Rail Riser

[Woodwork Wizard]

This saves me lifting the rail back to the fully raised position each time I make a cut or rout the next housing. It raises the rail just enough so the friction strips can not interfere with the movement of material beneath. It also gives the rail a bit more pad to rest on.

It may not be a problem with the standard 1080 rail but with the 1400 rail it helps me a lot.

1st photo - block in cut/rout position.
2nd photo - block moved forward to raise the rail.

 

[Woodwork Wizard]

The 1st photo would not download so here it is...

 

[Mr Heavy]

I'm just waiting for the reply from the bloke who "solved" the same problem by using a bungee cord hanging off a telescoping boom arm.... [wink]

 

[Hurricane Whisperer]

Another reason your idea is so good, is that you can leave the saw on the rail instead of lifting it off and not really having anywhere good to put it.

Simple idea.  And enormously useful.

Thanks.

I'm going to simplify it even further by using just a simple block of wood about 1 to 1.5 inches thick which should raise the rail enough for the majority of material I use.  I have a slop stop fitted to the rail.  If I need the extra width stability that your idea provides, I will just use a piece of scrap of the same thickness as the work.

 

[sancho57]

Plus you can make it longer to give the rail support when cutting narrower stock and not have the rail bend while cutting.