📏 Highly Durable HHIP 4401 1596 Granite Surface Plate for Precise Measurements Review

Very happy with this purchase. I always expected something like this to be too expensive for this novice hobbyist. But when I decided to look for it myself, I found this overlay at a great price with free shipping. As flat as I need it to be, I use it to set the bevel on my chisels and planes. I spray it with non-ammonia glass cleaner and put fine paper on it and it works great with my sharpening guide.

The inspection certificate is just a sheet of paper, NO surface display or reading. Looking at the surface with a 0.0001 inch indicator, I think it is within a + or - 0.00005 inch tolerance. Overall I think this is a good countertop for a small shop. I have a larger surface area than my old 9 x 12 inch tablet, but it comes with a surface map and an error indicator. If the documents cost ink I would get 5 stars.

Excellent, precise plate surface. "Certification" doesn't matter, but the product lives up to its claimed accuracy. Used for amateurs and from time to time for hiring a machinist. It has a few teardrop-like inclusions in the granite that don't affect accuracy but affect visual consistency, like lumps in the semolina. If that's important to you, be sure to pick up a Starrett Pink granite slab - wish I had it, I wanted to spend the money on it. For me it works great and does what I need. It's…