Possibly for Ziggy

Garden ornaments made from 100% Limestone

"Made from cast limestone and available in aged stone, gold or bronze finish"

How can you "cast" Limestone, I thought casting was pouring a liquid into a mould to set ?

Confused

Jack McH

 

Casting limestone is easy. Make a mould, set it under a constant drip in the Mendips, and wait a million years, dead easy :D

 

Absolutly, cast limestone is usually cement, which does contain limestone.

You can't melt limestone to cast it, so that means they are lying.

 

Exactly Freddy,

But that would be cast Travertine

 

That is fine, I am quite happy with the ornament,
It looks good, weighs 82k and well detailed, just I thought "cast limestone" ?

not bad £130 for four bags of Portland :-)

Jack McH

 

If it`s 100% limestone, doesn`t that mean it`s made from lime plaster?

 

Answering my own question, it still wouldn`t be 100% limestone because sand would need to be added.:D

 

Sorry Dai, missed that one,

Yes, lime plaster is usually 1 lime to 3 Sand.

Pure lime putty (calcium hydroxide) Would crack, shrink & fall to bits if you tried to cast it, even if it did set on the outside, it would take years to set in the middle as the air needs to get to it.

 

As long as you are happy with it Jack Mind you, bet the words "Trades Description Act" would loosen their bowels

 

I agree with Ziggy, Jack, inform your local trading standards.

 

Don't forget that the word cast can mean that the product has come from an open mine.

 

Where I used to work we had a mould making dept.

They made all kinds of "stone" lintels, cills, coping stones, ballastrading etc.

It was very classy stuff, used on many important buildings.

I dont think they ever called anything they made limestone, but I'm sure they could have come up with a look alike.

 

My mate came round one day as I was bashing away at a block of limestone in the shed.

He said, "What you making?"

I replied, "Antique"

 

Home, Interior and Stone Garden Buddhas, Oriental, Asian, Thai Large Buddha Statues


MADE FROM CAST LIMESTONE :-)

Jack McH

 

In this case, they should have put 'reconstituted stone'.

I don't reckon that they guy has set out intentionally to mislead people though. I reckon that it is more a case bad phrasing.