I have a client with the shorter guide rails, 42" with the holes and a 55". when he connects them together they are not strait by about 1/8", and cannot use the assembly as a strait edge. Is there any one else having the same difficulty? or can anyone reccommend a technique to ensure they are strait without using another strait edge?
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- Thread starter Matteo
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why wouldnt he not have or not want to use a straight edge to align the rails? Goodness he could use a cheap 15.00 4ft level or some scrap plywood with the factory edge on it. Although I never trust a factory edge for being straight he must have something that is straight.
Daviddubya
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First thing I would try is connecting the rails at the opposite ends. I have some combinations of rails that work much better together when I pay attention to which ends are a pair. Once determined, mark the ends for future use.
Brice Burrell
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Eli said:
If you have a MFT on hand, use it's fence as a straight edge.
Michael Kellough
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Check this thread and scroll down to Shane Holland's post, it's the one with nice the photos. His method uses the saw base to align the spines of two rails. I haven't tried this method but it's very clever both in clamping the rails and allowing simultaneous access to top and bottom connector bars.
Also, you don't need a long straight edge to align two rails so just use one of the rails to make a straight edge on a piece of scrap.
Also, you don't need a long straight edge to align two rails so just use one of the rails to make a straight edge on a piece of scrap.
