totally valid question! well that is one aspect i did not complete yet. However i'm going to make a vertical slice in the top and bottom plate, and put a screw in perpendicular to the slice essentially making a clamp what will hold the rods in place
when using rods like this, its really important that the ends are clamped firm otherwise they can flex more than normal (i learned this on my first build, and later switched to supported rails) |