Originally Posted by
Paul B. Cresti
Mark,
Not sure what you need the steel edge for but if all you require is straight edge for setting something up or other needs AND it does not require to be steel...make your one yourself on your slider out of 3/4 mdf. I needed to realign my jointer bed some time ago and tormented myself on whether or not to waste all that money on steel edge (starret, bridge city, Mcmaster,etc...) Instead I listened to another fellow ww'r and ripped a 6ft x 6" wide straight edge out of 3/4" MDF on my slider....it worked perfectly!