Action Rail Hole Spacing

[Richard Brekne]

Farrell wrote:

> Anyone have any great ideas for how to accurately space screw holes in 
> an action rail? I need to make a new let-off rail for an old M&H 
> upright and the only way I can figure to do it is to use the old one 
> as a guide and mark the new wooden rail. Is there a better way to space?
>  
> Terry Farrell 

It would strike me as a good idea to use the old rail as a guide, unless 
you know it was full of problems.  Otherwise its jig making time. 
Shouldnt be too hard to contrive some kind of a hole spacing jig.  
Perhaps a retractable dowel swing mounted so that for each new hole to 
be drilled the rail is held in place by the dowel inserted into the 
previoiusly drilled hole ??

You're pretty clever at this kind of thing Terry, so I just know you are 
able to come up with something better !  I have faith in you... grin.

Cheers
RicB