How to Make a Bent Concrete Table
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Our most popular how-to guide walks you through the entire process of making a flexible rubber mold and using it to shape fiber reinforced concrete into a fantastic bent concrete table. The four legs are created as the mold is bent upward while the concrete is still “plastic”, creating four graceful arches that give this table a timeless sense of style.
Project Difficulty
One: Make Master Mold
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This project begins with a 3/4″ thick mold made of melamine coated particle board which will be encased in polyurethane mold rubber to create a flexible mold.
Learn MoreTwo: Mix Rubber
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Polytek 75-60 Polyurethane Mold Rubber provided ideal flexibility for this project. Work quickly when mixing polyurethane mold rubber to avoid…
Learn MoreThree: Cast Rubber Mold
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Polyurethane mold rubber is essentially glue and will stick to most materials, so make sure that all surfaces are protected with Pol-Ease Mold Release.
Learn MoreFour: Cast Concrete
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To successfully cast this table you need to bend the concrete when it’s at the optimal “plastic” state. If you attempt to bend the concrete too early and…
Learn MoreFive: Demolding
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Wait 24 hours before attempting to demold this project. The legs will continue to be delicate until the concrete has reached full strength in seven days.
Learn MoreSix: Sealing
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Our favorite sealer for projects shaped like this is the CHENG Hybrid Sealer. The sealer allows us to slowly saturate the concrete with penetrating acrylic.
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