How did they make the first flat bit of metal?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

12 August 2002, 11:57 AM

Mungo

Scooby Regular

Thread Starter

Join Date: Apr 2000

Location: West Byfleet, Surrey

Posts: 1,653

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

And I don't mean flattish - I mean truly, properly flat (like you'd get after grinding)? And how did they know it was flat?

Any mechanical engineers out there?

Reply Like

12 August 2002, 11:59 AM

MarkO

Scooby Regular

Join Date: Oct 1998

Location: London

Posts: 4,891

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

I'd imagine it was an iterative process. Testing it's flat isn't hard - just put a marble on it and see if it rolls into the middle.

Reply Like

12 August 2002, 12:00 PM

slippyr4

Scooby Regular

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 273

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

A skilled engineer can make perfect flat with firstly a file, and then with a scraper.

or you can float metal on mercury.

Reply Like

Reply Subscribe

Related Topics

Thread

Thread Starter

Forum

Replies

Last Post

How to make a dpf regenerate?

alcazar

Non Scooby Related

27 September 2015 10:35 PM

Boot problem (Win 10 from SSD)

Nick_Cat

Computer & Technology Related

26 September 2015 08:00 AM

Strange steering noise

Baskey

General Technical

25 September 2015 03:45 PM

Am I missing anything for td04 hybrid upgrade?

hedgecutter

General Technical

25 September 2015 02:35 PM

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 1
Next
Last

Forum Jump