What to do with a marble slab?

[6768rogues]

I have had a slab of marble in my shop for years. It is about 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and inch thick and has one broken corner. It was formerly a toilet stall partition. I didn't want to throw it away but for all these years I have not been able to find a good use. It is really heavy and has been leaning on the wall for years. It is smooth but not polished to a shine. Ideas?

 

[rlitman]

Can't say that I'd want a former marble toilet stall partition as a kitchen countertop or table, but you never know what people want. Marble is pretty easy to polish up. Easier than granite.

My circular kitchen table was cut out of the center slate of a pool table.

 

[wasfuzz]

Make your own grave marker

 

[Viper98912]

^ lol

Shop worktable (impress your friends with your fancy table) or put it in your kitchen somewhere. Or make a desk top surface out of it for your office

 

[Warrenator]

Generally marble is pretty flat, I have a few smaller pieces I use to sharpen chisels and plane irons on with the scary sharp method. (Wet and dry sandpaper of various grits stuck to the stone.)

You can cut it with a straightedge and an abrasive wheel or diamond wheel on a 4 inch angle grinder, marble pieces make dandy windowsills as they don't catch in fire when you leave a cigarette burning on them. (this is actually a problem in rental properties and hotels.) Or take it to a stone retailer and they can cut it. I made a marble countertop in the kitchen at my old house.

 

[Onewolf]

If you could grind it up into 1/32" to 1/16" grains I would use it for ballast on my HO gauge train layout.

 

[6768rogues]

Make your own grave marker

There is a novel idea. Thanks.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

A lot of good uses:
* A cutting surface for leather work.
* A lay out surface.
* Table top or other furniture piece.

Usually pieces of marble are good for me to resell.

 

[wasfuzz]

There is a novel idea. Thanks.

As a kid we lived in VT, neighbor had his father living with him and the story goes that the daughter in law did not like the father living with them, so the father just ignored her and played deaf. He was a retired Granite worker for the Quarries in Barre, VT. He was making his on headstone, when he passed his son went to retrieve the headstone from were the old man was working on it. The inscription said here lies the "old Fool" and had all the Old Mans info on it.

 

[Shootinok]

My FIL had some outdoor tables made from a slab like that. Welder buddy made the legs and a perimeter angle to support the stone. They are beautiful and will last a lifetime.

 

[DpSyChO]

You can have it steam cleaned, make a table out of it then open your own Fudgery location?
You'll need a copper pot to go with the marble slab , be willing to put on a "show" while working the fudge, and a teeny bopper that can sing to run the register.
http://www.fudgeryfudge.com/history.html

 

[NewShockerGuy]

If it were me, I'd put it on craigslist or sell it. If it's been sitting up against a wall for years, it's not doing you any good. It's just taking up space. Sell it to someone that will use it or have a use for it. If you got it free then you get some cash for it and someone else will get to enjoy it for their little project.

-Nigel

 

[Unhdsm]

Woodstove hearth

 

[Marctrees]

Just an idea - Cut off 45 the broken corner and then other corners to match maybe. Marc

 

[Marctrees]

Woodstove hearth

I like that.

Up in your neck of the woods lotsa folks would like that in cabin.

And pay $$.

Seriously, i'd title the ad " Genuine Marble Stone Woodstove Hearth".

$250.

Posture.

See if you get any bites.

That makes it worth a helluva lot more than "Old Pee Stained Toilet Partition"

NO need to elaborate "Oh, that yellow? Just pee stain" Marc

 

[Unhdsm]

I just put in a 4 inch thick marble slab for a hearth. I left the edges rough. I think it looks great. Thy say marble will discolor from heat but I haven't experienced that.

 

[tstaude]

My in laws used a similar sized piece to make a bar height outdoor dining table on their patio. They made a cinder block base then used decorative stone on the outside of that.
Very functional and sturdy.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Coroner's table?

Tommy

 

[rayra]

Outdoor kitchen / grill counter top

 

[PT Doc]

Marble is generally very soft and very porous. It will stain easily and get etched from acidic liquids. This will look like water spots that cannot be removed. Marble is beautiful in the right application. Keep this in mind.