Cast Iron Surface Plates
Cast iron inspection surfaces designed around your application, supplied unmounted — for a bench, a stand, a cabinet or your own structure

A cast iron surface plate provides a robust reference datum that accepts clamping and magnetic fixturing. Specified for gauge rooms, first-article inspection, marking out and general workshop measurement
Specification.
Material
Grey Cast Iron | EN-GJL-200 to EN-GJL-300
Finish
Stress-relieved before machining; hand scraped, fine milled or ground
Standard
DIN 876-2 and BS 817:2008
Largest single piece
10,000 x 3,000 mm
Grade
DIN 876-2 grades 0, 1, 2 and 3, to specification. Grade is a function of size
Properties
Surface hardness - HB170 - HB240
Interface
Threaded, reamed or hard bushed holes, keyways, slots and T-slots (DIN 650 H12 - H7 to specification) - standard, bespoke or duplicates of those on you existing surface plate or tooling
Options.
Support
At the Bessel points, with additional support points appropriate to the loading.
Levelling
Wedge levellers
Specification notes.
Installation
Delivered, installed and certified by us, with full technical and GA drawings. Supply only if you prefer.
Certification
Certificate traceable to national standards; UKAS-accredited calibration on request.
Terminology
Also specified as cast iron engineers’ surface plates, cast iron marking-out plates or cast iron inspection plates.
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