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Re: Making stepping stones

by Cheryl Isaak <cherylisaak@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 9, 2008 at 05:54 AM

On 5/8/08 11:29 PM, in article
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"bungadora" <bungadora@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On May 8, 9:02 pm, Persephone wrote:
>> Anybody had luck making those stepping stones by pouring concrete into
>> a mold?
>> 
>> What do you put underneath  so you can remove the stepping stone w/o
>> it setting up to the underneath surface and becoming immovable?
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> Persephone
> 
> You probably have to remove it before the concrete gets really hard.
> There's a stage where it holds together, but is still quite soft.
> 
> I've done the ones with rhubarb leaves. Of course with them the
> rhubarb leaf gradually rots away. Lots of fun digging the stem out
> with them.
> Dora


A useful tip if you leave them out all winter, stop the pour half way
through and put a piece of screening in the middle to stabilize the
stepping
stone. This works with all kinds of molds.


A very simple mold/form is an on 5 gallon bucket cut in sections about 2"
thick. A piece of cardboard underneath with plastic wrap on it acts as the
bottom and a little petroleum jelly on the inside of form lets it lift off
easily.

C
 




 8 Posts in Topic:
Making stepping stones
Persephone   2008-05-08 20:02:41 
Re: Making stepping stones
bungadora <bungadora@[  2008-05-08 20:29:00 
Re: Making stepping stones
bop_pa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-09 04:31:47 
Re: Making stepping stones
Charlie   2008-05-08 23:37:26 
Re: Making stepping stones
Cheryl Isaak <cherylis  2008-05-09 05:54:07 
Re: Making stepping stones
Persephone   2008-05-09 13:52:28 
Re: Making stepping stones
Bill <b2forewagner@[EM  2008-05-09 17:06:07 
Re: Making stepping stones
mleblanca <mleblanca@[  2008-05-09 19:14:49 

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