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JasonMoe wrote:
It helps with seeing the level of sides that can run 30" or so too. If you want a cheap 4 footer, buy a drywall T square, and grind the rivets out, or cut it, and you got a straight aluminum 48" bar for around 20 bucks.


That's exactly what I use. laughing6-hehe

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Grizzy has their 36" Straight Edge on sale for $42.95
http://www.grizzly.com/products/T21580
If you want this for Jointer set up a far cheaper alternative and equally accurate tool is a Masterbar set. Described by John White here: http://books.google.com/books?id=dSLOYOyQAmQC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=John+White,+Master+Bar&source=bl&ots=NcfXMTaSR_&sig=MrbbQJ0DrhZJr5gZ2N7YRxhbGz4&hl=en&ei=7BXZTd6VLs2_gQedqP2DDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Scrap MDF, 9 drywall screws and you're in business.
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