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    Fixture Plates

    Lay the foundation for your fixturing setup. These plates have a grid with evenly spaced threaded holes to install angle brackets and other fixturing components. They’re often used to help secure workpieces for measuring and inspecting. Just like a battleship gameboard, the edges are labeled with letters and numbers, making it easy to identify holes. While these lightweight plates aren’t for machining, you can use them for light fabrication jobs, such as laser marking. All can be attached to your table with clamps (not included), making them easy to remove and swap.
    Fixture Plates
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Coordinate Measuring Machine Plates and Fixtures. Fixture Plates.
    Anodized Aluminum—Anodized aluminum plates are often used with coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and optical comparators. The coating protects them from scratches and wear, even when you’re working with heavy parts.
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    1/4"-20 Hole Thread Size
    12"12"1/2"0.005"4841/2"Anodized Aluminum00000000000000
     

    Calibration Squares

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Calibration Squares. Tri-Squares.
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Calibration Squares. Squares.

    Tri-Squares

    Squares

    Check the tool path of your CNC machine with the highest degree of precision. These calibration squares can lay flat to check that the X- and Y-axes of your tool path are at 90°. Or sit them up vertically to confirm the Z-axis is perpendicular. Made of Laboratory Grade AA granite, these squares have the tightest flatness tolerance available for granite. They also come with a calibration certificate traceable to NIST that states they've passed a test for accuracy. Moisture, coolant, and chips won't affect the granite, so they remain accurate even when used inside a milling machine. You can also use them to check the squareness and parallelism of finished workpieces.
    They have drilled holes to reduce their weight and make them easy to position.
    Tri-Squares—Tri-square plates have a face and two edges for checking 3-axis machines.
    Squares—Square plates have two additional edges for checking both 3-axis and 5-axis machines.
    Tolerance per 6"
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    Certificate Type
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    Tri-Squares
    3112"9"3"0.00005"0.00005"—BlackGraniteLaboratory Grade AACalibration Certificate Traceable to NIST0000000000000000
     
    Squares
    5112"12"3"0.00005"0.00005"0.00005"BlackGraniteLaboratory Grade AACalibration Certificate Traceable to NIST000000000000000
     

    Quick-Change Fixture Plates

    Snap these magnetic plates in and out of the mounting rail as swappable stages for measuring and inspecting parts. Unlike standard fixture plates that you need to bolt or clamp down, these quickly attach and release, creating a hub of plates that are locked and loaded. As your coordinate measuring machine (CMM) works in the background, position your next workpiece on another plate so it’s ready to switch out for the next run. If you need more room to inspect parts, combine plates in a chain to extend your surface. While they’re not sturdy enough for use in machining, you can use them for light fabrication work, such as laser engraving.
    When docked on a rail, the strong magnets in these plates hold them still. The lightweight aluminum makes them easy to lift and swap, and an anodized coating protects them from scratches and wear, even if you’re working with heavy parts.
    Fixture Plates
    Image of Product. Bottom orientation. Contains Annotated. Coordinate Measuring Machine Plates and Fixtures. Quick-Change Fixture Plates, Fixture Plates, 1 Mounting Edge.

    1 Mounting Edge

    Fixture plates hold components such as towers, clamps, and standoffs in the evenly spaced holes to raise and position parts.
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    1 Mounting Edge—1/4"-20 Hole Thread Size
    12"6"1/2"0.005"721"3.5Anodized Aluminum00000000000000
    12"12"1/2"0.005"1441"3.5Anodized Aluminum0000000000000
    12"18"1/2"0.005"2161"3.5Anodized Aluminum0000000000000
     
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