[modeleng] Re: Granite Surface Plate
- From: kjones9154@xxxxxxx
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:12:00 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Roger,
I would be care full with this idea. I bought a marble floor slab (very similar
to that in the picture) for exactly the same purpose that you suggest. I think
it only cost a quid.
I was very disappointed when I got it home and checked, it had a 10 thou dip in
the middle!! I still can not work out how they managed to produce that effect.
Maybe they tightened it in a jig prior to polishing and the jig was so tight
that it distorted the slab.
I have had more luck with a chunk of marble rescued from a marble kitchen work
surface, they chuck away the piece that they cut out for the sink.
I hope this helps.
Ken Jones, in sunny but hazy Berkshire.
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Mason <roger.g3tdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Model Engineering List - Latest <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:45
Subject: [modeleng] Granite Surface Plate
Hi All,
I wonder if anyone has seen the following granite work surface:
http://www.scottsofstow.co.uk/Granite-Chopping-Board/Product1_22051_-1_264215_10551?categoryId&198&top_category&152&parent_category_rn=&urlLangId=-1
I am wondering if it would make a good surface plate in the
workshop. For twenty quid, plus a fiver for p&p it sounds quite
attractive!
Does anyone have any experience of this good looking lump of
granite? Is it flat? Does it scratch too easily?
Cheers,
Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
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