I loved it so much, I am going to do it again!`

Speed bumps? Minor Delay? Trial and Error? As Brian's wife put it, gigantic chunks that the landfill won't take. But hey, I might just have the nicest work tops in my basement shop ever.

The issues are many, with none of them = the major problem.

1st. Too thin. - By making the forms using just a circular saw my forms are a little off. A little off can equal wobbles.

2nd Glass too big - All of the Glass that we used came from round bottles. Round bottles don't have a true flat surface. By using chunks that were too large, I created divits and wholes when I started my polishing. I can't get a true flat and smooth surface due to this. Yes Bill was in charge of the glass but I was the final say in it. I never even thought about this until I worked my first slab. Lesson learned.

3rd- Too much glass- The glass is really cool, but there is just too much in there. it might look better with the same amount, just smaller pieces. We will see.

4th - Wrong diamond pads- I started this project using a pad system that a local builder recommended. He was wrong with his choice. I burned a couple of the first pads up yesterday. I contacted Granquartz right after I did that and they had me some better diamonds here @ 9am this morning. I fired them up this afternoon and they are really agressive and get me to the stone in the concrete quick. I will have to be careful and quick, but it will look nice.

So I am now ready for another long Saturday of mixing and vibrating. I went to the Depot this afternoon and bought all new melomene. Took it over to Brians house to use his table saw to get true cuts, smooth cuts, accurate cuts. I will build those up tomorrow in prep. for Saturday.

Nice thing....I am not out much. I have all the glass still, and with a little bit more crushing, it will be down to a size that will be usable. Lesson learned. Just too bad for Bill and myself that we worked so damn hard on them last week.


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