04-10-2015, 10:25 AM
I have been wanting a surface plate to add to the shop tooling and my wife found this Grizzly 12x18 on Amazon with free shipping (Prime). She ordered it Monday and it arrived yesterday. The plate itself is cheaper at Grizzly but the shipping is way more (saved $40).
http://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G9652-12-I...face+plate
It looks pretty good and came packed fairly well in a light plywood box with two sturdy fiberglass straps. There is no damage to the edges or corners. As you can see in the picture it came with an inspection certificate showing the manufacturing date, etc. The ledges are 1.5"x1.5" and make it much easier to pick up this 73 lb plate. Plus they can be used for clamping. (By the way that is not my hand!)
I have read up on supporting it correctly and found the usual info regarding mounting arrangements using the Airy points.
Then one of my next projects is buying a tool cart and building an internal "stand" out of angle iron to reinforce the top of the cart and provide a stout base for the support points . I can get this cart from Harbor Freight for $99.99 with a coupon. The surface plate will go in the top and my measuring tools, gages, blocks, etc. will go in the drawers. It should make a handy set up and keep the plate covered and protected.
http://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G9652-12-I...face+plate
It looks pretty good and came packed fairly well in a light plywood box with two sturdy fiberglass straps. There is no damage to the edges or corners. As you can see in the picture it came with an inspection certificate showing the manufacturing date, etc. The ledges are 1.5"x1.5" and make it much easier to pick up this 73 lb plate. Plus they can be used for clamping. (By the way that is not my hand!)
I have read up on supporting it correctly and found the usual info regarding mounting arrangements using the Airy points.
Then one of my next projects is buying a tool cart and building an internal "stand" out of angle iron to reinforce the top of the cart and provide a stout base for the support points . I can get this cart from Harbor Freight for $99.99 with a coupon. The surface plate will go in the top and my measuring tools, gages, blocks, etc. will go in the drawers. It should make a handy set up and keep the plate covered and protected.
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