fulltimin
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After waiting a couple of hours for that to cure, I flipped it over, and then proceeded to finish the rest of the ends, and the other side.
While I want to do another coat or 2 on the outside, it is getting stronger and less flexible, which is a good thing.
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fulltimin
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I am not at all sure I want to use fiberglass cloth on the inside. After covering the wood with cloth and epoxy, it doesn't seem quite as fully transparent as I had hoped.
I guess I could either use epoxy only, or maybe Por 15 in clear. That really brings out the grain of the wood.
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fulltimin
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I am sure some of you are like me, and that is, it is nice to have a visual demonstration, rather than just a description.
Such is the case in dealing with the sink.
I considered a number of different sizes before I settled on the size I built.
Here is the first size. It's small, doesn't take up much space on the counter. Unfortunately, it also doesn't allow a a lot of space for washing larger items.
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fulltimin
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Next was to take a look at a "normal" double sink like are used in a house, with both bowls the same size.
Enter the frying pan again.
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fulltimin
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Next is the larger, similar to a "farmhouse sink" style. Yes, if I intended to fill it, it would indeed take a large amount of water. We usually don't use a lot of water, as we try to clean things up when we only have a few items.
However, it is nice to be able to allow the frying pan to be fully in the sink. Such is the case here.
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fulltimin
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In case you are wondering, this is a 12" pan, and the sink will allow for a 14" model if we decide to upgrade.
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fulltimin
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After surveying the situation a little bit today, I finally hit the point with the sink where .... "that is going to be close enough". Time to get this sink finished and installed.
With that in mind, I decided to use Por 15 on the inside. I can still cover that with another type of clear coat when I am done with it.
Anyhow, this is a pic with the first coat of Por on the inside. That stuff just brings out the grain of the wood vey nicely.
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LouLawrence
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There are plenty of off the shelf sinks that would be large enough for your 12 or 14 in fry pan. In our last coach I removed the existing one, opened the hole a bit and installed a stainless sink from Home Depot or Lowes and updated the faucet and added in Insta-Hot. Wife fell in love with the Insta-Hot option and the sink was plenty large enough for everything you describe.
I'm just saying it's not like you needed to put this kind of extreme effort into a sink to get one large enough but we all enjoy the wood working seminar you have presented. I do have concerns about the longevity of your sink unless you have some additional plans to support the bottom.
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It does look good...! But I also wonder how it will hold up over time. Assuming the sink is 10" deep, using your other measurements, it's approx. 1.9 cubic feet. Full to the brim with water, the water will weigh approx. 118 lbs. Of course, you'll seldom have it anywhere near full, but that's a lot of potential weight for a fairly thin bottom, approx 2.3 square feet. Hopefully, the layers of fiberglass wrapped around the bottom edges and on the bottom will provide sufficient strength.
(Note: In the volume calcs, I did not deduct the corner areas behind the curves.)
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fulltimin
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LouLawrence wrote:There are plenty of off the shelf sinks that would be large enough for your 12 or 14 in fry pan. In our last coach I removed the existing one, opened the hole a bit and installed a stainless sink from Home Depot or Lowes and updated the faucet and added in Insta-Hot. Wife fell in love with the Insta-Hot option and the sink was plenty large enough for everything you describe.
I'm just saying it's not like you needed to put this kind of extreme effort into a sink to get one large enough but we all enjoy the wood working seminar you have presented. I do have concerns about the longevity of your sink unless you have some additional plans to support the bottom.
A number of years ago, I was standing in a local computer sales/service store talking to the 2 owners of said store. They had opened up quite a while before this conversation took place.
They were having a rough week and during our conversation I posed the question to them ... "Why did you start this business in the first place"?
One of the two owners replied with a priceless response. "It seemed like a good idea at the time"!
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