Checker plate. A bit different.

[mmgemini]

I'm short on alli sheet at present.

I'm making a mounting so it going to, have to, be checker plate. I've got a few off cuts about that will do.

I'm not happy about screw/bolting things to the bar side of the checker plate, which I'm going to have to.

So

Tips for what I can place between the checker and the mount.

Or

Is there an easy way of removing, neatly, some of the bars on the checker plate.

Thanks

mike

Try was Lord Mayor of London. Can't died in the workhouse.

[rtbarton]

Would it be possible to make a washer out of a piece of chequerplate so that when placed face to face the bars miss each other? ie the bars on the washer will sit on the face of the plate and vice versa.

You could remove the bars with a Dremel &c or even use a sharp chisel as a scraper.

[Paul Humphries]

You can get special drill bits that do such a job.

Unfortunatley I cann't think fo their name at present nor can find a link

Basically they are used to drill a second hole when you want to have an allen screw etc below the surface in thick materials.

You drill the first hole for the bolt etc and then the special drill has a plain section that located in the hole so it then only drills the second, larger dia.

Probably a little OTT for what you need.

Personally I'd look at cheap and cheerful flat wood drill bits.

If slow enough speed then they should chip the ridges off the chequerplate around the mounting hole area.

You might need to regrind the wood bit to give flat areas but is a good starting point for making your own tool.

Paul Humphries

[rtbarton]

Counterbore

[muzaz]

You can get special drill bits that do such a job.

Unfortunatley I cann't think fo their name at present nor can find a link

Basically they are used to drill a second hole when you want to have an allen screw etc below the surface in thick materials.

You drill the first hole for the bolt etc and then the special drill has a plain section that located in the hole so it then only drills the second, larger dia.

Probably a little OTT for what you need.

Personally I'd look at cheap and cheerful flat wood drill bits.

If slow enough speed then they should chip the ridges off the chequerplate around the mounting hole area.

You might need to regrind the wood bit to give flat areas but is a good starting point for making your own tool.

Paul Humphries

you'll need a spot facing bit to do that, we use them at work for sheetmetal work...but I dont know where you'd buy them from

[mmgemini]

Right you two. Thanks. You help me suss it.

I do have a cheap bench drill. Also I have some of those little rubber bounting pads for small sanding discs.

So. Disc thing in drill. Plate under dasc. That shouild kill the job.

All I needed was a push in the right direction

How's Roger. Long time no talk.

mike

Try was Lord Mayor of London. Can't died in the workhouse.

[Phil Hancock]

Spot face cutter or peg drill.

[hattymender]

You might wince a bit at this but I've found that most checker plate is as soft as sh#t and can be worked with woodworking tools, bandsaws etc. (Doesn't seem to be too bad on blade life).

I had a similar problem. Set about a bit of plate with an old Black and Decker power plane. Came off clean as a whistle. For true excitement you can shape with a router, but the swarf gets everywhere (and knackers the pump in your washing machine if you don't get it out of your clothes).

Rich