Granite base CNC router project

[Susquatch]

Well it appears I made a "grave" mistake the other day when I was at the local picking transfer site (garbage dump), there were some head stones laying in the concrete junk pile. Replacements it appears as some corners were broke off, some edges chipped, etc. No, none had my name on them!!!
The thought did cross my mind,(didn't take long, small area), maybe a good simple close enough for some jobs surface plate. Alas, I did not even take one. Next time maybe.

The biggest problem is the availability of a lifting device.

The second biggest problem is hoping its still there for next trip.

 

[Darren]

A buddy of mine works/owns a local monument shop. People upgrade monuments , they get damaged, etc. They deface the old granite and send them to the landfill. I was able to get a few damaged ones just for the asking, before they got to the landfill.

 

[Susquatch]

They deface the old granite and send them to the landfill.

Why don't they recycle it? There must be a demand of some sort.....

 

[Darren]

Shipping costs have been prohibitive. They come from Quebec. There apparently is a place in Sask that is now buying some of them. Some are too thin to take another slice from. So in the end it boils down to money.

 

[skippyelwell]

There are a few shops in the GTA that cut and install granite and marble counter tops, they would be the first places I would go if looking for a usable flatish surface. They create lots of off cuts and pieces that may be chipped.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

There are a few shops in the GTA that cut and install granite and marble counter tops, they would be the first places I would go if looking for a usable flatish surface. They create lots of off cuts and pieces that may be chipped.

I got my slab for reconditioning hand plane soles and blades from just one such shop. They aint throwing nothing to you unless you pay nowadays

 

[PeterT]

There are a few cnc epoxy granite builds. This video has some materials & technique advice. I've been tempted to make *things* that would normally be cast iron this way, but they are in the double digit series todo list

 

[PeterT]

Big boys do it too