Anyone ever try one of these?
GreatWhiteNorthGuy
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Just wondering if they’d be worth the investment or not.
Thanks
Ken
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=53807&cat=1,240,45313
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What do you want to know? A couple guys tried it out at the Fest last year. I gave it a run for several cope cuts. As luck would have it, haven't had any crown for 8 months...........
We gave away a couple at the Fest, think Beckman may have gotten one. Sorry, can't remember the other winner.
I've talked to the inventor, a good guy. You can spy the site and maybe get into a dialogue with him at http://www.easycoper.com/
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I have one.. got it at the Riverfest...
plyed with it and as luck would have it no crown to run...
verdic is still out... interesting aide though...
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I was thinking that this would be the cat's meow if you just had a couple to do, especially the polyurethane mouldings. Beats the heck out of dragging the mitre saw out just to make a few cuts. Of course, if you had to take off a "steenth or two" then you'd be wishing you had brought the saw along. Anyway, the pics look like it would be a breeze but I'm trying to imagine cutting stain-grade oak with it.
Thanks for the feedback, though.
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Ken"They don't build 'em like they used to" And as my Dad always added... "Thank God!"
Yes, I've have it for about a year now and done several jobs with them. It's called Easy Cope and they are well worth the money. They're not good I suppose as the more expensive devices, but once you get the hang of it, it does very accurate work. It sure beats the heck out of coping large maple , poplar or oak by hand all day long. They don't take up much room in the truck, so they're there when I need 'em.
Dont have one tho they seem like a good idea. They will only work with one spring angle so if you have a crown with odd spring angles you will be SOL.
As an alternative check out the Collins Coping Foot.
It's a rounded foot that replaces the plate on your jigsaw. Allows you to roll with the curves of the trim. Not restricted to trim width either, although 90% of what I cut could fit in that EasyCope jig.
You do realize that with both these you still need to use a mitersaw or box saw to cut the trim on a 45 (or as required), then you backcut with either this EasyCope or with the Collins, right?
Mongo
Yep, realized about the cutting after I hit "Post." I also remembered the Collins Coping Foot, but thought that pretty well committed your sabre saw to back-cutting only - seems to me it was a bit of job to switch back to the regular base plate. No?"They don't build 'em like they used to" And as my Dad always added... "Thank God!"
i saw it at a tool show this winter, but didn't buy it.
I've been installing a lot of crown, but it's mostly MDF.
That stuff's a piece of cake to cope. I start grumbling when I have to cope pine crown after using the MDF.
I'm gettin' soft.
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Bought one at Hartford Expo last weekend and used it this past week and was quite satisfied with it. The owner was at the show doing demo's. I asked if it covered other spring angles and his reply was that it is built for 52/38 but if the spring angle is 45/45 you slide a 3 degree shim down the side and it solves the problem. It was well worth the $34. and he does seem a decent guy to talk to.
Brian
I saw someone almost cut on in half in Cal's backyard if that helps!
looked to be akward to use ... after seeing one up close .. I'd never buy one.
why not make one outta some scrap ply?
Jeff
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And the guide doesn't track at the angle I like to cut at so I still owe Cal a new blade for the one I bent in half trying out that rig.
HAven't tried it but I have that jig saw and I think it sucksss...wish it would break already
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Ken,
I'm the inventor of the EasyCoper that you are referring to. I think from looking at later posts you realized that you still need to cut the crown in a miter saw. The EasyCoper just allows you to use a jigsaw to cope instead of a hand held coping saw. As you can see in some of the other posts it really does work. It is designed for the 52/38 spring angle, but will work on the 45/45 spring with or without a wedge. Detailed instructions are included with each set on how to do this. If you would like any more information you can go to the website http://www.easycoper.com. There is a video that might help you and you can contact me with any more questions.
Thanks, Haley. Yes, I've seen the video and it looks like a great tool, but this forum is where the rubber really hits the road, so to speak,and I like to throw things out to the veterans carps, etc. to see how they like them. I like the stability of the flat surface vs. the wandering nature of using a coping foot. However, you can overcut with either system and then you pooched either way.
Like I said earlier, I don't know how easy/difficult it is to change over a sabre saw's base plate either. I have a Bosch and when I examined it I thought that it might be a bit of a hassle.
I appreciate your feedback and the next time I'm near Lee Valley Tools I'll probably take a look at them more closely. I have found that in some houses corners aren't always dead-on 90 degrees, so you have to saw the measurement in half and that is where the coping foot doesn't care what the angles are. Anyway, thanks again.
Ken"They don't build 'em like they used to" And as my Dad always added... "Thank God!"
Haley, Just wanted to pass along my congratulations on bringing an idea to market. Best, Mongo
Thank you Mongo. I'm just a carpenter that had an idea and use it for years on the job. Now I'm trying to make it easier for others, but it sure is a lot of work.
I'll bet that there are days when you wonder why you started, right? Every inventor has those times, I'm sure. Anyway, it's a cool product - now you've just gotta get it out there into every area of interest to builders, renovators, etc. and you'll be on easy street. Now, which publications or web sites would that be? Hmmm."They don't build 'em like they used to" And as my Dad always added... "Thank God!"