I've wanted one of these for years- decades! It's not been a must-have but definitely in the nice-to-have category. Besides, it gives my vernier height gauge a home. It had been sitting in a friend's shed for 20 plus years ago, when he bought some forgotten object, it was given to him. My son quipped that he would remove it from my shop in 20 years...

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A surface table is a nice thing. D.
I covet that plate.
rats
Oh yeah. Another rabbit hole. Fortunately "The flat plane" is chapt. 1.
https://pearl-hifi.com/06_Lit_Archive/15_Mfrs_Publications/Moore_Tools/Foundations_of_Mechanical_Accuracy.pdf
How flat is, say, a piece of granite countertop? Asking for a friend.
you'll need a plate for the plate in order to know.
Can't trust anybody these days, or any object either.
--r.
That book is a terrific reference. page 21, how to make a flat plate.
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