Re: Milling tutorials ?

Al:

I bought mine at Lee Valley Tools here in Ottawa. Price was only
$28.00 USD for a 9" X 12" plate accurate to within 1/10,000 overall.
Shipping on these would be a killer as it weighs about 35 lbs.

Tony

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "alenz2002" <alenz@b...>
wrote:

> >Tony wrote:
> > big snip>... Use a granite plate and dial indicator to check
> > your work. Adjust for any errors introduced by your mill.
>
> A 12 X 12 granite floor tile works for me as a poor man's surface
> plate. About five bucks at a discount floor tile place. That's big
> enough for a full sheet of wet-or-dry paper so it can be used also
> for truing flat surfaces.
> Usual disclaimers, I don't know how flat it actually is but it's a
> heck of a lot better than anything else laying around my bench and
> has survived much abuse without chipping or cracking. It's stiffer
> and tougher than an equivalent piece of glass.
> Just for what it's worth,
> Al