This is about 20 minutes of grinding. It was a flat top cylinder when I started. I'm trying to make a deep cut cup, to make it a planter.
Anyone have any concrete grinding tips?
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I have a 4.5" angle grinder and a $8 DeWalt concrete wheel. The going is... slow.
This is about 20 minutes of grinding. It was a flat top cylinder when I started. I'm trying to make a deep cut cup, to make it a planter.
This is about 20 minutes of grinding. It was a flat top cylinder when I started. I'm trying to make a deep cut cup, to make it a planter.
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Wear a good sealing mask. Breathing silicone dust is bad.
It may be better to use carbide tipped drill bits with a hammer drill to get the depth you want. Use about 3/8 bit and use water cooling. Do not let the bit get hot. Make a ring of holes close together but not overlapping- maybe 2 inch diameter. Then use a chisel to break out the rough cylinder. Expect it to take a long time and keep your patience.
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It may be better to use carbide tipped drill bits with a hammer drill to get the depth you want. Use about 3/8 bit and use water cooling. Do not let the bit get hot. Make a ring of holes close together but not overlapping- maybe 2 inch diameter. Then use a chisel to break out the rough cylinder. Expect it to take a long time and keep your patience.
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Thanks VLN. I'll do that.
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I think you could pour/cast a new one with the cup formed quicker than what your doing. And you could make a few of them different heights at that point. Looks like a piece of Sonotube with a bowl in the bottom would do quite nicely.
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It looks like it was the drop from a coring job.
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Sometimes if you can't win just join. If a little extra height is not an issue. Find or make a round sleeve and pour new concrete to join or surround the bottom piece while forming your ideal shaped upper planter. It will take too long to cut besides not achieving the shape you want.
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Sometimes if you can't win just join. If a little extra height is not an issue. Find or make a round sleeve and pour new concrete to join or surround the bottom piece while forming your ideal shaped upper planter. It will take too long to cut besides not achieving the shape you want.
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And ear protection if you continue to grind. Will appreciated years down the road!matthew1 wrote: 23 Feb 2021, 09:42 Thanks VLN. I'll do that.
I wore an N95, but I'll get a sealed mask. Thanks!
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MoVolvos wrote: 23 Feb 2021, 22:27 *
Sometimes if you can't win just join. If a little extra height is not an issue. Find or make a round sleeve and pour new concrete to join or surround the bottom piece while forming your ideal shaped upper planter. It will take too long to cut besides not achieving the shape you want.
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*Sveedy wrote: 23 Feb 2021, 14:55 I think you could pour/cast a new one with the cup formed quicker than what your doing. And you could make a few of them different heights at that point. Looks like a piece of Sonotube with a bowl in the bottom would do quite nicely.
Sorry missed that one.
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