making my own guiderail bag

jatt

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Hopefully this is in the right spot within the forum.  I'm sure someone will point me in the right direction if its not.

Had some remnants lying around at work, so thought I would make something that carries my two 1400 mm rails. 
Going to sew on a zip and the two short sides in the next couple of weeks (paying customers always come first before my own stuff), essentially making an oversized pencil case with a divider.

Yeah I know one can buy em in the shop, but was in need of a challenge and all of the stuff was just lying around.  My sewing skills arent fantastic and I have easy access to industrial sewing machines.  Any excuse to work on my skills :)

Its simply 2 pieces of ripstop canvas, some foam for padding and a piece of tourneau material to keep the rails seperate.  Figured something non abrasive in the middle would work well to stop the rails scraping against each other. 

The hardest bit is to ensure the 2 zip halves meet correctly as one needs to sew each side separately.  Going to use zip off the roll and simply "cap off" each end.

 
Here is the finished job.  Hopefully it will give someone some inspiration to make up their own.

The $100 odd AUD seemed a bit steep to me after spending heaps on the saw & rails in the first place. 
 
Really nice job!  I would have to make a case out of wood because I would have no chance of sewing one and it turning out that nice.

Todd
 
I made one too.  I don't think too highly of the festool ones and wanted something better.  The one I made has three pockets on the outside, two for quick clamps and one with four dividers to hold the guide rail connectors and a little screw driver.  I works great.  I also didn't find it necessary to keep the rails separate, I just put the bottom sides together, that way they stay together nicely.
 
The one you made sounds interesting Hoover.

EquatorTwo ---- Hopefully I havent misunderstood what you have said.  Orders, well one is always willing to talk about these things.  ;D Must confess I havent crunched the numbers on this bag, but am willing to work it out and provide a figure.  Would imagine freight alone would put a dent in things.

To be honest Notorious T.O.D. it wasnt that hard to make.  Sewing straight is the hardest bit.  Sometimes I draw a line on the material to follow with the machine.  To cut the material out I quite often draw a line on it with a pen or a soft pencil to try & keep my cut straight.

Like many things if u break it down into steps, then it isnt that complex.  Prior to this all I have made is simple bags, as in double over a piece of material and sew velcro on.
 
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