Bar Rail 5-1/8" - 2

This steep 5-1/8" - 2 bar rail measures 5.125" wide by 1.437" thickness when milled. The installed dimensions are listed in the image above. The profile is comprised of a 7/8" radius arc at the top and a 5/8" radius semicircle at the bottom, connected by a tangent 4-1/2" radius cove in the center. The backside is rabbeted 1/2" wide by 2-13/16" tall in the upper portion and 13/16" wide by 1/2" tall at the bottom.

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Width = 5.125" / Depth of Cut = .974" (top knives) & .814" (bottom cutters).