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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:54 pm
by Travis_III
I originally posted this topic under "Flags and Stones" and got no interest and I'm hoping it was because I should have posted it in this section... or it may be because it's a lame question... fingers crossed
Anyway! Are profiling tools (the type you can attach to an angle grinder) any good for creating a bull-nose edge on indian sandstone flags? I've seen some tools on the internet (www.stonetools.com) and have been trying to source some bull-nose sandstone step-treads for ages with little result. Using these tools I could cut and shape my own steps and not have to buy & match pre-shaped material.
If this is too much of a stonemasonry question for The Brew Cabin then someone please put me out of my misery and tell me :;): ... if so, does anyone know a good stonemasonry forum? :;):
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:49 pm
by GB_Groundworks
you might be better off on a stone masons forum if one exists?
all the stone masons i know are in their sixties and dont use computers
have you not got a granite worktop place near you or a gravestone maker slip them £20 get them to do it or ask them
generally with abrasive tools for stone you pay for what you get better quality diamond and better adhesives, your going to struggle with the dust and heat as well unless you can wet cut and that doesn't mix well with an electric angle grinder.
i would also think an angle grinder is an awkward tool at best as well, a table router setup would be better hence worktop or gravestone place.
my 2p
gi
although
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qhBCM1Z8mmA
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:38 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i reckoned if you slipped them £20 round here giles you would get a cuppa and a biscuit
drinks start at a bullseye and i have heard people asking for a "monkey" drink
Thats 500 smackeroos 
LLL
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:33 pm
by GB_Groundworks
thats good old northern generosity for you haha
i knew beer was more expensive down south but a monkey for a pint ouch
my mrs is from muswell hill so had 2 months of weekends in london before i asked her to move in with me up north haha, expensive weekends
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:06 pm
by Mikey_C
a bullseye?
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:30 pm
by Travis_III
Thanks GB. Video was top. I may get that profiling bit. Seems I can use it dry too so I don't see any obstacles - obviously table router would be perfect but as it's a bit of a one-off DIY job the relatively cheap alternative may be fine - and I can do all the cutting and shaping at my own convenience - I'll post the results (even if they're dire).
Thanks to your fellow brewers for the bit of lingo as well - I reckon I've worked out what a "drink" is but like Mickey C i'm all at sea with "bullseye"... is someone pulling my proverbial? (I don't Adam and Steve it!) 
(PS brilliant site)
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:18 pm
by msh paving
i thinck you will find a bullseye is £50 
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:54 pm
by Suggers
Travis_III wrote:(I don't Adam and Steve it!)
Worked with a guy once, who loved using cockney rhyming, but never quite got the hang of it -
"I'm just off down the frog & road to get a sarnie"
"the skill saw's at the top of the apples & stairs"
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:35 pm
by Mikey_C
of course it is! no further questions your honor. Still at least my post didn't actually kill the thread as per usual.
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:59 am
by seanandruby
a lot better than a flim and twice as much as a pony ???