Heads up! Granite discs, £2, B&Q.

Heads up! Granite discs, £2, B&Q.

This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 25 March 2019 at 19:13 by Plasma.

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)

Author

Posts
25 March 2019 at 12:43 #29902
wilson logan 1
Participant
@wilsonlogan1
Advert

25 March 2019 at 12:43 #402094
wilson logan 1
Participant
@wilsonlogan1
Hi All,

I saw these advertised outside at my local B&Q (were £7 each).

About a foot across by ³/₄ thick. Reasonably smooth on one side. Other side is a bit rough. The two on display were chipped but there were plenty good ones on the pallet.

They're a reasonable size without being too heavy.

You could lap three together.

Worth thinking about for £6…

Cheers,

Wilson.
25 March 2019 at 13:36 #402097
Douglas Johnston
Participant
@douglasjohnston98463
Granite discs can also be used for the base of things like tapping fixtures. Nice and heavy and stable and cheap as chips if you can get them for £2 a pop.

Doug
25 March 2019 at 18:54 #402125
Neil Wyatt
Moderator
@neilwyatt
Another idea is to contact a kitchen fitter and see if they have any offcuts of epoxy/granite composite worktop (e.g. the bit cut out for a sink)

Neil
25 March 2019 at 19:13 #402134
Plasma
Participant
@plasma
Our local worktop guy will provide off cuts to size polished and bevelled etc.

My surface plate is made of one such and several models have polished granite bases.
Author

Posts

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)

Please log in to reply to this topic. Registering is free and easy using the links on the menu at the top of this page.

Code of Conduct

Latest Replies

Viewing 25 topics - 1 through 25 (of 25 total)

- Topic
- Voices
- Posts
- Last Post
- Valve gear problem
  Started by: John Billard 1 in: Locomotives
- 2
- 2
- 25 August 2025 at 21:17
  duncan webster 1
- Recommendations for book on clock repairs
  Started by: Andy Stopford in: Clocks and Scientific Instruments
- 8
- 10
- 25 August 2025 at 21:15
  Andy Stopford
- Softening epoxy 1 2
  Started by: John Haine in: General Questions
- 20
- 30
- 25 August 2025 at 20:19
  KEITH BEAUMONT
- 3″ Castings – Help/Advice needed
  Started by: Andy Porter 1 in: Traction engines
- 5
- 8
- 25 August 2025 at 19:25
  Bob Worsley
- Lathe tool inserts
  Started by: Andy Brocklehurst in: Beginners questions
- 5
- 10
- 25 August 2025 at 18:01
  old mart
- What Did You Do Today 2025 1 2 … 9 10
  Started by: JasonB in: The Tea Room
- 35
- 228
- 25 August 2025 at 17:30
  Roderick Jenkins
- Drain Cock search
  Started by: Speedy Builder5 in: Locomotives
- 4
- 8
- 25 August 2025 at 16:48
  Diogenes
- Bending copper tube?
  Started by: Bo’sun in: Workshop Techniques
- 11
- 14
- 25 August 2025 at 16:06
  Pete
- Blackgates 3 Way Toolpost Casting
  Started by: John McCulla in: Materials
- 15
- 25
- 25 August 2025 at 16:06
  Nicholas Farr
- Smart & Brown Model L lathe help required
  Started by: AJAX in: Manual machine tools
- 3
- 7
- 25 August 2025 at 15:14
  old mart
- Quartz clock movement
  Started by: duncan webster 1 in: Electronics in the Workshop
- 4
- 6
- 25 August 2025 at 10:24
  Michael Gilligan
- Milling for beginners book, Where?
  Started by: andy198712 in: Beginners questions
- 8
- 15
- 25 August 2025 at 09:16
  andy198712
- Museum donation
  Started by: Stephen Wessel 1 in: Introduce Yourself – New members start here!
- 3
- 3
- 25 August 2025 at 06:54
  Diogenes
- Phone Phreaking
  Started by: Michael Gilligan in: Clocks and Scientific Instruments
- 11
- 15
- 24 August 2025 at 23:20
  Chris Crew
- THE MAUDSLAY TABELE ENGINE
  Started by: sivtek1 in: Stationary engines
- 4
- 7
- 24 August 2025 at 20:27
  Michael Gilligan
- Progress no.1 restoration
  Started by: flyingsailor in: Workshop Tools and Tooling
- 9
- 12
- 24 August 2025 at 19:52
  duncan webster 1
- A4 stainless
  Started by: David Ambrose in: Materials
- 14
- 22
- 24 August 2025 at 19:15
  old mart
- Joined 24 August 2025
  Started by: simon912 in: Introduce Yourself – New members start here!
- 3
- 3
- 24 August 2025 at 18:59
  noel shelley
- The stand alone weight for tower clock 1 2
  Started by: dk0 in: Clocks and Scientific Instruments
- 12
- 38
- 24 August 2025 at 18:33
  bernard towers
- Denford Orac refit
  Started by: Richard Evans 2 in: CNC machines, Home builds, Conversions, ELS, automation, software, etc tools
- 3
- 5
- 24 August 2025 at 16:59
  Richard Evans 2
- Manual for Warco GH750 or Chester Cub 630
  Started by: Gavlar in: General Questions
- 7
- 17
- 24 August 2025 at 16:03
  Gavlar
- THE MAUDSLAY TABELE ENGINE
  Started by: sivtek1 in: Introduce Yourself – New members start here!
- 2
- 3
- 24 August 2025 at 11:57
  sivtek1
- CNC Coolant 1 2 3
  Started by: Steve355 in: CNC machines, Home builds, Conversions, ELS, automation, software, etc tools
- 13
- 53
- 24 August 2025 at 11:37
  Steve355
- QCTP for chester lathe 1 2
  Started by: Chris12 in: Beginners questions
- 11
- 26
- 24 August 2025 at 11:11
  dk0
- Material advice
  Started by: tobyonekenobi in: Materials
- 10
- 21
- 24 August 2025 at 10:57
  tobyonekenobi

Viewing 25 topics - 1 through 25 (of 25 total)

View full reply list.

Latest Issue

September 2025

Buy Latest/Back Issues

Newsletter Sign-up

Latest Replies