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    Default Surface plate substitute

    Hi

    A suggestion in a old edition of MEW grabbed my attention. The writer wrote that, for those who cannot afford or justify buying a expensive granite surface plate, a glass plate will suffice for most hobby workshops . They suggest mounting the plate in a wooden frame of some kind . Maybe an old mirror from the op shop would be ideal

    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by morrisman View Post
    Hi

    A suggestion in a old edition of MEW grabbed my attention. The writer wrote that, for those who cannot afford or justify buying a expensive granite surface plate, a glass plate will suffice for most hobby workshops . They suggest mounting the plate in a wooden frame of some kind . Maybe an old mirror from the op shop would be ideal

    Mike
    We have been here before. To save extra typing have a look at http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/su...itutes-153083/.

    I am not putting you off at all Mike. Just have a read of my thread first.

    Cheers

    Dean

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