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I don't have a height gage or a surface gage. The vast majority of my projects don't require anything beyond a cheap set of Chinese calipers, so I have been lazy about metrology. I would like to atone for that. I have a small Grade B Enco surface plate, and I'm thinking I would like to get something better and somewhat larger.
It looks like an 18" x 24" plate is around 150 pounds. Anything bigger than that, I do not want to deal with right now. A 12" x 18" plate is around 80 pounds. What's a good size plate for general use in a hobby workshop? I can't be more specific than that because I don't have a specific project in mind right now.
I don't know much about height gages. It looks like there are a lot of used ones on Ebay. I saw a 12" Mitutoyo that looks nice. Is there anything I should be careful NOT to get?
It looks like an 18" x 24" plate is around 150 pounds. Anything bigger than that, I do not want to deal with right now. A 12" x 18" plate is around 80 pounds. What's a good size plate for general use in a hobby workshop? I can't be more specific than that because I don't have a specific project in mind right now.
I don't know much about height gages. It looks like there are a lot of used ones on Ebay. I saw a 12" Mitutoyo that looks nice. Is there anything I should be careful NOT to get?