Concrete Innovation of the Year - Concrete Furniture

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Averaging 2.5 hurricanes per year since 1875, Cancun, Mexico knows all too well the devastating power that these storms unleash. If you operate a holiday resort in Cancun, Mexico, you come to view hurricanes as almost routine and do your best to protect your guests and staff, as well as minimize physical damage to your resort. One area that is always an expensive challenge to manage is the hundreds of tables, chairs and other amenities that make guests comfortable. Many pieces are destroyed by a single storm and the cost of replacing this furniture on a regular basis is enormous.

GFRC Market Opportunity -- OBRaTUR, S.A. of Cancun has seen this destruction many times over the years and developed an idea to create furniture using glass fiber reinforced concrete that immediately got the attention of resort owners throughout Cancun and beyond. The initial order from one resort for a Royal Poinciana tree root table was 500 units.

Creating a GFRC table design employs the root of a Royal Poinciana tree that was recovered from a hurricane. A critical production tool will be the rubber mold used to make the GFRC castings. Few mold rubbers can withstand both the chemical attack and abrasive nature of GFRC. The Royal Poinciana tree root poses a challenge in that there are deep undercuts and texture that require a soft mold rubber. After evaluating options, Smooth-On's Rebound® 25 silicone rubber was determined to be the best investment to produce the many castings needed.

GFRC furniture offers many unique advantages including;
- Ecological Fit & Aesthetic Appeal
- Hurricane Proof
- Functional and Practical
- Immediate Return On Investment

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[2techshop]

Beautiful work.

Please, please put on gloves, masks and safety glasses.

Be safe!

[CruzAzul13735]

Could you please explain how the registration keys managed to come out like that? if they simply added wood to the perimeter of the tree, then there is no way that the registration keys would come out looking like they did, it also seems like they cut the silicone were the wood registration keys were. Could somebody please help me out with this question.

[MustardMonkeyLtd]

wow, awesome video, I look forward to seeing more !

[SatansMullet]

I dont know if im the first to ask this but... why are non of these men wearing masks? lol.. i mean.. is spraying shards of chopped glass safe enough to not have a mask on? of course the product is AMAZING and Smooth-On is the best company for this kinda stuff EVER but i just worry about the men making this

[pocorocks]

Thanks for a great video. Very detailed and nicely done. Bravo!

[madfastmax]

ORALE!!

[MrHorrorguy83]

I'm always a huge fan of the special f/x stuff from Smooth-On, didn't know you guys did anything in this industry too! Very cool!

[Sandy18013]

How cool is THAT! I'd love to have furniture that I can leave out in all kinds of weather and not have to worry about it! Definite possibilities here.

[pabrad1]

Great video - nicely put together. And a bold use of that silicone rubber. I have used that product on my sculptures but it never occured to me to put it on a tree to make furniture! Very impressive. I'm motivated to try this on a dead oak tree in my yard.