By Mark Lauzon
(Editor’s note: When Mark Lauzon began writing for Stone Business earlier this year, he was well into the process of buying and installing a CNC production center in his shop. In the past two months, he explained how he decided to purchase a CNC, how he learned how to operate it, and the experience of seeing the machine arrive at the shop. This month, he reflects on the whole experience.)
By Paul Daniel
It’s extremely big, cold in the winter, has six time zones, the maple leaf is the national symbol, and it’s a member of the G8. And, on top of that, Canada has great dimensional stone.
By K. Schipper
For many natural-stone fabricators and installers, the story of a particular job ends when the installation is completed and the last check clears.
However, that’s not the homeowner’s perspective, with a sizeable investment for a product that should last decades, with should being the key word. Walk away from the job without telling the buyer about the importance of proper maintenance, and you’ll find the customer’s romance with stone rather short-lived.
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
BUSSOLENGO, Italy – Just when you think there’s nothing left to surprise you here, something manages to make you take a second look. On a late September morning, it came in the form of a clear blue sky.
By K. Schipper
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – It’s not unusual for a building to be clad in a single color of stone … and , if a second color is utilized, it’s often incorporated into formal design elements, such as door and window surrounds or in a vertical line to break up a large, flat surface.
By Tom McNall
So, how can we make stone safer and slip proof? Is there anything the maintenance or restoration people can do? What does the static coefficient of friction actually mean? And, is it really that big of an issue for us?
For those of you who worry that the Tom’s Notes version of the ADA rules on slip-resistance isn’t detailed enough, here’s the section of federal rules on slip resistance in full:
By K. Schipper
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former President Bill Clinton experienced more than a little turmoil in his public life, but the construction of his presidential library was as smooth as the wood, glass and stone incorporated into the 150,000 ft² museum and archive.
• China Granite Corp. reported that two of its quarries in China have been reopened after being closed by the Mining Mangement office of Shangdong Province. The closure of all mines overseen by the...
• Marmo Machinery USA extends its contract with E.A.M. Technology Systems of Massa, Italy, as the exclusive distributor of E.A.M.’s CNC machines and waterjet machines for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean...