I realize news travels slowly to Cape Breton , but Canada is stopping production of the penny - which is only a few percent copper these days.
You *could* do a floor made of cigar bands ... (and urethane)
I realize news travels slowly to Cape Breton , but Canada is stopping production of the penny - which is only a few percent copper these days.
You *could* do a floor made of cigar bands ... (and urethane)
Craig
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Bill - hate to say it, but on one DIY channel "Bath Crashers" episode they used pennies to create a "unique" section of a bathroom floor. I suppose they would be subject to TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 17, 331 of the USC, however I believe the federal government is apparently more focused on other violations at this time since I've not seen the shows producers being carted away in handcuffs...
Just sayin'....
Last edited by ggiese; 04-06-2012 at 10:21 AM.
That's a very strange interpretation of the US Code and I don't believe it to be correct. This Gubin guy is saying that "fraudulently" applies to everything after it meaning:
"fraudulently alters"
"fraudulently defaces"
"fraudulently mutilates"
"fraudulently impair"
etc.,
which is bullshit.
The way the code reads is:
"fraudulently alters"
"defaces"
"mutilates"
"impairs"
"diminishes"
etc.,
so it certainly can be interpreted to mean that making impressions on coins or using them as flooring material is in violation of the code. Anyone can use that Gubin guy's letter as justification for violating the code but it's going to cost you lost of money in attorney fees if someone decides they want to make a "federal case" out of it.
As for me, I'll pass and as I said earlier regarding using pennies as a floor covering material, it's not very cost effective never mind looking like crap.
Last edited by CoventryCat86; 04-06-2012 at 11:19 AM.
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Trading with the Enemy Act (buying Cuban cigars) is illegal too but you're right the federal government is apparently more focused on other violations at this time since I've not seen anyone being carted away in handcuffs for buying Cuban cigars but just because you and I haven't seen this happen doesn't mean that it can't. I drove 85 mph down Route 2 in Glastonbury & Hebron yesterday for twenty minutes and I didn't get a speeding ticket either. I also threw a gum wrapper out of the window.
Just sayin'....
Last edited by CoventryCat86; 04-06-2012 at 11:26 AM.
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Ya, what the fuck does this Gubin guy know anyway, he's only legal counsel to the United States mint.
http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/?action=policy
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Costwise, this is still on par with other flooring prices. I'm doing some eng. hardwood that's $3 finished. Add labor, you're probably up around $4. Unfinished will get you to about $4, while reconditioning, you'll be at around $3 - $3.50
I'll leave the opinion of if it looks like shit or not to the individual.
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No he's not, he left 12 years ago, get your facts straight. And as I said before, he gave his opinion on an issue regarding putting impressions on coins which is different from other violations of the code that could be interpreted differently by whoever wants to make a "federal case" out of it, or not.
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"Finishing" hardwood and "finishing" this stupid coin floor idea are two completely different methods. You don't just put a couple of coats of polyurethane over the coins and call it a day, you'll need to use some kind of expensive epoxy bar type finish like those used by people on bar tops and that stuff ain't cheap. Besides that, it won't stand up for use on a floor and will look like crap after a couple of weeks of use. You also have an added cost of some type of sub-floor material on which to attach the coins.
So this is NOT "on par" with other flooring prices.
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You're free to make your case to whoever you need to make that case to if you ever get caught up in someone accusing you of violating the federal code, I'm not going to argue with you about it. I'm simply of the opinion that it isn't worth walking into that grey area of potentially getting yourself in trouble as remote as the possibility may be, it still exists.
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As long as your coin is well-affixed to the subfloor, you could splash a couple coats of poly on it and be good to go. I'd hate to try to clean the filth in all the cracks between the pennies, but you could do it on the cheap.
Just sayin'
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No, you're NOT going to "be good to go" by "splash(ing) a couple of coats of poly on it" and end up with a result that is acceptable for anything other than a tree fort. This would be totally unacceptable to what the author of this thread is looking to do which is for ideas for a KITCHEN FLOOR (talk about the highest traffic area in any house other than a tree fort) in an old house that he's renovating for his use and probably trying to add value to his home for future resale as opposed to the tree fort which kids will lose interest in next year.
If you want to "do it on the cheap" you could put down carpeting too like George suggested or hell, just leave 3/4" CDX sub floor! Both of those alternatives are better than just gluing down pennies and splashing a couple of coat of MinWax on it.
Last edited by CoventryCat86; 04-06-2012 at 12:04 PM.
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Oh I see, so according to you the only way for anyone in the world to "speak with reasonable intelligence" about anything is if they've done it first hand themselves, right? Well I don't agree with you. I can speak with "reasonable intelligence" about this particular topic because I have experience with installing floors, I have experience with epoxy bar tops and the cost of the product to produce that and I have a step son who has been installing floors for over ten years who know more than anyone else here who's weighing in on the subject and I've had conversations with him about this topic.
So yeah Jamie, I feel I can speak with "reasonable intelligence about those kind of costs." Is that good enough for you?
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