How To Make Fiber Optic Concrete Countertop

Add a touch of class to your concrete countertops with our fiber optic cables and light systems.

How to make fiber optic concrete countertop.

I finally decided to make a concrete countertop after seeing other instructables on the subject. Fiber cable and light units for the job. This process helps the cables stick to the glass chunks and also diffuses the light at the end of the strand. How to prep and build a paver patio with curves and border diy project duration.

Material were around 500 and it took about 12 hours total. I had to make it my own with the sink and adding lights. Smash the ends of the cables with a hammer or other blunt object to fray and roughen them. We were remodeling our bathroom and i wanted a unique option for the countertop and sink.

When the concrete is cast and the surface inverted these fiber optic bristles will stick up from the top. Quick vid of my fiber optic concrete table project. Run fiber optic cables up through the bottom of the forms and spread out the ends of the cables at random. Insert fiber optic cables one by one through the mold so each fiber extends at least 1 4 inch through the mold.

Give each fiber a slight tug at a perpendicular angle to make sure it fits snugly. The result was worth the cost and labor thoug. Fiber optic concrete countertop 10sm concrete designs. We do not install or make the countertops we only sell the supplies.

Insights on illuminating concrete countertopsaccording to robert sapp a nationally recognized expert in the use of fiber optics in concrete countertops and inventor of the illumistone line of premium concrete surfaces when i first invented the process i thought that bars and restaurants would be the main application i have found that clients often want fiber optics in bathroom vanities.