01-13-2016, 06:26 AM
A small update:
The cork wasn't totally flat for the pit rail, so I mounted a template/scraper on my centre jig. I then spackled the surface and rotated the template to get a flat surface. It worked great!
I made some ties for the pit rail:
I glued them using my jig to get them to point towards the centre.
As you can see in the picture above, I made another template on the jig.
This one were to make the slope in the pit.
I mixed some very soupy plaster which I poured in the pit at the same time as I rotated the template.
After a minute or two, it began to set. I then removed the template (which had a roll of excess plaster on one side).
This is how it looked;
I added some thin paint to prepare for the gravel and sand:
The piedestal was painted as well.
The cork wasn't totally flat for the pit rail, so I mounted a template/scraper on my centre jig. I then spackled the surface and rotated the template to get a flat surface. It worked great!
I made some ties for the pit rail:
I glued them using my jig to get them to point towards the centre.
As you can see in the picture above, I made another template on the jig.
This one were to make the slope in the pit.
I mixed some very soupy plaster which I poured in the pit at the same time as I rotated the template.
After a minute or two, it began to set. I then removed the template (which had a roll of excess plaster on one side).
This is how it looked;
I added some thin paint to prepare for the gravel and sand:
The piedestal was painted as well.