Marble Mosaic

By: Hafizullah KhanAssistant ManagerSMEDA- Peshawar

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The need was realized after continuous inquiries from clients. Therefore it aims to facilitate the reader for basic idea.

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About this DocumentBeing a business graduate started working on the marble sector of Gadani, Lasbela, Balochistan since 2007.

Initially it was a part of duty but later became a part of life and source of pleasure.

Friends from Sohb and AHAN joined and started working on marble mosaic. Today the subject is very open but those days we had many difficulties of where to get the raw material, what type of raw material, ratio and costs,

and how to start processing?.

The earlier trainings by few other departments on the subject were used as guidelines and lessons learned. Mr. Mirza Furqan Baig was the first person to help us adopt the right course of action with mesh mounted mosaic

techniques. The three months training was a success in terms of mesh mounting but lot more needed for marketable finished products.

Facilitated the SEWS, Hub for proposal design and approval meetings with the donor “PIIDSA”. The Rs. 52 million project was full of challenges. The learning was that the proposal design should be designed to have

handsome remuneration for the key posts like Finance and Admin. Once entered practically in the market, we learned the complete process and more options in terms of investment in Machinery. Finally, for such trainings to

be successful the trainings to proceed into sustainability, the trained women should be facilitated with raw material for working and sufficient supply of quality products to cater to market demands.

The process had not ended…….. We are searching and filtering

Other Documents by the Author on Subject

Procedure Manual for SMMTCW-PIDSA Mosaic Training Manual for SMMTCW-PIDSA

Mosaic Training Manual for SMMTCW-ILO Mosaic Training Manual for Dimensional Stone Centre-

PCSIR, Peshawar

Working by the Author on Subject

Identified a competent trainer able of delivering as per the expectations. The trainer’s skills were utilized during one day sessions by SMEDA in collaboration with DCS-

PCSIR The same trainer was suggested to AHAN and is

performing good

The Focus of Trainings

Training should conclude into at least 90% of the products to be marketable

The waste should not go above 10% and gradually reduced to 5%

Marble Mosaic- Defined

Small pieces of Onyx or Marble joined together in shape of an

attractive design

Marble Mosaic- Prodcuts

Types of Marble Mosaic

Crazy Mosaics Field Tiles and Allied

Artistic Designs Technique Mosaic Furniture

Mosaic Handicraft

Field Tiles

Products of SMMTCW-PIDSA

Field Tiles’ Allied ProductsChairrail/ Mouldings

Source : http://www.amazon.com/

Artistic

Source: 1. http://www.syriangate.com/ 2. &3. http://www.stonecenteronline.com/

Animals 1 2. Borders2 3. Borders2

ArtisticCalligraphy

Artistic

Source : http://http://venicemosaicart.com/ Local Processors

Carpets/Rugs

Artistic1. Flowers 2. Mirror Frames

Source : 1. http://http://venicemosaicart.com/ 2. AHAN Training Peshawar

ArtisticKitchen Backsplash

Source : http://http://venicemosaicart.com/

Artistic

Source : http://http://venicemosaicart.com/

Medallions/Motifs

Artistic

Source : http://http://venicemosaicart.com/

Landscapes

MosaicFurniture Handicrafts

Required for Field Tiles

Grid/Mould

Source: alibaba.com

Raw Material

Tesserae Fiber Mesh Glue

Source for Fiber Mesh and Glue; http://alibaba.com but not limited or restricted to the use of pictured products only

Pasting

• Simply Place the Tesserae into the Grid with face down

•Glue it •Paste the Fiber Mesh to It.

•Remove along the fiber mesh from Grid, when dry

Equipment1. Tile Nippers Tweezers Brush

Source : 2. https://lahgitana.wordpress.com 3. http://1054746.en.makepolo.com/

2. Hammer and Hardie 3. Manual Stone Split Machine

Raw MaterialFiber Mesh, Tesserae, Glue, and Liquor

Marble Mosaic Products Finishing

Look Polished Tesserae used to produce a design Un polished Tesserae used to produce a design Tumbled Tesserae used to produce a design Acid treated for few varieties of Marble For obtaining color variety, few marble types can be heat treated

Cut of Tesserae Cube or Craze for Artisan Mosaic Cube, Diamond, Octagon for Field Tiles

Common Size of Tesserae 10 mm, 12 mm, and 15 mm for Artisan Mosaic 1 inch, 1.5 inch, and 2 inches for Field Tiles (LXW)

Fix the Design on working table, then polythene sheet, then fiber

mesh

Acid Treatment- Optional for unpolished Tesserae (Only by

Expert)Pour Acid (Low Quality) Wash with Water

Remember wearing safety gloves

Heat Treatment for obtaining darker shades of Marble

Source: Local Processors

Shaping The Tesserae

Glue the Base/Mesh or the Tesserae

Tesserae Pasting On Mesh

Training at DCS-PCISR by SMEDA

Allow time to dry

Training at DCS-PCISR by SMEDA