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Surface plate

A surface plate is a solid, flat plate used as the main horizontal reference plane for precision inspection, marking out (layout), and tooling setup. The surface plate is often used as the baseline for all measurements to a workpiece; therefore, one primary surface is finished extremely flat. For example, a grade 0 surface plate may only have a 3.5 μm…

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Surface plate

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples63
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Surface plate

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related to Granite · 13
Surface plate → Before, Black, Damage, Dayton, Donald, Even, Ohio, Porter, Quartz-bearing, Second World War, The, Today, Wallace Herman
related to Accuracy and grade · 9
Surface plate → AA, Also, Damage, Surface, There, This, Tools, While, Workshop
related to External links · 9
Surface plate → Frequently Asked Questions, Granite Surface Plates, Media, Retrieved, Starrett Company, Surface, Whitworth, Wikimedia CommonsTwo, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to history · 7
Surface plate → Any, He, Henry Maudslay, In, Instead, The, Unlike
related to Calibration of surface plates · 4
Surface plate → Granite, The, This, When
related to Cast iron · 4
Surface plate → Cast-iron, Prior, The, World War II
is a · 1
Surface plate → solid
related to Accessories · 1
Surface plate → The

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surface plate plates granite used cast iron flatness material grade flat precision may accuracy use often glass also damage metal

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Surface plateis asolid0.90text
a coordinate-measuring machineinstance ofSurface plates are a common tool in the manufacturing industry and are often fitted with mounting points so that it can be an integrated structural element of a machine0.80text
precision optical assemblyinstance ofSurface plates are a common tool in the manufacturing industry and are often fitted with mounting points so that it can be an integrated structural element of a machine0.80text
or other high precision scientificinstance ofSurface plates are a common tool in the manufacturing industry and are often fitted with mounting points so that it can be an integrated structural element of a machine0.80text
traceabilityinstance ofASME also recognised the need for updates to incorporate modern concepts0.80text
measurement uncertainty that have undergone considerable development since 1973instance ofASME also recognised the need for updates to incorporate modern concepts0.80text
a squareinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text
straight edgeinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text
gauge blocksinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text
sine barinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text
sine plateinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text
dial indicatorinstance ofAccessoriesThe surface plate is used in conjunction with accessories0.80text

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