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9th September 2010, 12:01 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Granite Plate
So I'm thinking hard about getting a granite surface plate.
"00", 630 x 400 x 100mm
McJING Tools Online
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Granite Surface Plate : CARBA-TEC
I think these are both grade B. I'm worried that the small one is a little to small.
Anyone seen any better deals around?
ATM I really only what to have a look at the crosssilde on my lathe, maybe some work on my mill sometime in the future.
Stuart
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9th September 2010, 09:30 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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what ever you get just make sure its big enough to accept my toy.......https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/am...r-what-121968/
they are all expensive to me considering how much I think I would need to use it...
the ones on ALIBAexpress just work out to be too expensive as well.
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9th September 2010, 10:01 AM #3
It depends what you intend to use it for, I have the Carbatec unit and use it just for marking out with a height gauge. It's workable in that guise, bigger is obviously better but the cost gets out of whack for the amount of use it would get.
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9th September 2010, 07:41 PM #4
The medium size McJing plate or the bigger one for that matter were the cheapest I could find about 3 months ago. I bought the medium one but it seems to be out of stock atm.
Cheers
Michael
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10th September 2010, 10:38 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Mr Brush....(with tongue in cheek)...this is a metalworking working forum...we ...well some of us...lol work in .0001" or better
I dont think stuart is refering to woodworking accuracy
one thing I hate about wood work is...if you cut a bit of timber too short its toss it out and start again...with metal you just weld on another bit. and bob's your ancle....
I know cause when I was restoring most of our antique furniture for our house I just could'nt weld on another bit..i had to make a new piece every time..lol...
But in the end I did restore some beautiful pieces
2 celery top pine bedroom dressers
1 Blackwood bedroom dresser
1 Kuari pine 7 drawer bedroom dresser with 2 hat draws,
2 Wardobes, 1 had been in a fire but was restorable...and deep ones not those shallow ones most are that wont even accept regular size coat hangers,
1 Cabriole leg table with which I sold to my sis
1 set of 8 cabriole leg chairs picked up for $80 restored and sold for 1200.00 not including upholstery...my wife wanted them back when she saw the owner a few months later with new upholstery.
an old blackwood fall front bureau
2 cabriole leg tables...picked up for a song which now belong in HER house
16 Cabriole leg chairs scattered around the tables and elsewhere in the...er her house
an old kauri pine kitchen dresser
1 c1800's German wardrobe from Kapunda area which dismantles to a Ikea flat pack which I own lol
Blackwwod bow fronted bedroom dresser
all french polished, all poor or suspect joints re-glued with pearl/animal glue, new timber inserted where required and that is how I know ya just cant weld on a little bit extra when it comes to working with wood....easier with metal......
sorry for the rant...and self acclamationLast edited by eskimo; 10th September 2010 at 10:39 AM. Reason: spelling
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