That nasty Red Canode spotting dye - Now I understand.

Bought a couple 3x4' plate of 3/8" HRS at the special scrap yard.
The top was red - but I wasn't thinking - thought primer.

Cut out some needed patterns and started working - gloves red. Ish.
Washed it off with many paper towels.

Martin
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Jon Elson wrote:
DoN. Nichols wrote:
On 2007-11-24, Jon Elson wrote:

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Well, I tore up my back trying to drag a 375 Lb surface plate out of
the back of my car. I have slid heavy stuff around before, but I was
at the wrong angle, the skid caught on the carpet or something, and I
did major damage. I was in great pain for a couple months, and it
slowly healed. But, my back is never going to be the same. As long
as I take it easy, avoid exhausting the back muscles and avoid the
movement of pulling something toward me hard, with my back, then I'm OK.


Ouch!
it was bad for a while, now it is just a slight annoyance.

Is that a granite surface plate -- or a cast iron one? The
edge looks granite, but the top looks rusty -- perhaps the appearance of
the spotting compound on it already?

and how big a plate it it? My largest is an 18x18 cast iron,
plus a 12x18 granite and a small 6x12 ping granite from Starrett
(through some other ownership along the way. :-)
It is a Chinese 24 x 36 x 4" black granite plate, and yes, it has some
spotting compound on it. The bottle of red Canode spotting dye is
visible on the right side of the plate. I use that instead of Prussian
Blue because it easily washes off the hands, etc.

Jon