Nippychippy
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Well I was in my local Howdens and the manager came to me asking would I be interested in doing granite worktops [scared] I tell him that I don't have the tools for it to which he repays Howdens are going to be sell a white and black granite worktops. So this is starting to tickle my fancy now.
This is what Howdens have told me for a 3m worktop 25mm thick will cost £330 and when the launch the this range the first ten installers that order the worktops will be given tool kit worth £250 which consists of a flex polisher with 10 diamond sanding pads including buffing pads for black and white worktops. A 45mm diamond wholesaw for the corners of your cut outs a 30mm diamond rasp for tidying up the cut outs, A 50mm rasp for tidying up your external curves before sanding and buffing ,All these will fit and are designed to fit in the flex polisher. Also in the kit a diamond blade that fits I to your ts55 or other plunge saws and your oil protector for the worktops
So I am shocked at what he is telling me I say to him are you doing training for it he says no they are going to do a few demo days and the have a dvd you can watch and once you watch it and any kitchen fitter can do it [eek]
So I watch dvd yesterday and you would not belive how easy it looks he then tells me there is a guy coming today to fit out the show room and he invited me back to have a go and asked my opinion [big grin] I said now problem
I get there at 9.30 they had it marked out for a hob and a radius end unit.Make sure it's all well surported. All you do is place 45mm diamond drill bit into the flex polisher(which you get in the kit) buy or make a jig to hold the bit in place at the corners and drill all four corners. Put the diamond blade (which you get in the kit) into you ts55 the blade is about 2.5 to 3 mm.place your track down reduce speed and cut it out like a wooden worktop. Clean up the cuts at the corners with the 30mm diamond rasp into the polisher (which comes with the kit) and remove the sharp edges that is your your hod cut out [eek] easy as that
Now to the radius end place the Howdens radius jig on the corner mark with a pencil or marker cut most of it with the ts55 and what's left remove to the line with the 50mm rasp. Place the sanding pad on the flex sander work up thru the grits use the correct Buffer to finish and chamfer the edges as you are going thru the grits. Flip the worktop over and sand the under side in about 40mm going thru the grits and the buff [big grin] and that's it done
The but joints just get chamfered with the sander going up thru the grits and buff. Pack and level worktops and the joints just get filled with two part epoxy which they provide
The fitter told me that the place in Glasgow charge £1500 for a 3m lenght and a polished suface is extra
I am still I shock how easy it was will be pushing for my customers to go fore it when I can
The kit that you get to replace the blades , drill bits,and sanding pads will be about £80
What's everyone's thoughts on this
This is what Howdens have told me for a 3m worktop 25mm thick will cost £330 and when the launch the this range the first ten installers that order the worktops will be given tool kit worth £250 which consists of a flex polisher with 10 diamond sanding pads including buffing pads for black and white worktops. A 45mm diamond wholesaw for the corners of your cut outs a 30mm diamond rasp for tidying up the cut outs, A 50mm rasp for tidying up your external curves before sanding and buffing ,All these will fit and are designed to fit in the flex polisher. Also in the kit a diamond blade that fits I to your ts55 or other plunge saws and your oil protector for the worktops
So I am shocked at what he is telling me I say to him are you doing training for it he says no they are going to do a few demo days and the have a dvd you can watch and once you watch it and any kitchen fitter can do it [eek]
So I watch dvd yesterday and you would not belive how easy it looks he then tells me there is a guy coming today to fit out the show room and he invited me back to have a go and asked my opinion [big grin] I said now problem
I get there at 9.30 they had it marked out for a hob and a radius end unit.Make sure it's all well surported. All you do is place 45mm diamond drill bit into the flex polisher(which you get in the kit) buy or make a jig to hold the bit in place at the corners and drill all four corners. Put the diamond blade (which you get in the kit) into you ts55 the blade is about 2.5 to 3 mm.place your track down reduce speed and cut it out like a wooden worktop. Clean up the cuts at the corners with the 30mm diamond rasp into the polisher (which comes with the kit) and remove the sharp edges that is your your hod cut out [eek] easy as that
Now to the radius end place the Howdens radius jig on the corner mark with a pencil or marker cut most of it with the ts55 and what's left remove to the line with the 50mm rasp. Place the sanding pad on the flex sander work up thru the grits use the correct Buffer to finish and chamfer the edges as you are going thru the grits. Flip the worktop over and sand the under side in about 40mm going thru the grits and the buff [big grin] and that's it done
The but joints just get chamfered with the sander going up thru the grits and buff. Pack and level worktops and the joints just get filled with two part epoxy which they provide
The fitter told me that the place in Glasgow charge £1500 for a 3m lenght and a polished suface is extra
I am still I shock how easy it was will be pushing for my customers to go fore it when I can
The kit that you get to replace the blades , drill bits,and sanding pads will be about £80
What's everyone's thoughts on this