Well, after all my prep to make my own plate I ended up buying a commercially made one.
I decided I wanted a hardened steel plate that was blanchard ground. I soon found out that thes were quite expensive.
Hover, I made a bid on a new from mfg Tosa TT1634C on Fleabay and I ended up being the only bidder. It was a fluke,
but I got it for 60% off of the regular price. Not a whole lot more than the steel and grinding would have cost me if I had made my own.
I decided I wanted a hardened steel plate that was blanchard ground. I soon found out that thes were quite expensive.
Hover, I made a bid on a new from mfg Tosa TT1634C on Fleabay and I ended up being the only bidder. It was a fluke,
but I got it for 60% off of the regular price. Not a whole lot more than the steel and grinding would have cost me if I had made my own.