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Bob Garrish

Post subject: Re: Granite surface plates

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:06 am

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Chris Pile wrote:

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as a weight for pressing down on stuff (laminating),

LOL! Bob, I thought I was the only one who used the weight of my surface plate as a clamping aid. Gravity is a great thing, eh?

It's a lot more convenient than my old tactic of running over to the aluminum stock pile and playing Jenga.

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sprouseod

Post subject: Re: Granite surface plates

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:23 am

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I bought one of the grizzly's a few years ago. Man is it heavy! I had to go to the freight station to pick it up, could not send it ups. I think the shipping was more than the granite. I was taught to use it even to true up your "straight edges" you pay a fortune for. I wouldn't get anything smaller than the grizzly. Many of the thing I use it for require something larger than the woodcraft granite. Make sure you have a friend to help you move it.

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Barry Daniels

Post subject: Re: Granite surface plates

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:09 pm

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I just use some one foot square stone tiles that were left over from various tile jobs. I checked them for flatness and most were very good. A lot lighter than a machinests surface plate.

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Pmaj7

Post subject: Re: Granite surface plates

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:43 pm

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I wonder if anyone makes a 3 by 3 by 30. Surfaced on two sides!

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Goat Rock Ukulele

Post subject: Re: Granite surface plates

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 1:42 am

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I went to the granite and marble show room a couple years back and went thru their dumpster. I got a real pile and use them for all kinds of stuff.

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