Granite slab in Aldi

Granite slab in Aldi

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28 December 2012 at 10:54 #107316
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Anyone had a look at the granite "work top saver" that Aldi are selling? I wondered if they might be flat enough to use for marking out. They seem cheap enough at £7.99
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28 December 2012 at 10:54 #30423
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28 December 2012 at 11:00 #107318
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Hi wolrikm,
This topic is being discussed here in the thread "Cheap surface plate ?"

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28 December 2012 at 12:41 #107333
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Thanks Les, I can't believe I missed that thread.
28 December 2012 at 17:49 #107347
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You can make your own using the whitworth system

http://www.cwu.edu/~cattinw/_private/Documents/Surface%20Plates.doc
28 December 2012 at 19:34 #107361
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Interesting idea, but I don't think I have need of 3 surface plates.
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