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I have a last minute Christmas commission, and I unsure about materials involved.
Basically, the customer wants me to source an approx. 40 cm square or round tray and mosaic it with tile or vitrified glass, so that the mosaic is level with the top edge of the tray frame, turning the whole thing into a kind of level mosaiced table mat to withstand big cast iron casserole pots straight out the Aga, all completely flat, so the pot can slide off it, too, if need be, withoug getting stuck at the frame, edge, whatever.
Two questions - what tray material can I tile onto, that would take the adhesive, that would need to be built up so the mosaic is level with the frame, and cope with the heat of the pot, as well as a very heavy handed owner who would just bang a heavy pot straight onto it?
And what adhesive would you use? I have horrible visions of glass or tiles cracking with the pressure or heat, know this might have to be an epoxy grout job, but building up the height, would cement adhesive with latex addy work?
Would anything stick to stainless steel or melamine or enamelled metal trays? HELP???
Basically, the customer wants me to source an approx. 40 cm square or round tray and mosaic it with tile or vitrified glass, so that the mosaic is level with the top edge of the tray frame, turning the whole thing into a kind of level mosaiced table mat to withstand big cast iron casserole pots straight out the Aga, all completely flat, so the pot can slide off it, too, if need be, withoug getting stuck at the frame, edge, whatever.
Two questions - what tray material can I tile onto, that would take the adhesive, that would need to be built up so the mosaic is level with the frame, and cope with the heat of the pot, as well as a very heavy handed owner who would just bang a heavy pot straight onto it?
And what adhesive would you use? I have horrible visions of glass or tiles cracking with the pressure or heat, know this might have to be an epoxy grout job, but building up the height, would cement adhesive with latex addy work?
Would anything stick to stainless steel or melamine or enamelled metal trays? HELP???