Thread: Miter saw question

Hi Bob,

a good quality one like the nobex will do a great job.

And if you get one of these

Attachment 41696

available in aus from


http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind...cPath=120_8580

then your mitres will be spot on.

i have both and they are scrumdiddlyumsious.

if you get one of them you could just cut the mitres with a tenon saw etc and trim them on the guillotine. Perfect mitres

I love my guilletone....perfect mitres and 90 deg cuts


plus;

it keeps swmbo in line

hmmmm..... the guillotine looks interesting. What is the maximum height you can slice with one of those.

In my orginal question, I had in mind a board about 4 inches width laying on its edge (not face) and doing a 45 miter down the end grain the full 4 inches. The guillotine looks more like a tool for picture framing than box making. I know.... I know.... I am a newbie and I should not be making assumptions this early on

What I want is a manual way to make a clean, crisp 45 corner edge the height of an average box. Is this not possible with a miter saw alone? Sure is looking like an excuse for yet another tool

a shooting board and a sharp plane will trim a mitre precisely

I don't think the guillotine could handle 4-inch height.

I made the cuts for this

http://n-fl-woodturners.org/images/2...2006-09-19.jpg

with a hand miter box. 2.5-inch square blank. Seemed perfect enough.

Joe

hey

My guillotine will cut 1/16"shy of 4" whatever that is in your crazy measurements . 3 15/16 perhaps?.

cheers

Bob,
Although I've never used one, I've seen good results from a Nobex.
However, the el cheapo subcontinental ones (they seem to be painted blue) aren't worth a pincha.
Do you have a disc or vertical belt sander? Cut the mitres roughly, slightly over length. Set the table exactly perpendicular to the sander and clamp a guide block at 45 and do your mitres this way. If you mark the length of each side with a marking knife on the outside, you will see a feather of wood peel away as you reach the exact length.

Thanks so much for all the great ideas. I may go ahead and put a Nobex in the shop for those times it can be useful and then keep the alternatives you have shared in mind.

I appreciate the great ideas from y'all.

Originally Posted by Bob N

I appreciate the great ideas from y'all.

Okay Bob N.....is that really you or Dr Phil......

Gidday Bob

YOu got dust extraction?.......................I'd also go down the path of a sharp well tuned low angle handplane on a shooting board. Will give you perfect mitres.

REgards Lou