Polished Concrete Fire Pit Table

 by abitdifferent
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I thought I'd do a quick instructable of my latest creation, im not going to go into major details as there's loads of polishing concrete instructables to read out there but here it is.

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Step 1: Make the mould

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I made my mould out of old bits of wood i had laying around, i also counter sunk some dents in it and placed marbles on it, I also put crushed slate, big rocks off the beach, sea shells and other bits of glass and stuff on it which make the finish poduct better in my opinion, the four pieces of wood are bits of Oak
hughesw2 says: Oct 25, 2012. 6:36 PM
Love the project. How much did it all cost start to finish?
Computothought says: May 6, 2012. 4:55 PM
Cool.
capricorn says: May 4, 2012. 3:37 AM
I do like that a lot, tell me, what is the metal bowl in which you are burning your wood?

Is is a simple bowl (like the one you find at IKEA) or has it to be somehow special?

Thanks for sharing :)
abitdifferent (author) in reply to capricornMay 6, 2012. 11:54 AM
Thanks, it's just a normal fire pit, I think I bought it from B&Q or something for about £50, I sprayed it with fire resistant paint though, thanks again
PS118 says: May 1, 2012. 12:38 PM
What tools and abrasives and stuff do you need to polish concrete?
abitdifferent (author) in reply to PS118May 1, 2012. 3:16 PM
I used a wet polisher, give it a quick google there's loads of info, there are other ways of polishing concrete which may be more suitable to you
blkhawk says: Apr 30, 2012. 4:01 AM
Great project! A fire pit is a great way to gather with friends and family.
l8nite says: Apr 28, 2012. 8:32 PM
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abitdifferent (author) in reply to l8niteApr 29, 2012. 4:29 AM
Although the flames do look very high It was just abit of wood thrown on for photo's sake but I usually only burn charcoal which looks crap on a photo but does keep us nice and toastie, also the top of the gazebo had been removed and it was wet so the chance of it catching fire was slim, thanks for your concern though and thanks for your interest
VadimS in reply to l8niteApr 29, 2012. 4:13 AM
From the looks of it, the peek of that tent is removed. So should be alright.
pfred2 in reply to VadimSApr 30, 2012. 12:41 PM
It is all fun and games until someone puts an eye out!
abitdifferent (author) in reply to pfred2Apr 30, 2012. 1:09 PM
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pfred2 in reply to abitdifferentApr 30, 2012. 11:34 PM
Tonto is that you?
abitdifferent (author) in reply to pfred2May 1, 2012. 12:52 PM
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pfred2 in reply to abitdifferentMay 1, 2012. 1:24 PM
I think you're just not reading it.
l8nite in reply to pfred2May 1, 2012. 2:41 PM
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