On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:20:01 -0600, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Jon Elson writes:

What use would an 18" straightedge be on a Bridgeport?

I was only wanting to work on the knee-to-saddle ways (25 inches long, the
table and column seem OK). At 2 inches wide, and trimmed to a truss
profile, a 24-inch long slice of granite should be well under 20 lbs.

I suppose for a 42-inch table, the stone would be over 100 lbs, and one
would be considering some kind of tool-balancer suspension.

I would be interested to learn if the granite is sufficiently stress free to
get away with it without needing to lap the slice.


Mark Rand
RTFM