[member=28617]blakjak220[/member]
I took one of the Woodpeckers guide legs and attached it to the Festool rail, lightly tightening one of the screws down so that it was able to center itself, I then lightly tightened the second screw to again allow it to center itself. At this time there was still some movement in the attachment mechanism but I wanted to allow both fasteners to properly allow the beveled part of the attachment to properly find home (center itself). While both screws were still somewhat loose and the beveled part of the attachment could still center itself, I then snugged up both screws to find out how well it centered itself on the Festool rail. After 7 different attempts, these photos outline the results.
In every instance, I loosened both screws, repeated the procedure and then followed the tightening schedule outlined above.
In the first 4 attempts, the guide leg biased itself towards the front of the Festool rail, in the next 2 attempts the guide rail biased itself towards the rear of the Festool rail and it was only on the final attempt that the guide leg actually centered itself on the Festool rail.
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At this point I find the results not random enough and think there might be some operator error on my part that potentially skewed the outcome. I'll bring the assembly outside tomorrow and try it again on a flat table and in the light of day.
It is interesting however, that the self centering feature doesn't appear to function reliably and that could be because of the angle of the chamfers. I noted previously an angle of 20-25 degrees but would expect a chamfer angle of 60-70 degrees would more easily self align itself in the Festool rail, however that would also increase the probability of wedging itself into the Festool rail and possibly distorting it .