Just want to check I've got this right, so opinions appreciated... - Doing a mitre joint on laminate tops with out of square walls. Male needs to be scribed to fit the wall, such that the width of the male and the mitre joint is less than 600mm. Question - is it best to cut the female with the length pin inserted to give a 600 width cut, and then plane back the 600 width until it is the same width as the male or... is it best to place the male over the female, mark the point of intersection on the female, and then cut the female using no length stop pin? Thanks all.
hello. firstly if the wall isnt square then the female should be cut first and you alter the angle on the male cut. but from what you describe if im getting you right you must have reduced the depth of base units by cutting the void right? only way i can see that the female would need to be shortened. in this case the female needs to still be cut first but you just need to work out how much you are going to reduce the depth of the male then reduce the female accordingly.so if you remove 20mm say off male depth you can adjust female by putting pin in 600mm and put either 20mm bit of scrap between pin and top or just measure the 20mm offset from pin to worktop. easy to do but not so easy to explain so hope ive made sense.
Thanks cosworth. Yes, you are correct in saying that I've cut the voids along the male length. I hadn't thought of just measuring the depth of the scribed male then padding out the female between the pin and the w-top. Sounds a simpler approach than cutting the female to the full 600 length then planing it back to the right length. Thanks!
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