[TheForge] Poor mans platen table

Mon Apr 7 07:31:01 2003

Shannell,

It is a wire mesh.  You can get it with different size holes.  1/4, 3/8, etc.

Bobby Hart
Griffin, GA

At 12:35 PM 4/7/03 +0930, you wrote:
>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
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>> 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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