Altan Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingless Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Stainless is nice, except in this application it will show permanent scratches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 We can polish it always, no?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 As you can see in these photos the sink is welded to the worktop and I am thinking of having the stainless steel cooker hub welded to the worktop as well. I have seen AEG makes stainless steel cooker hub. So no silicone used around the sink and cooker hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingless Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Polish won't remove the scratches. Sanding (w/ appropriate grit) as an attempt to recreate the original "grain" pattern will have limited success, except in corners where that is not possible to access. The initial "grain" was done by machines, repair / rework will be done by hand. The repair will have slight random angular differences that will be visually evident. The brand new stainless looks great in pictures though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Agree looks awesome but after a while the scratches will come through. Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, wingless said: Polish won't remove the scratches. Sanding (w/ appropriate grit) as an attempt to recreate the original "grain" pattern will have limited success, except in corners where that is not possible to access. The initial "grain" was done by machines, repair / rework will be done by hand. The repair will have slight random angular differences that will be visually evident. The brand new stainless looks great in pictures though. Yes, I agree, but I think now they have made some great tools to process stainless steel finishes. But also Granite does get scratches and all other materials. For me the scratches or beauty is not that important, I just don't like maintenance :))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 This is the flat stainless steel cooker hub I would like to have it welded to this worktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingless Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Nice cooktop. If welded then the planned / designed serviceability will be adversely affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingless Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Why not just inset the cooktop into a pocket so the top surface is flush, w/ a thin border gap, to permit removing the cooktop for normal service / repair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 minute ago, wingless said: Why not just inset the cooktop into a pocket so the top surface is flush, w/ a thin border gap, to permit removing the cooktop for normal service / repair? I hate gaps and silicone, I love everything to be made of one piece and smooth so no need for maintenance also making it easy to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altan Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 17 minutes ago, wingless said: Nice cooktop. If welded then the planned / designed serviceability will be adversely affected. I know that, that is the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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