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- Apr 27, 2019
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- A small town in central Arkansas
Who makes arbitrarily large reference planes?
What level of accuracy can they achieve?
By what methods do they test the accuracy of such surfaces?
How is loading and temperature addressed?
I am looking for very specialized information. The sort of thing google can't find. I did every type of search I could think of today and got nowhere.
I'm a retired research scientist. I just obtained a personal copy of "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy" by Wayne Moore. Reading that spawned my questions.
I read it years ago via an interlibrary loan, but could not find a copy at a reasonable price. I recently discovered that Moore Tool Co. keeps this masterpiece in print. For $150 I received a sewn binding, sixth printing done in 2017 on fine glossy paper. A refreshing change from glued binding, print on demand books for as much or more.
At the time I ordered it from Moore Tool, a pair of Amazon sellers were asking $4000 for a used copy!
I am interested in the technology of doing something very difficult.
I am, naturally, aware of L.S. Starrett and Doall. Does anyone go beyond them?
Reg
What level of accuracy can they achieve?
By what methods do they test the accuracy of such surfaces?
How is loading and temperature addressed?
I am looking for very specialized information. The sort of thing google can't find. I did every type of search I could think of today and got nowhere.
I'm a retired research scientist. I just obtained a personal copy of "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy" by Wayne Moore. Reading that spawned my questions.
I read it years ago via an interlibrary loan, but could not find a copy at a reasonable price. I recently discovered that Moore Tool Co. keeps this masterpiece in print. For $150 I received a sewn binding, sixth printing done in 2017 on fine glossy paper. A refreshing change from glued binding, print on demand books for as much or more.
At the time I ordered it from Moore Tool, a pair of Amazon sellers were asking $4000 for a used copy!
I am interested in the technology of doing something very difficult.
I am, naturally, aware of L.S. Starrett and Doall. Does anyone go beyond them?
Reg
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