Help me perfect this molding pattern

[little_d]

I am in the process of building a aquarium stand that contain some molding that is very similar to this one. The area around the flute is very challenging for me, can someone help me with some tips. I'll try it on many pieces of wood first before doing it on the actual molding.

Thanks in advance for the help.

http://img293.echo.cx/img293/3098/finishedfront35id.jpg

[Ashore]

Do you want to cut the moulding at the right angles or make the moulding
if you want to cut it at the right angles try

General General woodworking , Building a home bar . Need help with an angle
4 weeks ago




Rgds



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[little_d]

I want to cut the molding at the right angle, looks to me like it will be all 45 degree, I tried it out yesterday but was not succeed.

I tried to search but no luck, if you have the link that would be helpful.

Thanks


Do you want to cut the moulding at the right angles or make the moulding
if you want to cut it at the right angles try

General General woodworking , Building a home bar . Need help with an angle
4 weeks ago




Rgds



The trouble with life is there's no background music.

[routermaniac]

Correct me if Im wrong but are you asking how to cut a perfect mitre (ie 45 degree cuts that are perfectly complementary?) If that is the case it will depend on your equipment....

1. if you have a good mitresaw it can be tuned to do this ok

2. if you have a table saw then build a mitre sled

3. if you have none of the above the its time for some hand tools and a Nobex saw guide :-)


regards

Marios

[little_d]

I have a 10" table saw which the blade can bend 45 degree left and a miter sled that can turn 45 degree each way. http://www.onestopshopcatalog.com/ts200ls.html

The first shape would be like this:
http://img276.echo.cx/img276/439/document28wg.jpg

The only problem I have so far with this piece is that the left and right is not equal to 1". Some how when I flip the molding to cut the other side, it turned out to be a bit shorter than 1".


Correct me if Im wrong but are you asking how to cut a perfect mitre (ie 45 degree cuts that are perfectly complementary?) If that is the case it will depend on your equipment....

1. if you have a good mitresaw it can be tuned to do this ok

2. if you have a table saw then build a mitre sled

3. if you have none of the above the its time for some hand tools and a Nobex saw guide :-)


regards

Marios

[Ashore]

I thought you might be interested in reading this web page:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=17745&referrerid=6512

From,
Ashore
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=10228&stc=1
Basically you build a simple mitre box that holds the moulding at the desired angle to the job then cut at 45 degrees
This way you use the sled with your blade at 90 degrees . Usually gives a more accurate cut and angle


But read the posts above cchiu had a similar problem.



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[ian]

Little d
the latest Fine Wood Working magazine (#178) has what I think is an excellent article (as in, oh that's a real easy way to cut matching mitres) on how to do what you want to do with the molding.
The main tool used is a mitre saw and there's no need to calculate compound cut angles.

Ian

Ian

[little_d]

Thanks you everyone for your replies. I will work on the suggested method and post pix of actual pieces, last couple of days I been playing with some cheap molding from hd.

Here is a pix that closely resembled what I tried to accomplish.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5972/mark10xa.jpg

[RufflyRustic]

Hi LittleD


If that is your practice or prototype moulding, then you shouldn't have any problems with the bigger job you are preparing for. Good work! Will be interested to see how your job turns out.

cheers
RufflyRustic

[little_d]

Thanks you everyone for the helpful tips, I was able to cut it without wasting any oak crown molding, here are some pix. Thanks again everyone.

http://img333.echo.cx/img333/3931/img02644wh.jpg

http://img336.echo.cx/img336/8886/img02667wn.jpg

http://img311.echo.cx/img311/4826/img02675ok.jpg