Re: ground plates

You can purchase ground plate stock from McMaster-Carr or MSC

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Brian Pitt <bfp@e...> wrote:
> Dave
>
> you could get the cold rolled and have it surface ground locally
> check with a community college or Vo-Tech School to see if they
have
> a large enough grinder and you may be able to have it done for
little or
> no charge
> the schools can sometimes get heat treat shops to slip the odd piece
> into a batch to fill out the oven as well
>
> Brian
>
> On Tuesday 09 July 2002 19:28, you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am looking to mount some rails on the Z axis for my router table
> > and the design I came up with would benefit by the use of flat
plates.
> >
> > I found a local supplier that wanted $60.00 for a 1/2 thick part,
> > 8x16 inches. seems a little steep.
> >
> > does anyone have any other sources ?
> >
> > metalsonline has cold rolled, but did not have ground on their
site.
> >
> > Dave