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Raven31557

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What is hotplate made of?
« on: September 18, 2016, 02:58:24 pm »
I'm not having any luck finding anything remotely similar to this ugly thing.
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Is it stone? Marble? Dylithium titanium alloy????
Probably from 1950s

It's 6"sq x .75"H
I can just barely pick it up so it must weigh about 4 pounds.
(Pathetic. I know.)
hahaha
« Last Edit: September 18, 2016, 03:02:14 pm by Raven31557 »

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Re: What is hotplate made of?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 03:21:58 pm »
 Most I have seen like that were tumbled marble chips imbedded in a matrix !!  But don`t ask me what matrix they are in,, its a man made something similar to what they make faux marble counter tops !!

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Re: What is hotplate made of?
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2016, 12:59:22 am »
What do you mean by hotplate?  Like to sit a hot pot on?  (Hot Plate Trivet?)

Many times items like this were made with concrete!
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Re: What is hotplate made of?
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2016, 05:08:07 am »
Looks like a stone aggregate embedded in concrete or some type of resin.
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Re: What is hotplate made of?
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2016, 06:38:11 am »
I had a little round one with the tumbled chips but mine was in a resin type base !!

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Re: What is hotplate made of?
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2016, 10:58:39 am »
What do you mean by hotplate?  Like to sit a hot pot on?  (Hot Plate Trivet?)

Exactly.
It's not concrete.
It's probably a resin. (I never thought of that)
« Last Edit: September 19, 2016, 11:25:52 am by Raven31557 »