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Surface Plate
TOOL:
Surface Plate
BUILDER:
Joe Hildreth on myheap.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade surface plate fashioned from plate glass. Plates were lapped to produce even surfaces.
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Sep 15, 2016 9:30 AM
olderdan
Great idea Joe I have done similar from 1/2 inch plate glass, as I understand it you have to lap three plates to each other to know they are truly flat. Regards
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DIY Surface Plate - comment on how to build a Surface Plate - 1 comments
olderdan says:
Sep 15, 2016 9:30 AM
Great idea Joe I have done similar from 1/2 inch plate glass, as I understand it you have to lap three plates to each other to know they are truly flat. Regards
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