johnm
11-16-2005, 11:23 PM
Folks -
Allright, I've got the holes drilled in the top of my c-channel for the x rails, and I was going to set a light behind them to look for low and high spots between - but in the book they show the rails being fitted without the rack. With the rack in place, you can't really see the low spots as well, if at all. So, what's the process? I unscrewed the racks, but then saw that they'd been taped as well, and didn't want to disturb that setup... I suppose I could try to slip a feeler gauge inbetween the x rail and the top of the channel, but think that there's probably an easier way that I am missing.
I'll start in again tomorrow; tonight I was happy enough to get the holes drilled for both sides. I deburred the holes and hit the high spots with my belt sander and that made the tops of the c channels smoother. They do have a slight crown to them, but don't think that there's a whole lot that I can do about it.
I'd appreciate any input y'all'd like to give about setting those rails flat and true.
Thanks!
John Moorhead
Allright, I've got the holes drilled in the top of my c-channel for the x rails, and I was going to set a light behind them to look for low and high spots between - but in the book they show the rails being fitted without the rack. With the rack in place, you can't really see the low spots as well, if at all. So, what's the process? I unscrewed the racks, but then saw that they'd been taped as well, and didn't want to disturb that setup... I suppose I could try to slip a feeler gauge inbetween the x rail and the top of the channel, but think that there's probably an easier way that I am missing.
I'll start in again tomorrow; tonight I was happy enough to get the holes drilled for both sides. I deburred the holes and hit the high spots with my belt sander and that made the tops of the c channels smoother. They do have a slight crown to them, but don't think that there's a whole lot that I can do about it.
I'd appreciate any input y'all'd like to give about setting those rails flat and true.
Thanks!
John Moorhead