... any solid metal from the web? A properly made point or splice rail is first bent to the crossing angle at the tip and then filed or machined or ground on both sides to produce a solid end to the angle. I'm a bit shocked that anyone would pay so much money for such an unsatisfactory result. Unless I'm mis-reading the web site? regards, Martin. posted: 7 Dec 2007 10:20 from: Martin Wynne Hi Charles, Here is a diagram showing what you are trying to do: vee_tips.png I have greatly exaggerated the crossing angle for clarity. The rails are shown in cross-section along the rail -- yellow shows the rail head, red shows the web of the rail. A is a prepared piece of rail with the end bent to the crossing angle. Two cuts are made as shown, producing the result at B with solid metal at the tip at x. It is possible to leave making the second cuts until after the vee is assembled, producing a neater result, but it is difficult ...