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Busy Bee granite surface plate

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PeterT

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At the risk of initiating yet another granite wild goose chase because I've heard they come & go, my buddy in Edmonton said he just picked up a 12x18x3 & there were a few left. I guess you could check your local store on availability.
Very good price but he has not had a chance to validate & even that may not be indicative of another one, but from what I've heard they were as per quoted spec whatever that was.

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They want $125 to ship that whereas they gave me free shipping on two 4” vises.
 
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All I have right now is the busy bee. I can't validate its accuracy claim, but it is certainly within what I can measure with the tools I have.

Best of all, this little guy does not need 3 point mounting.

I really want a 24 x 32 or 36 on three points though.
 
Susquatch said:
All I have right now is the busy bee. I can't validate its accuracy claim, but it is certainly within what I can measure with the tools I have.

Best of all, this little guy does not need 3 point mounting.

I really want a 24 x 32 or 36 on three points though.
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How about this one, not as big as you want but $100.

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skippyelwell said:
How about this one, not as big as you want but $100.
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Not mounted properly. Plus I'd like grade A so it can meet B without recertification.

But thanks for looking for me. One of these days what I want will show up at a reasonable cost.
 
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