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Thread: Granite Surface Plate
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29th October 2011, 12:30 PM #16Hewer of wood
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29th October 2011, 06:32 PM #17
Ern - I've got a source of cheap (i.e. free) 10mm float glass offcuts, so I'm more inclined to use those near abrasives these days. The granite plate is the only known flat thing in my workshop, so I'm trying to keep it that way.
That coarse SiC grit is aggressive stuff, but I still get a few goes out of each piece of glass. Yup - its for flattening my Sigma #120 stone, which you will be familiar with. The only sharpening/flattening operation that I wear earmuffs for
I'm still waiting for Aldi to get those cheap ultrasonic cleaners in again, as I want to see if it would be effective in "unloading" the metal particles from the Sigma #120 stone. This would give a lot more use before having to resort to the SiC on glass again.
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29th October 2011, 08:56 PM #18Hewer of wood
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Yeah, I do the SiC glass thing too.
Always wondering though.Cheers, Ern
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29th October 2011, 09:24 PM #19GOLD MEMBER
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29th October 2011, 10:38 PM #20Hewer of wood
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Any glass supplier will have it. Look for 8 or 10mm thick; mount on thick MDF. And a forum member suggested asking for scraps/breakages, which might be big enough.
Cheers, Ern
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20th December 2017, 09:19 PM #21Awaiting Email Confirmation
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I have a large granite surface plate is anyone interested?
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20th December 2017, 09:25 PM #22
Would love it
But nooooo to far and spend all my Xmas pocket money.
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3rd February 2018, 03:42 PM #23Intermediate Member
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3rd February 2018, 05:29 PM #24Hewer of wood
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I've also got one available - in Melbourne.
Cheers, Ern
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