Backlit Onyx Bar

Nice looking counters, thanks for the repost.

This post was edited by ghostlyvision on Sat, Aug 16, 14 at 14:00

reported

repost

This post was edited by rtylera on Sat, Aug 16, 14 at 17:38

This is the one post on here that I see ads everywhere with.

I was asked to write an article for IntâÂÂl Surface Fabricators AssociationâÂÂs magazine, âÂÂCountertops & Architectural SurfacesâÂÂ.
The article details how to backlight translucent surfaces.

If in the article I mention various companies and their products, I was using them as examples. If this is wrong and not the kind of information that is wanted, I can rewrite the post and take this information out.

Please let me know.

Articles are not generally posted here. You could post some pics of backlit counters (which look really cool BTW), ask what people think, generate a discussion and link to the article at the bottom of your post.

rtylera:

Don't feel bad; I made the same mistake with my first post and got the boot.

This is an important and significant development in the surfacing industry and deserves to stay.

This post was edited by Trebruchet on Sat, Aug 16, 14 at 9:34

Still think you should link to your article. I probably would read it but don't feel so inclined in your post because it's too long and hard to read without paragraphs and all those extra signs/arrows.

So, just a short summary, some pics, and the link.

Nevermind

This post was edited by ghostlyvision on Sat, Aug 16, 14 at 13:52

Thanks for reposting, and welcome to GW.

These are really awesome. What types of material are good for backlighting? Is there a switch to turn the lights off and on or are they always on?

You can back light any material that is transparent. You can check the transparency simply by putting your cellphone behind the material and turn the light on. Yes, you can hard wire the lights to a dimmer or a switch. If you want to read more check out the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Backlighting Translucent Surfacing Materials

We've done this on several occasions. It requires some additional work by the cabinet builder to provide the cavity below the stone for the "lights". we've had our best outcomes using an LED array product which provides the most uniform light intensity, produces very little heat, and can be operated with a dimmer control. It's also low voltage DC so it is "intrinsically safe" meaning it can be used even in areas like a tub deck.

Our stone fabricator really wanted us to backlight our quartzite countertops. Had the suggestion come up earlier in the process we might have done it, it would have looked great.