Thread: Marble Scales

I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried using actual marble for scales. I realize that there couldn't be much tension on the tang pins due to chances for cracking, but after seeing some of the other materials out there, i was just curious. Is it possible? Food for thought.

I don't know about marble but one of our members is using corian which can be gotten in a marble look I think. and would be a lot more forgiving on the edge should it hit the scales.

Wouldn't marble be really heavy? Also, if it cracks so easily from dropping or even tension at the pivot, I personally wouldn't want it for scales.

Originally Posted by Philadelph

Wouldn't marble be really heavy? Also, if it cracks so easily from dropping or even tension at the pivot, I personally wouldn't want it for scales.

+1, It would be a bear to shape and to polish. I think cut to a 1/8" would be too fragile and still heavy.

Here are some "marbled" acrylic scales

I have made quite a few scales from Corian that had a marble finish.

Using Corian, I ran into excess weight issues; I wound up shaving the thickness down to about .3" to get a good balance. Actual marble is ston and much heavier than Corian so I would think you would have a hellava time getting something light enough that would have sufficient stregnth.


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Allen