concerned about sweating concrete and the freeze that thing inside the corian.
4. How best to incorporate a color image. I don't have any dye sub equipment.
Any feedback would be appreciated...Keith.
Thanks,
Tony