[TheForge] Poor mans platen table

Sun Apr 6 23:09:01 2003

Hmm not sure I know what hardware cloth is. The term cloth seems like you
mean a type of material? Id worry that hot scale would burn/melt it but is
that what you meant? mabey a type of wire mesh?
Ralph I get it now, looks like a good idea, I might do both, I like the idea
of a shelf under the plate, keep the pins and stuff in there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "evelyn hart" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 07 April, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Poor mans platen table


> Shannell,
>
> Use hardware cloth instead of plate and you won't collect the trash you
> would on a plate.
>
> Bobby Hart
> Griffin, GA
>
> At 09:55 AM 4/7/03 +0930, you wrote:
> >Ralph you have some round pins in your table on your website, are these
> >hammered in? or are they a perfect enough fit that you can just push them
> >in? I was thinking of putting a plate under this 3/4" platen plate so I
can
> >drop pins in and they will rest on the lower plate, looks like from your
> >pics you dont have anything beneath yours?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ralph Sproul" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: 25 March, 2003 11:58 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] Poor mans platen table
> >
> >
> >>         Shannel, anything works that has holes to drop in fixtures.  It
> >> sounds like the price is right.  The platen's have a benefit of
wieghing
> >> 2400 lbs so they don't move.  Your table will be about 400-500 so it
will
> >> slide when pulling long stock against it.  a couple pins in the floor
> >could
> >> stop that.
> >>
> >> Ralph
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 8:00 PM
> >> Subject: [TheForge] Poor mans platen table
> >>
> >>
> >> > I found a 3/4" 5' x 5' plate the other day at a used machinery place,
> >with
> >> > looks like 1" square holes on a 5" grid. Would I loose anything using
> >this
> >> > as a platen table, being only 3/4 thick I mean? Was $200, Id like a
new
> >> work
> >> > table and this could be a good start.
> >> >
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