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Five Rails at Right Angles

• Joins up to Five Rails in Parallel or Perpendicular Orientations
• One-Piece Aluminum Construction for Excellent Rigidity
• Use with Low-Profile Channel Screws (Sold Below)

The XT95C1 Five-Way Corner Cube secures rails end to end or at right angles. The five mounting faces of the cube contain a centered, Ø2.83" (Ø71.9 mm) clear aperture that leaves the entire rail interior unobstructed. Each face also has four through holes that are positioned to align with the inner M6-tapped holes on the end of a standard 95 mm rail. The cube is machined from a single block of aluminum to ensure the perpendicularity and parallelism of the five mounting surfaces.

Please note that the caps of standard M6 cap screws will interfere with each other when installed in neighboring faces of the cube, preventing the rails from being fastened down. We therefore recommend the use of our SH6M10LP Low-Profile Channel Screws, sold below, which feature a shortened cap height.

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XT95P11 Holding Rail at Right Angle

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XT95P11 on Rail End

• Form 90° Intersections Between the Side and End of Two Separate Rails
• Side-Locked Clamping Mechanism is Easily Accesssed
• Also Used to Mount Optomechanics to Rail Sides

The XT95P11(/M) Drop-On Rail Carriage contains four counterbored holes, positioned such that the carriage can fasten to the inner M6 taps on the end of a standard 95 mm rail. In this orientation, the swinging clamping arm, which tightens using two side-mounted 1/4"-20 (M6) locking screws, is free to secure another 95 mm rail at a right angle. The arm provides ample clearance to lift the rail off when the locking screws are loosened.

Alternatively, this rail carriage can be fastened directly to a rail side to provide a mounting surface for optomechanics. The XT95P11(/M) contains a 3" x 3" (75 mm x 75 mm) array of 1/4"-20 (M6) taps and counterbores, along with a centered 1/4" (M6) counterbore.

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Rail Mounted at Arbitrary Angle from a Base Rail

• Holds Two Rails at an Arbitrary Angle
• Angle is Locked by a 3/4" Bolt and Nut Combination
• Eight M6 Cap Screws and 5 mm Hex Key Included

The XT95P4 Pivot Support is a heavy-duty joint that offers ±90° of variable rotation. It is ideally used to construct large-scale, non-rectangular structures. Once the attached rails have been set to the desired angle, tightening the side-mounted 3/4" bolt and nut combination locks the joint in place.

Each side of the joint contains four through holes at the corners, positioned to fasten the joint to the XT95P3 Base Plate or the outer M6 taps on the end of a standard 95 mm rail. The XT95P4 also features four M6 taps on each side that enable mechanical compatibility with the XT95P11(/M) Rail Carriage sold above. The combination of the pivot support and rail carriage, shown to the right, allows two 95 mm rails to be mounted at an arbitrary angle starting anywhere along the base rail.

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Low-Profile Channel Screws in Five-Way Corner Cube

• Sold in Boxes of 100 Screws
• M6 Threading with 10 mm Long Barrel
• 4 mm Hex Head

Our SH6M10LP Low-Profile Screws feature a shorter cap height than standard M6 cap screws. They are required to fasten an XT95C1 Five-Way Corner Cube to a 95 mm rail when two rails are being mounted at a right angle because their reduced cap height prevents neighboring screws from interfering with each other.