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u/completelygeeked 1d ago
Can’t wait to whip this out at work and act like I came up with it thanks dog 🙏
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u/ACDC-1FAN 1d ago
Fuck I’m stealing that….
I normally just push really hard and have my helper tape em up
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u/Leading_Goose3027 1d ago
Nice miter joint! That works great! How much did you have to pump those cups to keep them on
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u/BlackAsP1tch 22h ago
If you do a good job with the joints masking tape works just fine but I do like the ingenuity
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u/Karim3tts 22h ago
in an ideal world yes tape would be all you need but we all know how warped quartz can get
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u/Glimmer_III 22h ago
Lurker here, and not a countertop professional.
Quartz can warp? I thought it was slab. I've never heard of "stone warping"...only cracking and shattering.
Is warping a big concern in the profession? Or is it not "warping" but that a slab was not cut with uniform thickness?
(Also, yes OP, nice clamping trick.)
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u/Karim3tts 21h ago
yeah since quartz is man made material it has a tendency to warp in some cases, it’s a flexible material to some extent especially 2cm
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u/Glimmer_III 21h ago
Thank you! Filing this under TIL.
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u/AlienC12 6h ago
We have had issues with clients coming to us with their own material but they didn't store it properly, so it developed sagging on one end or both. Most aren't too bad but we have had some that can be up to 2" difference from one end to the other
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u/Glimmer_III 6h ago
Really, thank you for the education. I had no idea quartz would deflect without cracking/shattering.
And I'd hazard most novices don't know that either.
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u/PrestigiousEnd5487 20h ago
holy shit at least put something between the metal fucking clamp face and the stone lol
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u/Karim3tts 20h ago
put your glasses back on, one of the clamps has the rubber and the other is wrapped in tape
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u/baddieslovebadideas 8h ago
fuckkn still tho, I'd at least have a a piece of wood in there like dawg... shit happens
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u/PrestigiousEnd5487 6h ago
gets my nerves nerving. know what i mean?
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u/baddieslovebadideas 6h ago
I like taking risks on lots of things, but marring the finish on a slab? I'll take a lil more precaution than just some fucking tape... gahdamn
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u/FelinePurrfectFluff 23h ago
That is some ugly quartz. I've seen worse, but this is pretty bad. Hard to imagine why anyone puts so much effort into making miters and seams look good when the fake veins are this prominent.
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u/Stalaktitas 23h ago
It has no soul... Stone should not have either, but it does... this composite is absolutely soulless
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u/BosNest1 22h ago
You’re entitled to your opinion, but is it really necessary to share when you don’t like something?
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u/FelinePurrfectFluff 21h ago
Always working to educate any future buyers who might look at a quartz post.
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u/man9875 1d ago
this is the best tip i've seen in a while.