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    Hi Eskimo,

    glad to see your replacement arrived and in good order. Kryn might have a good idea there too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    There was a company at Gepps Cross that did granite work, ask them what it would cost to cut square the broken sections, so you end up with 3 squares, Small, Medium and Large. Never know when you might need a small square.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simonl View Post
    Hi Eskimo,

    glad to see your replacement arrived and in good order. Kryn might have a good idea there too.

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    yes Kryn and Simon...drive past there very regularly...to annoy swmbo at work and get a free coffee

    might do that next week ...wonder how true they can cut it...big one only needs to be cut across the top.
    doesnt matter if its not square...just have to remember to not use it...or I could probably do it with a bianco brick saw

    the smaller one will be a different story as they would need to get a long 90 side out of it to make it usefull, and that will mean it needs to cut true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eskimo View Post
    might do that next week ...wonder how true they can cut it...
    Not very when we are talking metrology accuracy is the answer to that...
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    Quote Originally Posted by eskimo View Post
    yes Kryn and Simon...drive past there very regularly...to annoy swmbo at work and get a free coffee

    might do that next week ...wonder how true they can cut it...big one only needs to be cut across the top.
    doesnt matter if its not square...just have to remember to not use it...or I could probably do it with a bianco brick saw

    the smaller one will be a different story as they would need to get a long 90 side out of it to make it usefull, and that will mean it needs to cut true.
    Hi Esky,
    Do you have an angle Grinder with a diamond blade as for cutting tiles? If so, you could probably do just as good a job yourself. As you've a master square, the larger broken section, lay the big one down and use its long flat edge to work from, sit both broken squares back to back and then trim/grind the shorter one, till it becomes square.
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    While you're about it, may as well use the new square as a reference edge to epoxy the two broken bits together.
    Granite being non-ductile, they should key together almost perfectly, and if you arrange the new square underneath, with gravity loading the broken bits onto it, the result should be good. Of course this assumes you do not have a handful of granite crumbs as well as the two bits. Finally you could check the repaired square against the new one.

    Just jokin' (sort of), but if there's actually a use for a 'rough' granite square there's not much to lose - unless you forget the release agent (or waxed paper) between the two squares.

    Cheers,
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    Hi Esky,
    Do you have an angle Grinder with a diamond blade as for cutting tiles? If so, you could probably do just as good a job yourself. As you've a master square, the larger broken section, lay the big one down and use its long flat edge to work from, sit both broken squares back to back and then trim/grind the shorter one, till it becomes square.
    Kryn
    Quote Originally Posted by WCD View Post
    While you're about it, may as well use the new square as a reference edge to epoxy the two broken bits together.
    Granite being non-ductile, they should key together almost perfectly, and if you arrange the new square underneath, with gravity loading the broken bits onto it, the result should be good. Of course this assumes you do not have a handful of granite crumbs as well as the two bits. Finally you could check the repaired square against the new one.

    Just jokin' (sort of), but if there's actually a use for a 'rough' granite square there's not much to lose - unless you forget the release agent (or waxed paper) between the two squares.

    Cheers,
    Bill
    I have to clean up some corners as well....all sounds and looks like hard work...i might just stick in the corner of shelving rack and leave it for a few years.... it might repair it self

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