Turning a bowl into a sink
A man’s bathroom should not have a "vanity"! I’ve said enough on that subject.
In the wetroom, I am installing a "vessel sink". Finding the right sink has been a task I’ve deferred for quite a while. I couldn’t put if off any longer. I did a little scouting and found an aluminum fruit bowl at one of the local antique /flee markets. I took it back to the shop and performed surgery on it.
- drilled a pilot hole in the middle of the bowl
- inserted a 2-1/8" hole saw in the drill press and set the depth to 1/8" from the bottom
- drilled the bowl, creating a recessed ring
- flipped the bowl bottom side up
- inserted a 1-1/2" hole saw in teh drill press
- cut all of the way through the bowl
- ground out the metal between the outer circle ring, and the inner circle hole (using my "Rotozip turned monster Dremel")
Here are the before and after images.
Very he-man. Better if you had chewed it out with your teeth but a dremel will do.
However, I think of the vanity as the cabinet in (or on) which the sink rests. Am I incorrect there? Hw is your mansink elevated to the correct man height? Does is sit on a vessel stand (I guess that would be a dry dock) or hang from the wall or …?
The vessel sink sits on an antique wash cabinet – but my cellphone picture is so bad I won’t post it. I’ll show the finished install in a day or two.
This is a really cool idea. I might try it if I find something lying around the house. Thanks!
A man’s bathroom shouldn’t have a vanity.
………but, should it have a *fruit bowl* vessel sink??
I’ve also said enough on that subject.
OK, clearly someone (not me) was paying attention in symbolism class. Perhaps a fruit bowl was not the best choice !
Hi Glen,
How did it go with your wooden teak sink that you talked about a while back. (About a year ago)
Claire.
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The teak sink idea ended up not fitting with the bathroom antique wash basin that I adapted. The antique is dark oak and so a teak sink would have clashed. If I had a large enough lathe, I definitely would have turned a bowl from maple.
Glen,
Not really a part of this thread but not sure where else to share this. Since you are building a “green house” thought you might have stumbled across this product – but if not…
This is an additive to regular paint that imparts an insulating value into the paint. Supposedly a NASA invention.
http://www.hytechsales.com
Really nice work Glen…
Very impressive. Do you have multiple water jets in the walls of the wet room for a rapid manwash?
I’m happy with the “fruit bowl” sink but to be honest, if you count my time, you can buy a number of vessel sinks for the price. My flee market bowl was about $20 and I spend the better part of 3 hours. With the right jig, I could do the job in about 30 minutes. If I can figure out the process using a ceramic bowl or a pottery bowl, I will likely offer the “service” locally.
As for the “man shower”, there is an over sized shower head in the traditional location as well as a rain shower head in the ceiling.