Randy's Dinette & Corian Project

[John Suter]

> Hi John. If by 'chair back' you mean the dinette
> cushion(s) they were covered
> by a local upholsterer with Ultra leather.

Thanks Rob, but no, not the cushions. It's very
hard to tell from the photo which may be "old timey"
formica, which is corian (although I assume the
tabletop surface), and which is laminate.
My question was about the grey/white, left
foreground product, which forms the outer shell
surface of the "chair back" and has a very uniform
roll - could be described as the outside of what
"hugs" one's shoulders. What is its exact product
name, and did you fellows make that "roll;" if so,
how?

A separate question is about the surface that is
shown just above the drawer face and may be the same
product. There appears to be a 2-3" vertical seam
across its face leading me to wonder if that joint is
really the seam between two dissimilar products or one
purchased as rolled, and the other flat like formica
stock?? Might you have some more pictures from
different angles?


> The
> laminate was Formica brand and
> had to be special ordered.

Can you better describe/point out which surface is
and which is not laminate?

Thanks,
John



> > Very nice and quite impressive!
> >
> >
> >
> > What is the material used for the chair back
> (left
> >
> > foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that
> was
> >
> > shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a
> 30-40
> >
> > degree vertical bend?
> >
> >
> >
> > John Suter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Rob Robinson wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of
> >
> > > Randy's completed project. This
> >
> > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette,
> a
> >
> > > small storage cupboard and a
> >
> > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly
> >
> > > inexperienced with laminate work
> >
> > > this became Randy's department and before long
> he
> >
> > > figured out how best to put
> >
> > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun
> that
> >
> > > was loaned to us. The stuff
> >
> > > really doesn't like to go around corners without
> a
> >
> > > little thermo persuasion.
> >
> > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another
> story.
> >
> > > This stuff was new to both
> >
> > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the
> >
> > > stuff cuts and shapes pretty
> >
> > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I
> was
> >
> > > cutting and shaping Randy was
> >
> > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His
> >
> > > automotive tools and polishing
> >
> > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece
> with
> >
> > > 320 and then buffed the hell
> >
> > > out of them with various abrasive grits and
> >
> > > polishes. The results speak for
> >
> > > themselves. All in all it was a great project
> and we
> >
> > > learned a lot. If I did it
> >
> > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The
> >
> > > red-neck router table that was
> >
> > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But
> >
> > > that's another story LOL.
> >
> > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the
> >
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>
pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134
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