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   USAnigel | Feb 14, 2007 12:51am | #1

   You can get away with a two part epoxy for this and if you can pull the parts together close enought, the joint is tough to find. Kits of the right stuff are out there is a type of DIY container. What make is the top and what color?

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   kenshep | Feb 14, 2007 06:10am | #3

   Sablestone is the brand name.  It is grey with flecks of color in it.  I have two part epoxy I use to attach golf club heads to shafts.  Maybe I'll to a test run with it.  I have several back splash pieces I can fiddle with.  Thanks for the tip. 

   Regards,

   Ken

   "Do as you would be done by." C.S. Lewis

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   hoosier | Feb 14, 2007 12:51am | #2

   You can find Corian seam adhesive on ebay - Don't know whether it's compatible with Sablestone.

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   kenshep | Feb 14, 2007 06:11am | #4

   Hoosier Daddy?  Bet you never heard that one before.

   E-Bay, thanks I'll check it out. 

   Regards,

   Ken

   "Do as you would be done by." C.S. Lewis

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   nuvue | Feb 14, 2007 04:00pm | #5

   Hey kenshep
   I have had some luck with fitting the joints well (cut it with a template and straight router bit) and then using gel or thickened crazy glue with a little fine powder dust from the material. It is not as good as the manf. color glues but works in a pinch...Then sand the joint and buff with a scotchguard pad under the sander.
   Maybe try it on a scrap first and se if you like it.
   Silicone bath caulk works well to glue it to the substrate.
   NV

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   highfigh | Feb 14, 2007 05:41pm | #6

   The Sablestone website may have technical papers like the Corian site does. They show the way the material should be worked, mounted and joined. If you call around for a Sablestone dealer or distributor, they should sell the adhesive in the color you need.

   You'll need carbide router bits but if the material is all synthetic and you need to make just a couple of cuts, a regular jig saw will do it. Decent hole saws will do fine on faucet holes, too. Cut it oversized and set up a straightedge to make any finish cuts.

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   BUIC | Feb 14, 2007 09:28pm | #7

     I've used "Gorilla Glue" with great success on 3 different solid surface brands.

     Try it on some of your scrapes and see what you think...buic

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   kenshep | Feb 16, 2007 11:09pm | #8

   Update...I contacted a company called Art Specialties. They sell corian in small quantities for arts and crafters and also small quantities of adhesives.

   http://stonewood.safeshopper.com/7/cat7.htm?500

   I chose to buy their Cyberbond product. Got their kit and it had the Corian brochure with instructions how to work with it. Looks like a simple process.

   Thanks for the advice gents.

    

   Regards,

   Ken

   "Do as you would be done by." C.S. Lewis

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   brownbagg | Feb 17, 2007 12:41am | #9

   why not just hire somebody to do it for you, you have a better looking job

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   seeyou | Feb 17, 2007 02:13am | #10

   >>>>>>>>>>why not just hire somebody to do it for you, you have a better looking jobSame reason you don't hire a mechanic to work on your truck and I don't hire a plumber. We all like to do something different from our day job, sometimes. And, he's trying to help his church. He's brought the gift of the counter tops and he doesn't want it to turn into a gift they would be better off without. I've gotten myself into the same position.http://logancustomcopper.com

   http://grantlogan.net/

    

   It's like the whole world's walking pretty and you can't find no room to move. - the Boss

   I married my cousin in Arkansas - I married two more when I got to Utah. - the Gourds

    

    

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   plumbbill | Feb 17, 2007 03:02am | #11

   What, are you tellin me that BB doesn't use Mr Goodwrench?“A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” —James Madison

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   seeyou | Feb 17, 2007 03:08am | #12

   >>>>>>>>>>What, are you tellin me that BB doesn't use Mr Goodwrench?he's the only person I'm aware of that owns a car lift that's not in the car repair business.http://logancustomcopper.com

   http://grantlogan.net/

    

   It's like the whole world's walking pretty and you can't find no room to move. - the Boss

   I married my cousin in Arkansas - I married two more when I got to Utah. - the Gourds

    

    

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   plumbbill | Feb 17, 2007 03:53am | #13

   OH let me introduce you to the DW's family.

   I think they all have a lift of some sort, & only one is actually in the car business.“A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” —James Madison

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   VaTom | Feb 17, 2007 04:32pm | #14

   Looks like a simple process.

   It is.  Just make sure your substrate is flat.  Level's nice too.PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!