Gardner Sward Accessories
Article No. 11620
Flattening Plate
This plate is used to flatten the test sample and hold it firmly against the surface of the leveling plate.
Features
- Weight of the plate, about 4.5 pounds, also acts to dampen minor external vibrations.
- It is machined from steel and is plated.
- There is a window, two inches wide and three inches long, in the center of the plate to receive the hardness rocker.
- The ends of this window are machined to a two inch radius, matching the dimensions of the rocker rings.
- Permits maximum control of the test surface and prevents possible nicking of the rocker rings.
- The plate is 5.0 inches wide, 10.0 inches long and 0.37 inches thick.
- There is a lifting knob at each end of the plate.