I know this has been asked on numerous occasions but i can't really find an answer to my question. What is the best way to measure internal and external mitres on skirting? Also are there any new fangled products that can take all the stress out of working out the angles prior to cutting? Which are the best products to use? Thanks in advance BP
i think trend do some sort of mitre finder, internal mitres on skirting are a no no IMO. i always scribe them. russ
Hi BP, What Pb means is that you scribe the internal mitre joints. The easiest way to do this is to cut one end to 45 degrees and then trace along the cut outside edge with a coping saw. This will create a 'scribe' which will meet up with the profile of the joining piece and mate at a wide range of angles. The external angles can be plotted with a Trend mitre guide or by eye and trimming. You can get them really good but timber being what it is will probably gape after a while anyway. Filler is the mitre's friend DWD
Lads, I never mitre internals,only scribe (college trained),the problem is getting the mitres bang-on at the external point when the walls are out? Cheers
> Lads, I never mitre internals,only scribe (college llege trained), that aint what you said to start off with matie!
I use a Trend Anglefix which is what you were probably referring to. It works reasonably well - especially as I'm still using a flip-over chop saw. Scrit
Apologies PB.I should have just asked for external mitre angles. Anyway scrit,Is this trend anglefix easy to use? Do you just use it to mark and then remove before sawing or is it used as a guide so theres no need for marking? Any info would be gratefully recieved . thanks.
I always place one length on the wall and the other on the receiving wall on top of the other and mark the angle
BP Wrap the Anglefix around the corner. Transfer the Angle fix to the chop saw and place the appropriata arm against the fence of the saw. Align the blade to the small metal "comb" in the middle of the Anglefix. Remove Angle fix. Chop the cornice, moulding, etc. The comb bisects the outside angle of the corner and is a fast way to cut accurate mitres without the need to measure or mark. Scrit
Oh yes and it beats the old draw a rectangle, bisect it then transfer the angle on a sliding bevel approach as it's a LOT faster......
bit of 2 be 1, place on wall,pencil on floor corner,both cheeks,put skirts on wall mark bott of cut ,then top of skirt on wall.
bit of 2 be 1, place on wall,pencil on floor corner,both cheeks,put skirts on wall mark bott of cut ,then top of skirt on wall. Their won't be any joiners left soon... learn how to do it the right way and then you can choose the way that suits you.. Above is pritty much the way I do it.. I have bought every gadget in the book, but I allways misplace them or they get lost in the tardis (van) so I always use the old methods (tried and tested)..
"A Bevel guage? Don't anyone use them anymore? Simple effective easy to 'read'! " I still carry a sliding bevel in my kit, but it's not as fast. Do you want me to part exchange my Altendorf for a Disston and a pair of trestles then? Scrit
That MagicMitre looks like a manual version of the Festool Symmetric SYM70e compound mitre saw so why not go the whole hog? That way you can keep using your sliding bevel. Scrit
I usually use a sliding bevel and protractor to get the angle. You can also pare down behind the cut with a stanley knife and bring the joint in tight. However, a lot of corners are only a few degrees out of square and you can get most of the work done with 45 deg cuts in most places. Which you often need to do to satisfy the eye and achieve the ideal of uniformity through the building. It also pays to have your fixing battens in place and any obstacles removed so that you can lay out the whole board and get your cut as accurate as possible.
Aww, scrit, I didn't mean to imply we allreturn to the neanderthal ages, just sometimes simple is best. Besides at my age anything with markings on means getting out the reading glasses and all the mistakes that go with that!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Starrett-Protractor-For-Use-w-Mitre-Saws-Pro-Site-NEWW0QQitemZ7617441677QQcategoryZ20785QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I got one of these, its good