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	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	251,274
	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	184,113
	Capped rails using standard "BWC" V-track ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Loren Gameros	Tue 03 July 2012 08:39 by smreish	92	121,774
	Source for Complete V-Roller bearing sets (with eccentrics) @ $good-price$ ( 1 2) Gerald_D	Wed 27 January 2021 11:46 by domino11	50	130,234
	Summary of rail & roller situation Gerald_D	Sat 12 January 2013 05:13 by Gerald D	22	34,287
	Why does the angle iron have to be cut shorter for the rails? chopper	Thu 10 July 2008 21:28 by chopper	8	17,329
	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	15,627
	Rail Alignment JamesJ	Mon 07 October 2013 21:01 by MetalHead	3	15,127
	Holding the angle rails while cutting or grinding - jigs for sawhorses/trestles Gerald D	Mon 02 March 2020 05:22 by Nenadd	1	11,737
	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	65,212
	M110110M Angle iron rails for X and Y axes ( 1 2 3) Gerald_D	Sat 15 September 2007 17:17 by Hugo Carradini	69	43,635
	Make your own V-Rollers if too expensive in your country ( 1 2) Gerald_D	Mon 31 July 2023 01:48 by MariusL	56	82,315
	V-Wheels machined from plastics ( 1 2) MariusL	Sat 30 June 2012 14:06 by MariusL	40	49,165
	Cutting the angle iron down with grinder and abrasive disk ( 1 2) Alan_c	Mon 13 July 2009 11:15 by lumberjack_jeff	39	43,747
	Ideas & Experiments with different rail styles ( 1 2) Arthur Ransom	Fri 21 December 2007 14:25 by Art	38	34,735
	biscuit/plate joiner ( 1 2) tahwos	Sat 26 October 2013 17:52 by Mrayhursh	37	36,332
	Round shafts & ball slide blocks versus V-rails & V-wheels joepardy	Fri 07 December 2007 12:41 by smreish	28	33,586
	Question Regarding The Methods Used for Shimming Rails Surfcnc	Mon 19 July 2010 10:20 by smreish	25	27,531
	Diy Wheels Build your own asif3244	Sat 30 June 2012 09:56 by Mr Ron	19	24,890
	Ensuring Rails are Coplanar Surfcnc	Tue 01 July 2014 07:11 by KenC	19	24,948
	New rail height? Les Filip	Thu 27 December 2007 06:59 by DMS	18	15,538
	A record of burnt out grinders . . . . Alan_c	Wed 18 May 2011 04:58 by smreish	18	23,158
	Some alternatives to Bosch grinders for skate dmoore	Mon 22 March 2010 03:47 by AuS MaDDoG	17	31,435
	Thought on milling rails . . . tjskmm	Sun 14 November 2010 17:47 by smreish	13	17,055
	Rails are bended...What alternatives I have...??? :( Kobus_Joubert	Sat 31 January 2009 15:55 by kanankeban	12	9,584
	Setting the rails straight Gerald_D	Thu 24 June 2010 13:20 by smreish	12	17,457
	Skate rail grinding question Wayne Webb	Thu 21 November 2013 18:26 by smreish	12	21,158
	hobbed or ground rack? southernduckie	Thu 26 May 2011 08:36 by KenC	11	15,564
	Tips for Rail Grinding Radishworks	Wed 03 March 2010 11:42 by oopz	10	21,932
	V-Rail profiling device - an alternative skate design Atifeh	Fri 25 January 2008 09:12 by smreish	9	12,934
	question on y-rail stops ekdenton	Fri 18 April 2008 06:14 by smreish	9	10,667
	What to shim with? jbmclain	Sat 01 January 2011 12:58 by smreish	8	14,684
	Rack & Rail all in one . . . . isladelobos	Tue 06 May 2008 09:14 by Greg J	7	10,317
	Idea to cut down rails on tablesaw shelbygt500buddy	Fri 22 May 2009 04:37 by cvriv.charles	7	9,210
	One grind rails question. (another alternative rail proposal) isladelobos	Wed 08 July 2009 07:01 by domino11	7	9,649
	Question on Vee Bearings and bushes Red_boards	Sun 08 August 2010 07:41 by Red_boards	7	12,178
	Guards for the V-rollers and oilers for the rails? dmoore	Thu 05 June 2008 08:13 by dmoore	6	9,386
	Used skate chuck252	Wed 10 December 2008 20:02 by hennie	6	9,222
	DIY-rails Which type of angle iron must be purchased? oddname	Sat 14 November 2009 07:41 by Conrado_Navarro	6	14,634
	hiwin linear rails on ebay shelbygt500buddy	Sat 09 July 2011 17:57 by tcheney2000	6	15,152
	Why single V guide on machines ? Axel1966	Sun 22 April 2012 16:44 by Axel1966	6	13,624
	Butcher saw V-wheels on e-Bay - can they be used? eesanopi	Mon 17 November 2008 20:12 by eesanopi	5	9,088
	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	6,292
	Has anyone thought about chroming the rails? (hardness & corrosion) MattyZee	Tue 26 May 2009 13:05 by PEU	4	6,496
	pinion gearing and difference in sizes Gabriel	Wed 18 May 2011 14:19 by domino11	4	10,879
	Rail Grinding Jig for a Radial Arm Saw Mr Ron	Wed 27 June 2012 09:43 by smreish	4	12,135
	Rail wear after 1 year Red_boards	Wed 24 July 2013 22:36 by darren salyer	4	11,555
	Stymied on rail grinding - until the Pferd disks were found skypoke	Sun 09 March 2008 11:46 by skypoke	3	7,392
	Need opinion on round bar rails with roller Claudiu	Fri 03 July 2009 12:05 by Claudiu	3	7,400

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