patio stones

Mark Wilson · #1 10-01-2002, 10:38 AM

yesterday in a differerent tread, i mentioned that i was helping my wife our with her patio stones. she loves to garden and has surrounded our home with beautiful flowers. i have added a bunch of my glass art piece especially in our water fall and pond. my wife has made several patio stone to add some art details in the yard. here is a picture of one she made a couple of weeks ago. i will post a few pictures of the process. it is much the same way as stained glass windows are made. i do the cad work on a computer and then generate masks which are then applied to the glass pieces to aid in the cutting and grinding.

Mark Wilson · #2 10-01-2002, 10:39 AM

here we are using a glass cutter and nipper to rough out the glass pieces. notice the masks on the glass which are computer generated.

Mark Wilson · #3 10-01-2002, 10:40 AM

here i am grinding the cut glass into the correct shape

Mark Wilson · #4 10-01-2002, 10:41 AM

the grinder has two bits, one for very small stuff.

Mark Wilson · #5 10-01-2002, 10:41 AM

the ground pieces are then placed onto a pattern.

Mark Wilson · #6 10-01-2002, 10:43 AM

the flower is a work in process and will take a while. i will try to post more pictures for the rest of the steps.

PeggyK · #7 10-01-2002, 10:45 AM

Hi Mark, I love your work. The stones are great! I really like the way you display your work. The step by step pictures are very informative and fun to look at. Thank you!! PeggyK

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b2beads · #8 10-01-2002, 11:22 AM

Hey, Mark, those stepping stones are great! I love making those and other mosaics. I hadn't thought of doing the pictures on the computer... And I have the same grinder and I LOVE it...

Thanks for posting those!

B2

craftylady · #9 10-01-2002, 12:52 PM

Thanks for the step by step instructions. Those are great stepping stones. I made one a while back not anything like yours but it was fun. Never thought about putting glass in them. How durable are they for outside? Do you put anything over the glass

Do you seal it? I used stamps for my imprints and painted them looks funky. I wanna see the flower pleaseeee....

Mark Wilson · #10 10-01-2002, 01:10 PM

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Originally posted by craftylady
Thanks for the step by step instructions. Those are great stepping stones. I made one a while back not anything like yours but it was fun. Never thought about putting glass in them. How durable are they for outside? Do you put anything over the glass Do you seal it? I used stamps for my imprints and painted them looks funky. I wanna see the flower pleaseeee....

we don't leave the patio stones out in the winter, but they are outside the rest of the year. they are very durable. nothing over the glass. the cement is sealed with a clear liquid sealant. i am toying with the idea of putting some lights insdie so that the glass in the stone will light up.

#11 10-01-2002, 03:32 PM

Wow, very nice and thanks for the tutorial.
Betty

Lori Peterson · #12 10-01-2002, 07:57 PM

Thanks a lot Mark! Now the perky queen of darkness (my 15 year old daughter) wants to do this. Sigh...at least you gave good instructions to refer to ......

macbeth7 · #13 10-02-2002, 02:37 PM

Thanks for the tutorial, Mark...you do them well!

I love the cardinal stone...beautiful! Please do keep us posted on the progress of the flower stone.

Beth

Mark Wilson · #14 10-17-2002, 09:23 PM

here the pattern is inside the plastic tray stuck to clear shelf paper

Mark Wilson · #15 10-17-2002, 09:25 PM

here we put cement in between the cracks

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