Stones Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Quite like this, something a bit different, but what a lot of work. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4902128/Coke-polished-garage-floor-33-000-2p-coins.html Not sure how they intend to fill all the gaps between coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Lacquer over the top, they say, but the gaps between them will be dirt traps, and the edges of the coins mean the lacquer will wear through quickly. I've seen kitchen worktops done like this where they encase the lot in a layer of resin. Expensive for a space this size, and then you're likely to have a load of bubbles trapped in the final layer, plus it'll be slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 Clear resin was the only thing I could think of, but as you say, adding all these bits on increases the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I think they could be grouted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On Brojects the other week they did a nickel top bar I thought looked good: http://brojects.tv/projects-2/ultimate-swim-up-bar/5/ I've been wondering what I could do with all these old 5p pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grosey Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I saw some tiles in a showroom the other day that basically mimicked this. Small round copper metallic mosaics, much easier to work with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I was thinking of doing it with 20mm galvanised knockouts... Apparently the pourable resin gets very hot. On Brojects they were actually worried whether the wooden bar top former would catch fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Onoff said: I was thinking of doing it with 20mm galvanised knockouts... Apparently the pourable resin gets very hot. On Brojects they were actually worried whether the wooden bar top former would catch fire! When I wanted to add some ballast in my old boat, a friend knew someone that worked at a perforated metal manufacturer. I went down there and they gave me some very heavy sacks of stainless steel punch outs that were waste. I cast them up in resin to make ballast weights, worked a treat, as I cast them in place in the bilges, with some polythene sheet to stop the resin sticking to the hull. The result was custom shaped ballast that fitted each space perfectly. I only wanted small ones, but IIRC they had a wide range of different sizes. Edited September 21, 2017 by JSHarris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My ex governor worked for Redpath Brown & Co Ltd as an apprentice. They did things like the rail bridge across the Thames at Charing Cross. One day Jimmy was asked to go and get a "bucket of holes" from so and so, Thinking it a wind up he ignored the guy and was promptly docked wages for being lippy. Turns out "holes" was the term used for the waste punchings from rivet holes. If they were in the wrong place they would weld a punching back in. I still use the same technique today and have a selection of hole and slot punchings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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