If it was not for Rob

[Luis Gomez]

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I would have never learned to repair this. I am sure that stone book camp will teach you how to do it also.
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This are my second and third repairs, the first one was done in class.

 

[dealtimeman]

Very nice! How so you know how long repair will last or how strong repair actually is?

 

[Luis Gomez]

Very nice! How so you know how long repair will last or how strong repair actually is?

It should last until someone drops it again or hits it with a hammer. The epoxy is very strong and in the back I used a fiberglass mesh with epoxy to reinforce the repair.

 

[Cameron DeMille]

Just to clarify, the fiberglass mesh does not offer any stability or strength, it's only used to keep the broken piece from falling away and landing on you.

To add a little strength you can use stainless steel dowels or pins. Drill into the side of the crack and pin it. Or you can cut a channel and add a rod to the underside.

Did you use epoxy or resin? There is a huge difference when it comes to repairs like this. Resin will use a hardener, either a liquid or paste. Epoxy will likely either mix 1:1, or 2:1 instead of using a hardener.

 

[Luis Gomez]

I am still learning, it was a resin. But thanks for the rods idea... I will use them on my next repair.

 

[Hoody]

How much time did you have in those repairs, and what was your material cost?

 

[GeneMiller]

I repaired a piece of marble for myself using superglue. It last a few years before it broke again. I used epoxy and so far so good. It's a paper towel holder. I've never seen anything like that in anybody's house. Nice repair but I can't believe there is that much call for it

gene

 

[Luis Gomez]

How much time did you have in those repairs, and what was your material cost?

I think that for color kit and resin about 75.00

 

[Luis Gomez]

I repaired a piece of marble for myself using superglue. It last a few years before it broke again. I used epoxy and so far so good. It's a paper towel holder. I've never seen anything like that in anybody's house. Nice repair but I can't believe there is that much call for it

gene

The brown one we already bought, paid $400 for the table replacement (we broke it before I took Rob's class). We lucked out on the coffee table, it came with three other pieces, the owner liked the repair (after we broke it). It would have been a couple of $k's to replace them.

 

[Lars]

Nice job, looks really good