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Forum: Rails & Rollers

Sat 17 July 2010, 08:28

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Question Regarding The Methods Used for Shimming Rails

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Posted By Gerald D

You can make yourself a small rail-rider laser to...

You can make yourself a small rail-rider laser to project a dot about 10 or 20 meters away.....if the dot stays in the same place then the rail is straight.....

Forum: Rails & Rollers

Fri 16 July 2010, 06:04

Replies: 25

Question Regarding The Methods Used for Shimming Rails

Views: 27,286

Posted By Gerald D

Used a long alu extrusion as a reference, then...

Used a long alu extrusion as a reference, then feeler gauged between the extrusion and the rail. (extrusion checked for straightness by seeing if all faces give the same readings). Sag due to gravity...

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