Can someone give me the scoop on making miter cuts over 50 degrees (which is what my saw cuts to). I’m doing some panel box wainscotting down the stairway and I need to make 65 degree cuts in the top corner of all the boxes leading down the stairs. I did it years ago, but for the life of me, I can’t remember how I did it. I think I made some type of jig or something. Anyway, can someone enlighten this forgetful mind? 🙂
Mick
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15 degree wedge
15 degree wedge
Exactly.
I have held the piece perpendicular to the fence - maybe you could make a 90 degree jig, then just subtract what you need from that.
Whatever jig you use on that mitre saw, make sure it's safe. Should be zero clearance on the fence-the saw will want to pull in anything not held flat and parallel against the original fence. Or clamp securely the pc. you are cutting. Be extremely careful.
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Mick.
You can get some ideas from The Ez Bridge.
Make a similar jig and you have 360 capability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGzoQGfUNg
david
Edited 3/14/2007 9:49 pm ET by davidwood
get a Bosch or Milwaukee CMS...
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Dewalt goes to 65 as well.
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All of the above, except I would make a 20 degree wedge to provide ample adjustability in case 65 degrees isn't exactly 65.
Jim
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On occasion I've used a stationary disk sander or even an angle grinder with sandpaper disk attachment to cut miters too steep for any other method, aside from a handsaw.
I have some old "tilt and pivot" tables if anyone is interested. The tables give 2 angles to use when cutting top chords or rafters on a radial arm saw. The blade is kept vertical in all cases.Basically you cut a wedge at a certain angle, and put that behind the top chord to tilt it to a particular angle then you pivot the saw around to the other angle and make the cut. For example, on a 6/12 + 8/12 roof, the tilt is 71.5° and the pivot is 32.5°.
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I'm interested...
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O.K. - Just sent an email.If you want the tables, I'll have to either fax them, scan them, or take a pic and post/email it. Right now I only have them in printed form.
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those kind of tables...
thought you meant a physical adjustable cutting table...
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I use the wedge method,,,,, and as everybody said,,,,, set it up safe. But for what you are doing, my first choice would be a table saw w a jig on the cross cut sled.