I would look at framebuilder flickr accounts to see how their alignment tables are set up. I always look at Engin Cycles when I want to feel inadequate. There really are too many sites to list.

I could have gotten a larger piece of granite but I don't have enough room and I didn't want another incredibly heavy object I had to move around. So there is that. I used the Egyptian method to lift my granite plate into place; just lift a little and put 2x4 underneath, then lift again. This is a picture from when I had just lifted it into place and cleared away all the beams and 2x4s.