Re: Steel plate for hexapod bed

Use concrete and epoxy. Cheap, any size surface plates.

http://www.precisionepoxy.com/PlateInfopg4.htm

Roger


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Simon Arthur <chroma@m...>
wrote:

> I'm trying to install a decent flat, stiff bed on my hexapod.
>
> I bought a 24" x 24" x 0.25" piece of steel plate from Metal
> Supermarkets, but it's not flat. In fact, it curves away about

1/8" at

> the edges. Is this expected from ordinary steel sheet, or should I
> demand my money back?
>
> How can I get a decent flat bed without spending a fortune for a

ground

> surface plate or spending the rest of my life scraping?
>
> Simon