Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-04-02 Thread dave
On Sat, 2014-03-29 at 15:02 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: On Sat, Mar 29, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Jon Elson wrote: On 03/29/2014 03:39 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: My 1080 pound 4x5 foot granite surface has a glass cut looking surface that I bought surplus. Anyways, do you think the

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-30 Thread Dave Cole
On 3/29/2014 8:48 PM, Jon Elson wrote: On 03/29/2014 01:37 PM, Dave Cole wrote: Are you familiar with Optical benches/tables? I bought a 5'x8' ground cast iron optical table that is supported by air bellows although a couple of them are missing. It was made in three sections and then pinned

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 3/28/2014 6:20 PM, andy pugh wrote: I want this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gorton-Master-Surface-Plate-Historical-Vintage-Original-8000lbs-MSP-1928-/161246759544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item258b0e4a78 Now that is a surface plate. And it is not shiny. Look at the plate. Over 7 years to

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:22 PM, John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm wrote: Do NOT do that to a precision plate in an ISO9000 shop. But if he is determined to make his cheap grade B plate shiny, then why not? Thanks for all the information everyone. My 1080 pound 4x5 foot granite surface has

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Mar 28, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I just received a grade B granite surface that has a very dull/matte finish. I was planning to use it for both reference and photography and the image advertised showed it glossy (which is why I ordered it). I contacted the

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Lester Caine
Jeshua Lacock wrote: The reason I got my new surface was so that I could have a studio semi-permanetly set up for most shots I need, then if I needed a bigger surface I could set up the studio in the shop. I have a convenient 1.2mt square granite work surface and a long 70cm wide run around

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/29/2014 03:39 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: My 1080 pound 4x5 foot granite surface has a glass cut looking surface that I bought surplus. Anyways, do you think the reason it is shiny is because it is grade A, while the grade B should be matte? It is most likely an optical bench, made

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 29 March 2014 12:41:32 Jeshua Lacock did opine: On Mar 28, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I just received a grade B granite surface that has a very dull/matte finish. I was planning to use it for both reference and photography and the image advertised

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Dave Cole
On 3/29/2014 11:01 AM, Jon Elson wrote: On 03/29/2014 03:39 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: My 1080 pound 4x5 foot granite surface has a glass cut looking surface that I bought surplus. Anyways, do you think the reason it is shiny is because it is grade A, while the grade B should be matte?

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread John Kasunich
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Jon Elson wrote: On 03/29/2014 03:39 AM, Jeshua Lacock wrote: My 1080 pound 4x5 foot granite surface has a glass cut looking surface that I bought surplus. Anyways, do you think the reason it is shiny is because it is grade A, while the grade B

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-29 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/29/2014 01:37 PM, Dave Cole wrote: Are you familiar with Optical benches/tables? I bought a 5'x8' ground cast iron optical table that is supported by air bellows although a couple of them are missing. It was made in three sections and then pinned together. It has a few small holes

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread jrmitchellj .
My grade A granite block is glossy, and the grade B block is matte. You could put a temporary gloss on it with WD40. --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 28 March 2014 19:29:57 Jeshua Lacock did opine: Greetings, I just received a grade B granite surface that has a very dull/matte finish. I was planning to use it for both reference and photography and the image advertised showed it glossy (which is why I ordered it). I contacted

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Pete Matos
I bought my granite surface plate from a company in the Oak Ridge National Laboratories facility and it is matte black. It is used but in excellent shape and I would not really be concerned with the sheen whatsoever. The place I am temporarily working has a largish Starrett CMM machine and the

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread John Kasunich
I'm sure it is possible to make granite shiny. I'm not so sure that flat and shiny go together. I had my plate re-calibrated some years ago. They lapped it with diamond dust on top of a much larger plate. The result was a matte finish that was duller than before, but also flatter than before.

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Pete Matos
I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at all. In fact other than cleaning with a damp rag I would not put anything on it whatsoever and try to keep it covered when not in use. Pete On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 7:54 PM, John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fmwrote:

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
This is the best. On Mar 28, 2014 7:03 PM, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at all. In fact other than cleaning with a damp rag I would not put anything on it whatsoever and try to keep it covered when not in use.

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2014 00:01, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at all. Whilst I agree with you in principle, in practice I think it is probably a non-issue. I worked for several years as a metallurgist, the difference

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread John Kasunich
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014, at 08:20 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 29 March 2014 00:01, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at all. I agree, if the plate is going to be used for measuring. The original poster wants to use it