Heres the thing....
I want to start doing some hand scraping. Lets just say that funds are not real plentiful right now.
You need a good flat reference for laying out a film of spotting dye to mark the surface of the part that you want to scrape.
OK, fine. I have a nice Starrett "Crystal Pink" surface plate that I use for measuring and layout work that I can spread the dye onto. So nice that I am having a hard time thinking about covering it with permanent blue stains all over it.
So the question is: Do I just suck it up and use what I have, or do I try to scrounge up enough cash for an additional cheap, cheap import surface plate to use for spotting? Keep in mind that shipping costs on these things are almost double the cost of the surface plate itself.
What would YOU do?
I want to start doing some hand scraping. Lets just say that funds are not real plentiful right now.
You need a good flat reference for laying out a film of spotting dye to mark the surface of the part that you want to scrape.
OK, fine. I have a nice Starrett "Crystal Pink" surface plate that I use for measuring and layout work that I can spread the dye onto. So nice that I am having a hard time thinking about covering it with permanent blue stains all over it.
So the question is: Do I just suck it up and use what I have, or do I try to scrounge up enough cash for an additional cheap, cheap import surface plate to use for spotting? Keep in mind that shipping costs on these things are almost double the cost of the surface plate itself.
What would YOU do?
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