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   FastEddie1 | Sep 18, 2004 07:20am | #1

   Is your name really Larry?

   Sure, her request can be met.  But it won't be pretty (four square edges) and it won't stay dry more than a couple of months.  Have you considerd a tile counter?  Ah come on Larry ... don't you love her?  Remember what you used to say when you were spoonin' ... "Honey, I'll do anything you ask..."  So just go ahead and let her pick out the stone she likes.

   Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

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   alwaysoverbudget | Sep 18, 2004 07:28am | #2

   it's really larry or i was switched at the hospital! and what i said 25 yrs ago are inadmissable in court aren't they? i mean there has to be some sort of staute of limitations  on the things you mumble when your 20 yrs old and the hormones are peaking! yes my name is larry

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   alwaysoverbudget | Sep 19, 2004 05:27am | #15

   well ed i go through 50 years never thinking about my name now in less than 24 hrs you got me paranoid! heck i think monday i'll go change my name .... i'm thinking about Ed what da think ? has nice ring to it .how about  Ed o. Budget  lol larry

   Edited 9/18/2004 10:30 pm ET by always overbudget

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   FastEddie1 | Sep 19, 2004 08:02am | #16

   Appartently you don't rememebr the problem we had on the forum 8-10 months ago with the other larry ... he almost caused the system to crash.

   Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

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   BillHartmann | Sep 19, 2004 06:03pm | #17

   BTW with in the last year (I think last spring) this came up.

   If I remember correctly Mongo posted a system that he used, but it might have been someone else.

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   Woodbutcher | Sep 18, 2004 07:33am | #3

   Try the wilsonart website. (or visit a countertop place that retails wilsonart products)  They have a relatively new system to do exactly what you are describing.

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   BillHartmann | Sep 18, 2004 07:35am | #4

   Check the online index. FHB had an article doing this using epoxy the last couple of months.

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   FastEddie1 | Sep 18, 2004 07:42am | #5

   You're right Bill ... I forgot about that article.

   But I still think Mrs Budget deserves the granite she wants, just for living with him.

   Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

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   ponytl | Sep 18, 2004 11:10am | #6

   depends on your skill level... u might try concrete... amazed they get $50 a sf for it here...  pretty sure i have less than $3 a sf in it when i build em... and prob less than $1... materials are so cheap it's almost a non issue...

   pony

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   HeavyDuty | Sep 19, 2004 04:51am | #12

   But I still think Mrs Budget deserves the granite she wants, just for living with him.Ed, his name is Larry and hers is Mrs. Overbudget. That's how larry got his last name.

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   alwaysoverbudget | Sep 19, 2004 05:19am | #13

   i knew i had seen a article somewhere on this subject,but couldn't remember when or where. i'll look it up ,thanks larry

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   BarryE | Sep 18, 2004 02:51pm | #7

   http://www.counter-seal.com/

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   Edited 9/18/2004 7:53 am ET by Barry E

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   gordsco | Sep 18, 2004 07:40pm | #8

   Hey Barry, have you tried this product or have you seen it done?

   This thing has me thinking about DW's new kitchen. I hadn't considered an undermount sink...untill now.

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   BarryE | Sep 18, 2004 09:46pm | #10

   I have seen 1 installed, haven't used it myself.

   The local Sunderlands has been showing it around. Looks alright but I haven't done any laminate jobs for quite awhile.

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   gordsco | Sep 19, 2004 01:27am | #11

   That was quick. Thanks Barry. I'm thinking of playing with some black UHMW plastic as a trim edge for the hole  and inventing my fasteners. Thanks.

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   alwaysoverbudget | Sep 19, 2004 05:24am | #14

   thanks for the web site, there is a counter top shop here in town that has a display with one, priced it to me for 700.00  ! so i will get a hold of the manf. and see what they run. thanks larry

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   Dinosaur | Sep 18, 2004 09:12pm | #9

   Go for a solid, oiled, butcherblock counter.

   But keep it well oiled, especially around the sink cut out. If you do this, it'll last indefinitely.

   You can build your own countertop out of 2x2 maple pretty easily. Just make sure you bore for threaded rod on both sides of where you're going to cut the sink opening, and figure on leaving those rods in the counter permanently (counter-bore and plug the entry holes; but don't glue in the plugs--you may want to tighten up on the nuts from time to time over the years...).

   Dinosaur

   'Y-a-tu de la justice dans ce maudit monde?