Susan Setley on tue 20 jan 04
In a message dated 1/20/04 9:42:07 AM, culling@KISSER.NET.AU writes:
> Best work table /wedging table at Tech was made from inch thick fibre=20
> cement
> board. It is also called "hardiboard" I think?... is used to line and floo=
r
> bathrooms=A0 - lovely smooth surface, absorbent, easy to clean and cuts ea=
sy
> too - ask a builder for an off-cut for a wedging table - is cement and
> cellulose I think years ago had asbestos in similar stuff but proved to be
> too dangerous.
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Now that is interesting. I am wondering if I could buy a hunk of it and glue=
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it, or otherwise affix it to the table my Artista sits on. It could easily=20
accommodate a slab about 30" by 30", and it would be easy to cover it with c=
anvas=20
-- I think the board (is it called green board I think?) would take staples.=
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If not I could wrap the canvas under the table and staple it there.
You think I could put plywood under it first? To get the table low enough to=
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accommodate the Artista makes it actually too low for wedging.
Do you think this surface could tolerate the higher moisture content of=20
reclaiming?
Cindy Gatto on tue 20 jan 04
I believe the material from the post wedging table is what is called
WONDERBOARD. It is a cement based backerboard used in bathrooms. There is another
board called greenboard used in bathrooms but that is nothing more than sheetrock
in which the paper that is on the outside of the gypsum is colored a light
green and is water repellent. Greenboard is a far cry from wonderboard.
Wonderboard I believe comes in two foot by four foot sheets and as I said is cement
based, it is gray in color and very heavy in comparison to greenboard
(sheetrock). You could use wonderboard for a wedging table but as far as absorbency that
may be questionable. As far as using greenboard on a wedging table, I don't
think that would be very practical. My partner tried using it to dry tiles and
found that the board would not absorb any of the water at all. Well, that is
the reason they use it in bathrooms so it does not absorb water and get
waterlogged then rot. Also if it was mounted on a wedging table and wedged on it would
break down very fast, greenboard (sheetrock) is very soft and would not hold
up. AS where wonderboard would be a good idea because it is solid and would
hold up. As I said as far as I know the absorbency is questionable but if it
does absorb water you could mount a few layers of it and I think it would make a
good wedging table.
Thanks:
Cindy & Mark
The Mudpit
228 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-218-9424
mudpitnyc@aol.com
www.mudpitnyc.com
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