Anybody ever drilled the LR32 holes in a rail themselves?

[Kevin D.]

Rather than buy another rail, anybody know of a safe way to drill the LR32 holes in a rail themselves?  I have a 42" LR32 rail as is and wanted to simply put LR32 holes in all my other rails.  Or is that a bad idea on both counts?

 

[nclemmons]

I thought about it - but they are elongated.  Instead, I used the current 10% discount and just purchased a second LR32 rail.

neil

 

[GPowers]

There was a thread around here somewhere, that a machine shop was moding the rails.

 

[ajones]

There was a thread around here somewhere, that a machine shop was moding the rails.

Greg

I think it was someone in the UK that had one drilled or was thinking about it

 

[Corwin]

Converting a Regular Guide Rail to a LR32 Guide Rail

 

[Kevin D.]

Thanks for the link.  Not as simple as I originally thought.  Didn't notice the holes were eliptical.  Nothings ever simple, is it.

 

[ajones]

Thanks for the link.  Not as simple as I originally thought.  Didn't notice the holes were eliptical.  Nothings ever simple, is it.

thats the thread I was thinking about,wrong forum [embarassed]

No it never is simple, its a pity that festool dont have holes in all their guides as standard.I would problaby buy the lr32 in the length you need and sell one of
the non lr32's to recoupe some money.

the lr32 system is high on my list of things to get.

 

[Kevin D.]

I must say, that NOT having all guide rails have the holes fishyly seems like their way of milking us cows.  You would think that including them in all the rails, that they'd be inclining more to get the LR32 related accesories, but instead they chose this route to increase sales/revenue imo. [scratch chin]

 

[Brice Burrell]

I must say, that NOT having all guide rails have the holes fishyly seems like their way of milking us cows.  You would think that including them in all the rails, that they'd be inclining more to get the LR32 related accesories, but instead they chose this route to increase sales/revenue imo. [scratch chin]

We discussed this before.  I don't think that's the case.  I'd guess the LR32 isn't a big selling so it would be impractical and unnecessarily add to the cost to machine all the rails.  I think making the new 55" LR32 rail for only one dollar more is a very nice compromise.

 

[Wood_Junkie]

I must say, that NOT having all guide rails have the holes fishyly seems like their way of milking us cows.  You would think that including them in all the rails, that they'd be inclining more to get the LR32 related accesories, but instead they chose this route to increase sales/revenue imo. [scratch chin]

The flip side of this is:
People who never want/plan to get a LR32 system could/would complain about 'paying for something I don't need'.  E.g. the extra machining for the holes that are not a need for them.

Maybe the 55" rail has just become the main sweet-spot for portable rail size and it makes sense to just standardize that line.
I never understood the 42" LR32 size.. I luckily got one juuuust before the LR32-FS1400 was released and was able to return the 42"er (unused) to purchase the 55" version.