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| I've pretty much settled on using Zodiaq Wintergreen for my counter top but I did order some samples for some other materials that fascinate me. One of them is 3Form Chroma,which is a resin material. It came yesterday. It is super cool.
It glows in just about any kind of light. The color I ordered is called Aloe. Their website is kind of sucky but if you work hard at it, you can find a fair amount of information. The sample I have is pretty translucent, as you can see. On their website, they talk about ways to change how translucent it is. Anyway here are some
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| I took the last two photos are of my sample. Forgot to say that. |
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| Now that is something you don't see everyday! It's pretty neat! |
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- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 14:14
| That is pretty cool. Any idea of how much it costs? |
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| Not a clue how much it costs. As I said, their website is pretty hard to use. Here is a link if you want to try... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chroma
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| There website is treating me a little better today...when I put in my zip code, I got a contact name here in Portland whereas before, I was getting an error. We will see what she has to say. I do love the material. Maybe when we redo our bathroom. |
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| Got in touch with the rep... It comes in 4x8 sheets (you have to buy a whole sheet). 1" thick is $1600 and 2" thick is $3400....she says it's easy to work with and most subcontractors who work in wood or glass can install it. If I send her an email she will send me a list of local contractors with experience. I still love how it looks. |
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- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 13:09
| Thanks. That's actually a lot better than I thought it would be, considering that it comes from 3-form. |
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- Posted by justmakeit (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 13:39
| That is gorgeous and exotic stuff! Any idea from manhandling your samples how durable it is? (Although I'm not sure I'd want to manhandle the samples, just put them on a table and watch them glow!) I wish I were daring enough to do a super modern kitchen... |
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| It seems pretty durable..harder to scratch than solid surface like Corian. It IS beautiful. I carry it around and put it on top of different surfaces like tables and such. I really, really like it. Here is the link for working with it, which I found after my last post. |
Here is a link that might be useful: fabrication
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| Any idea what sort of underlayment would be best to make the most of the material? |
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| There is a PDF on installation that has a lot of information. The site is loaded with information but it's a lot to take in. What I have noticed myself about moving it around to various sites is --it changes so much based on what it is on top of (my sample really is translucent). --I really like it on top of a white background in front of North facint window. Get yourself a sample and play with it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: chroma
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| I think I will! Thank you! |
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| That's incredibly beautiful stuff! |
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| I have been carrying it around everywhere and trying it everywhere so much that my DH is getting nervous. He says he is going to drill a hole in the corner of my sample and put it on a string so I can wear it around my neck. I've put him on notice that I AM having some, somewhere... |
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| Hmm, to me it sounds like a plastic like HDPE. If you can heat it up and bend it, seems like it would scratch pretty easily. |
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| On the plus side it should be really easy to work with. |
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| I'm interested to see how it holds up to heat. Most of 3Forms material is a type of polyester. Going up against a glass look will be interesting. |
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| Wow, that is really cool. I'll check out the site, it looks really interesting. Thanks for sharing. |
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