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	Why does the angle iron have to be cut shorter for the rails? chopper	Thu 10 July 2008 21:28 by chopper	8	17,135
	Why the angle iron must be 2" tall (or less) before cutting down with grinder Gerald D	Sat 29 November 2008 13:46 by smreish	3	15,446
	Capped rails using standard "BWC" V-track ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Loren Gameros	Tue 03 July 2012 08:39 by smreish	92	120,998
	Summary of rail & roller situation Gerald_D	Sat 12 January 2013 05:13 by Gerald D	22	34,102
	Rail Alignment JamesJ	Mon 07 October 2013 21:01 by MetalHead	3	14,933
	Personal angle iron cutting, grinding, tools, solutions - a collection of experiences ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Gerald D	Mon 17 March 2014 23:50 by racedirector	159	183,389
	JR's rail grinding skate in a Lasered & Bent format for 4.5" grinders ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Gerald D	Mon 13 April 2015 19:59 by LizardKing	198	250,635
	Holding the angle rails while cutting or grinding - jigs for sawhorses/trestles Gerald D	Mon 02 March 2020 05:22 by Nenadd	1	11,490
	Source for Complete V-Roller bearing sets (with eccentrics) @ $good-price$ ( 1 2) Gerald_D	Wed 27 January 2021 11:46 by domino11	50	127,821
	M110110M Angle iron rails for X and Y axes ( 1 2 3) Gerald_D	Sat 15 September 2007 17:17 by Hugo Carradini	69	43,494
	Round shafts & ball slide blocks versus V-rails & V-wheels joepardy	Fri 07 December 2007 12:41 by smreish	28	33,336
	Ideas & Experiments with different rail styles ( 1 2) Arthur Ransom	Fri 21 December 2007 14:25 by Art	38	34,619
	New rail height? Les Filip	Thu 27 December 2007 06:59 by DMS	18	15,432
	Other wheel size options for different ready-made sized v-rollers and rails? cobra427mnsi	Mon 07 January 2008 06:09 by cobra427mnsi	2	6,613
	V-Rail profiling device - an alternative skate design Atifeh	Fri 25 January 2008 09:12 by smreish	9	12,866
	Stymied on rail grinding - until the Pferd disks were found skypoke	Sun 09 March 2008 11:46 by skypoke	3	7,358
	Aussie Dual Vee & Rack Supplier WillyInAus	Wed 09 April 2008 01:42 by D. van Randen	2	7,652
	question on y-rail stops ekdenton	Fri 18 April 2008 06:14 by smreish	9	10,579
	Pre-finished steel rails from Standard Steel Specialty dmoore	Thu 01 May 2008 16:28 by dmoore	0	6,873
	Rack & Rail all in one . . . . isladelobos	Tue 06 May 2008 09:14 by Greg J	7	10,265
	Bill of Materials? X-Rail Specification? AlphaBob	Tue 03 June 2008 07:46 by AlphaBob	2	6,862
	Guards for the V-rollers and oilers for the rails? dmoore	Thu 05 June 2008 08:13 by dmoore	6	9,343
	Bearing question for the hold down roller (idler) under the rail Robert M	Fri 27 June 2008 21:37 by Gerald D	1	5,750
	Stop blocks for alu rails smreish	Sun 28 September 2008 16:59 by sailfl	1	5,985
	Butcher saw V-wheels on e-Bay - can they be used? eesanopi	Mon 17 November 2008 20:12 by eesanopi	5	9,042
	Used skate chuck252	Wed 10 December 2008 20:02 by hennie	6	9,173
	rail grinding - does the wheel need adjustment as it wears? DenisCasserly	Mon 12 January 2009 21:19 by DenisCasserly	3	7,623
	Could I harden the rails by myself ??? kanankeban	Sat 24 January 2009 09:39 by Gerald D	1	5,007
	Messed up while cutting-grinding a rail kanankeban	Thu 29 January 2009 20:13 by Gerald D	3	6,808
	Rails are bended...What alternatives I have...??? :( Kobus_Joubert	Sat 31 January 2009 15:55 by kanankeban	12	9,500
	Rollers grooved to 70 degrees by mistake - can they be re-cut to 90 degrees? javeria	Wed 11 February 2009 11:40 by sailfl	4	6,254
	Cutting the angle iron down with CerMet tipped circular saws ( 1 2 3) Marc Shlaes	Mon 23 February 2009 08:26 by revved_up	84	64,800
	Track Roller Bearings for Denmark kongblom	Sat 28 March 2009 01:03 by Jan de Ruyter	1	5,380
	Idea to cut down rails on tablesaw shelbygt500buddy	Fri 22 May 2009 04:37 by cvriv.charles	7	9,129
	Has anyone thought about chroming the rails? (hardness & corrosion) MattyZee	Tue 26 May 2009 13:05 by PEU	4	6,461
	What are the size of the 8 bearings on the skate? lumberjack_jeff	Tue 16 June 2009 18:44 by J.R. Hatcher	1	6,704
	Spring washers instead of V-roller shims Sheldon Dingwall	Tue 16 June 2009 21:04 by Gerald D	3	7,754
	Grinders in Gauteng - South Africa timber_mg	Thu 18 June 2009 01:29 by timber_mg	3	6,817
	Need opinion on round bar rails with roller Claudiu	Fri 03 July 2009 12:05 by Claudiu	3	7,365
	One grind rails question. (another alternative rail proposal) isladelobos	Wed 08 July 2009 07:01 by domino11	7	9,596
	Cutting the angle iron down with grinder and abrasive disk ( 1 2) Alan_c	Mon 13 July 2009 11:15 by lumberjack_jeff	39	43,342
	Breaking rollers on other machines Gerald D	Mon 20 July 2009 11:47 by Gerald D	0	9,172
	V Groove Rollers zigmart	Fri 14 August 2009 17:10 by zigmart	0	8,967
	Rail grinding process question jehayes	Sun 16 August 2009 10:19 by jehayes	2	10,413
	Experience on working with V-cap rails 711man	Mon 21 September 2009 08:03 by 711man	0	9,000
	BOM (Build Of Materials) Grind Head Assembly M6 10 100 AA (Rail Grinding Skate) skippy	Sun 01 November 2009 05:11 by Robert M	1	13,969
	DIY-rails Which type of angle iron must be purchased? oddname	Sat 14 November 2009 07:41 by Conrado_Navarro	6	14,470
	Shopbot rails delaminate? smreish	Tue 19 January 2010 05:00 by smreish	0	7,875
	Tips for Rail Grinding Radishworks	Wed 03 March 2010 11:42 by oopz	10	21,725

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