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17 reviews
Not as easy as you think
Extremely well made, to exacting tolerances (although the "brass" of the screws appears to be electro-plating); screws could afford to be longer & instructions for fitting are brief and the recommended method of installation is possibly not the best. I have found it helpful to use an 8 mm drill bit to make a hole through the two pieces of wood to be joined, before they have been accurately cut to size, then remove the drill bit from the drill, insert it into one of the holes & thread a female dowel half onto it before drilling the 3 screw holes. Repeat the process with each of the dowel locations. Remove the surplus female dowel halves and replace with male ones. Clamp the two pieces together, using the dowels to locate them in the correct position. It is only at this stage that the pieces of wood should be planed accurately to size as if they were a single piece of wood. Once this has been achieved, assembly of the base board can proceed. Accuracy of assembly should now be assured. Simple, really.Read full review
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Good product, fair price.
Good product. I suggest this advice:
Marry the two planks together and hold in place with clamps.
Mark the top and outside of both planks This is important. They become “handed”!
Mark the centres for both the dowels and “holding” holes for bolts and then drill all with a 2mm bit (in a pillar drill for preference).
Only at this point, remove the clamps.
Use a 25mm spade bit (for preference in a pillar drill) to create the recess in each place for the dowels.
I found a 25/64 bit useful to drill a hole for a 10mm tube section, which acts as a channel for the bolts. It makes a tight friction fit, as it is slightly underside.
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Alignment dowells
Very good quality and easy to fit as long as you have a 25 mm forstner bit for the 3 mm deep circle that these fit in. With these dowells in place then baseboard alignment is assured.
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Perfect Alignment of Baseboards
This is the first time I’ve used and tried out these alignment dowels, and they work perfectly the quality of the items ensure the boards align and lock together perfectly, will definitely be using them again in the future, don’t be put off by the slightly high price because these are precision items and are really worth what you pay.Read full review
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Model railway base board alignment dowels
Top class, fitting no problem, snug fit, very pleased, have now used 15 sets. A++++
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Really great product
I always use this product when I'm building model railway base board's
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Well recommended
Excellent quality if you want your railway layout baseboards to align up perfectly.
The only downside is that they are expensive if you have a large sectional layout.
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Baseboard dowels
Good and easy to use 👍
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there good
these are really good I have the cheaper ones and these are better as they cannot rust
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Great quality
Not an exciting product, but very good quality and exactly what I needed.
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