... to have point blades all cut properly. It used to be a feature of previous tracklaying of mine that everything used to be completed except the point blades then I would grit my teeth and sit down and file the lot in one go. Jim. Attachment: attach_2797_1386_garden-X121.jpg 995 posted: 12 Jan 2019 12:38 from: Martin Wynne Hi Jim, Many thanks for that -- takes me back to the 1970s/80s when I was manufacturing point blades commercially. Just one minor point -- for every pair ... blades there is usually a pair of check rails. If you made the clamped toe end of the rail a bit longer, you wouldn't be wasting any rail when you cut it off. Space for someone to mention catch points and double slips: but those check rails go into the diamond-crossings. cheers, Martin. posted: 12 Jan 2019 12:50 from: Jim Guthrie Martin Wynne wrote: Just one minor point -- for every pair of blades there is usually a pair of check rails. If you ...