Homemade Surface Plate
TOOL:
PLANS:
None. For all tools with plans, click here.
BUILDER:
Joe Hildreth on myheap.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade surface plate fashioned from plate glass. Plates were lapped to produce even surfaces.
RATING:
(0)
Sep 15, 2016 9:30 AM
olderdan
Great idea Joe
I have done similar from 1/2 inch plate glass, as I understand it you have to lap three plates to each other to know they are truly flat.
Regards
Rate this build:
CATEGORIES:
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
2
Newest Forum Posts
- Front end loader dumps rock off roadside cliff - GIF by IntheGroove on 2024-11-23 02:29:39
- Taking down a massive dead tree - GIF by ToolTalkBot on 2024-11-22 21:51:01
- Spoiling a dog - GIF by bob_3000 on 2024-11-22 21:14:21
- Fixing distorted pony hooves - GIF by ToolTalkBot on 2024-11-22 20:27:02
- Gyoto rubbing - GIF by Inner on 2024-11-22 20:00:29
- Living stump - GIF by ToolTalkBot on 2024-11-22 15:42:01
- Ripping out a tree's roots with an excavator - GIF by IntheGroove on 2024-11-22 15:35:03
- Fiber laser tube cutter - videos by Jon on 2024-11-22 13:51:02
- 3-in-1 multipurpose workshop stand - video by Jon on 2024-11-22 13:50:49
- Claw hammer from scrap - video by Jon on 2024-11-22 13:50:14
DIY Surface Plate - comment on how to build a Surface Plate - 1 comments
olderdan says:
Sep 15, 2016 9:30 AM
Great idea Joe
I have done similar from 1/2 inch plate glass, as I understand it you have to lap three plates to each other to know they are truly flat.
Regards
Related Homemade Tools:
Signup for our newsletter and get the 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook free!
- BuildThreads Network:
- HomeMadeTools.net
- BikeBuilds.net
- FordBuilds.net
- ChevyBuilds.net
- 4x4Builds.net
- BoatBuilds.net
- PlaneBuilds.net
- CabinBuilds.net
- GarageBuilds.net
- MuscleCarBuilds.net
- HotRodBuilds.net
- GMBuilds.net
- TruckBuilds.net