Thread: Very Quick Question

Yep that's right - you will lose 18mm.

And likewise, 36 if I were to do the same thing on the otherside, no?

Thanks

Yep. Unless you have a very accurate saw you may want to do what I always do and cut your timber a few millimetres longer to allow for a couple of 'corrections'.

My saw is an el cheapo that rarely if ever makes repeated accurate cuts. I'm always moving it a couple of degrees one way or the other to achieve a nice mitre cut.

Regards Kev

Ok cool. I didn't want to add 18/36mm to pieces of timber on my cutting list only to find it's wrong :P

Thanks.

Originally Posted by *Kev

Yep that's right - you will lose 18mm.

No you don't. All bits of timber go all the way to the corner don't they? Or are you flipping one bit over? Or do you mean the measurement of the finished artical?

Originally Posted by Powerb

I'll delete this when I get an answer

If I were to use mitre joints, would I effectively lose one measurement of the thickness of the timber?

eg: I'm using 18mm timber. I want to mitre a 50x100 piece and a 150x100 piece (along the 100 edge). Do I theoretically lose 18mm off of the 50 piece? (assuming, if it were a butt joint, the 50 piece would stand vertically on the 150 piece)

Thanks, and sorry if that doesn't make sense :P

The way I read the question was a mitre joint as opposed to a butt joint (which would stand vertically on the other piece).

Therefore, with a butt joint the top of the vertical piece would be 68mm from the bottom, and with a mitre joint it would be 50mm from the bottom.

Would somebody who can use sketchup please draw it.

Thanks, Kev

actually a quick sketch/picture of intended work will solve all guesses.

Here is your example

With a mitre joint your finished product ends up as the boards are cut, with a butt joint the thickness of the board is added to te finished article
Cheers
Wolffie

Yeah, that was what I had intended Kev, thanks!

Why delete the thread?
Other members may have been wondering about the same thing
Cheers
Wolffie

I won't now, I'll leave it, seeing as how decent answers (including your diagram) have come up