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wondering if
Posted by Moderator, Steve on June 15th, 2003 08:54 AM
In reply to MITERING by AL on June 15th, 2003 02:53 AM [Go to top of thread]
were talking about plain 90 degree mitre cuts or compound mitre cuts as in crown.
As Snack stated, if were talking about the manual plastic or non electric saws, the key is a sharp saw, and CLAMPING your work down so the material does not move while the cut is being performed.
Those plastic mitre kits are good, but the problem is the tolerence is so wide, you can cut a good angle but they do not match perfectly due to movement or wide kerfs in the jig.
A perfect mitre is hard to achieve with these non electric deals, and that is where caulk, paintable, comes into play. Its OK and it works if the project is going to be painted.
I think some new people in mitre experience tends to work with too long of stock. Even to this day, I do all my corners with a two foot piece, get a nice angle and fasten it up there. Its more easy to work with short pieces, then use butt joints or slight 20 degree angles to attach the long runs. proper nailing and caulking will yield a good job.
Do not know your level of expertise, but take it easy and practice on your cuts. Sharp saw, clamped stock, and nice straight follow through saw strokes.
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