I have a good friend that is a geologist who commented on my granite: "that is definitely NOT granite!"
Anyway, I was chuckling reading some of the posts in the Granite plate thread and it caused me to wonder about a granite plate I have. Granite plates around here are nearly free. The last I actually paid for was a starrett pink AA for $50.
To the point, I was given a 36"x48"x8" plate only because the owner didn't know how to get rid of it. It was used in his mold shop up until last year when he closed it. He wound up putting it outside for about the last year.
This takes me back to my first statement. If it was real granite I wouldn't worry the least about it being outside. Opinions? I dont regularly work closer than .001, if I do I have my pink granite. For an all around shop surface would it be ok having been weathered?
Anyway, I was chuckling reading some of the posts in the Granite plate thread and it caused me to wonder about a granite plate I have. Granite plates around here are nearly free. The last I actually paid for was a starrett pink AA for $50.
To the point, I was given a 36"x48"x8" plate only because the owner didn't know how to get rid of it. It was used in his mold shop up until last year when he closed it. He wound up putting it outside for about the last year.
This takes me back to my first statement. If it was real granite I wouldn't worry the least about it being outside. Opinions? I dont regularly work closer than .001, if I do I have my pink granite. For an all around shop surface would it be ok having been weathered?