Steve,
Get back up for a minute.
I'll be emailing you, I hope this weekend. I have a Coote 2 X 72. I'll measure the platen before emailing. I will also ask if it is available in different thicknesses. I would like to have the belt raised enough out of line with the drive wheel to taper tangs without the blade touching the drive wheel. However, that is not why I want to try the pyroceram. The graphite strip I use now does that for me - barely.
Thanks to all for the advise.
Roger