Saving Surfaces on Duds

[Footballer]

I've tried using a lighter but it just makes the slate crumble. I've read where you can put them in a microwave. I use goop.

What's the best way to preserve surfaces from duds?


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[outdoors]

I use a toaster oven
Another not. Slate isn't as hard like it used to be

[pauld]

Bath in the ole acetone!

[Gobbler2577]

If it is a dud because you mismeasured then the pot is junk. I find the center of the back and drill a hole with a forstner bit.  Use the pin jaws to chuck it up and take my parting tool and separate the surface from the pot leaving a little wood adhered to the surface.  Pretty easy to get the wood and glue off by hand after that. 

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[M,Yingling]

slate i dont even try save normally just smash it out  ,, other surfaces i do heat gun ,,heat it leave sit for a bit give it more heat normally pry right out ,,, if its nice looking blank i like try take surface out after first try  check every thing out ,,, second time pot get smashed get sure face out lol

[southern_leo]

slate i dont even try save normally just smash it out  ,, other surfaces i do heat gun ,,heat it leave sit for a bit give it more heat normally pry right out ,,, if its nice looking blank i like try take surface out after first try  check every thing out ,,, second time pot get smashed get sure face out lol

Pretty much me as well. I don't spend much time on duds. By the time I mess with it I could just build a new one.

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[Footballer]

slate i dont even try save normally just smash it out  ,, other surfaces i do heat gun ,,heat it leave sit for a bit give it more heat normally pry right out ,,, if its nice looking blank i like try take surface out after first try  check every thing out ,,, second time pot get smashed get sure face out lol

Pretty much me as well. I don't spend much time on duds. By the time I mess with it I could just build a new one.

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I hear ya. I'm more concerned with saving the surface (some are $7-8) than the pot


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