Andy -
With the CNC technology that you have you should look into doing a curved seam on colors like that.

I know it's not the same color but it really shows how well the method can hide a seam. There's a seam all the way across this top behind the sink.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/BSTON/Work%20Pictures/100_2997_1.jpg

Here's a picture that has a line approximately where the seam runs.


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/BSTON/Work%20Pictures/100_2997_2.jpg

Nice seam, Brian!!!

Here are attached images. The links in the previous post are larger sized images.

We have done seams like that before but I think the straight seams. They work great if they go together nice.  If not, they are almost impossible to fix.

Posted By Andy Graves on 30 Dec 2010 12:35 PM
We have done seams like that before but I think the straight seams. They work great if they go together nice.  If not, they are almost impossible to fix.

The curvy seam will help to conceal the obvious.

If you are working with a veined pattern and a seam is in a poor location with regards to the veining, here is one way that I have used to conceal a bad match.

This was at the corner of a tub deck.  Rather than make a huge tub deck and cut out for the tub, I seamed together a perimeter wide enough for the tub to cover.  At one corner I got a really bad veining match.  I just couldn't let it go.

The peanut shaped piece is the plug that I cut out.  It shows the bad veining match.  For the photo I set it on top of the patch that I already glued in place.


This shows, or doesn't show, how the patch removed the bad veining match and concealed the seam so well that I couldn't see the plug.


The peanut shape can help to fool the eye.  You can see a larger picture of these at:

http://www.facebook.com/SolidSurfaceTechnologies

Johnny C

Johnny C,. while I am not a fabricator, thanks for that excellent tip. That goes a long way toward hiding the mismatched area!

Johnny:

While I feel your pain, there is no money in artistry.

Joe

Joe,  maybe Gene would want to weigh in on that one?  As for me, my compass rose lazy susans  made of  small scraps seem to be a big hit.   When to stars are line up just right  art can be a money maker.  just sayin

Posted By Kowboy on 26 Apr 2011 10:23 PM
Johnny:

While I feel your pain, there is no money in artistry.

Joe

Joe:
Thank you for the compliment.  However, my pricing on tub decks allowed me to spend the 30 minutes needed to insert this plug.  I already had the peanut jig, I have used it before.  I could have designed this deck so that all the corners had an obvious miter.  Who is to say what method would have been faster or more asthetic.  The noticeable seam bothered Me.  I felt it was worthwhile to make the adjustment.

Now that the seam can not be seen, the customer will not be able to appreciate the artistry that went into it.  But maybe it will be the difference between loving the seamless look of the deck, and loving the deck except that she can see this obvious seam.

Certainly we all have to make the cost benifit judgment.  In this case it was a small investment, to make ME happy and know that the customer would be happy with the job without having to make any concessions.

Johnny C

ps.  There may a thousand ways to do something, but right is the only way.

Johnny... the jacuzzi surround I did, I just ran all the material the same direction.. looked like they sat the tub in the middle of a huge slab...  it had a 45 deg front angle.. I ran it front to back from there so everything ran at an angle to the tub

Posted By Kelsey Crisp on 27 Apr 2011 12:40 PM
Johnny... the jacuzzi surround I did, I just ran all the material the same direction.. looked like they sat the tub in the middle of a huge slab...  it had a 45 deg front angle.. I ran it front to back from there so everything ran at an angle to the tub

Kelsey:
It does look impressive done that way.  That is how I did this rectangular deck.  Not at an angle, but all the same direction.  That is why that noticeable seam bothered me so much.

Johnny C

Johnny,

That peanut plug is amazing. Did you show on a post how to do those plugs? I would love to know how to do those without a huge hassle.

Andy, Try this thread.

 http://thefabricatornetwork.com/For...fault.aspx

Johnny C

Thanks Johnny.

I have that thread bookmarked. One of the best threads on any forum.