04-19-2015, 04:37 PM
I have not had any issues with the rail collecting grit because I always have it sitting "off the deck" by a 1/16" or so. That's plenty of room to wipe out any swarf with a paper towel.
Having the rail there, ground "dead parallel" to the table travel is quite handy. I usually put a flat parallel between the rail and the work to space it away, or if I need to assure the shoulder I am about to grind needs to be square to the 90º end of a piece, I lay a solid square up against the rail, butt the work to the opposite side of the square and remove the square as I apply the magnet.
Having the rail there, ground "dead parallel" to the table travel is quite handy. I usually put a flat parallel between the rail and the work to space it away, or if I need to assure the shoulder I am about to grind needs to be square to the 90º end of a piece, I lay a solid square up against the rail, butt the work to the opposite side of the square and remove the square as I apply the magnet.