Granite surface plate

Seriously mentally ill that is.

I was planning to place the surface plate stand on a carpeted concrete floor. The stand is a machinists' stand specifically designed for a granite surface plate. It has adjustable leveling feet.

I had also read that a thick maple cutting board on a granite surface plate works very well. But I can't remember where I read it or if the credibility of the commenter.

Surprise some of u don't like granite platform . As I understd it HRS used granite for their platform as well except they added the " rubberised footers " . So the question is not whether granite is good . It's the implementation of the platform . Likewise there are a lot of opinions about merit of acrylic & glass platform & some manufacturers do used them eg Grand Prix Monaco , Mana rack etc

Audio blazer, don't forget that HRS uses a 0.75" granite platform set in a aluminum shell and sitting on a polymer bed and supported by load specific feet. The surface plate being discussed is 4 times the mass of the HRS.

Granite is useful for isolation, but IMHO, granite needs to be damped to prevent ringing etc.