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Surface Plates
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Surface Plates – The Types, Use, and Calibration
April 29, 2019
Surface plates provide a flat plane used as a horizontal reference point for your dimensional measurements. They can be made from granite, metal, cast iron, or glass. Granite is considered to be the best material for a surface plate due to its surface hardness, low thermal expansion, no rust or corrosion, little warping, and […]
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Surface Plates: The Foundation of your Dimensional Measurements
March 28, 2014
A surface plate is a solid, flat plate used as the main horizontal reference plane for precision inspection. They are often used as the baseline for all measurements to the particular piece being produced. The surface is required for quality purposes to be extremely flat with accuracy up to 0.00001 inch or 250 nm for […]