In a remodel, what is the best way to cut existing base board / cap / shoe inplace to retrofit a new door with wider casing. The old casing is 50+ years old, painted/ dry.. I want to get a super clean cut without damaging the existing floor finish. Luckily, it will be a paint grade job. Is there better tools to use than a set of super sharp chisels?
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In those cases, I've always taken out the piece of baseboard, installed the new casing, cut the baseboard to fit, then reinstalled it to fit tightly against the new casing.
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Bosch trim cut saw without adoubt. can't believe i WORKED WITHOUT ONE FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.
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I keep giving it all away free right here, don't I ?my most interesting project right now is a mini version of what Macdesign is showing in his classical portico thread. his contains a lot more good stuff.On this subject, Chisles will pop loose a lot of paint and caulk, so if that is the only option, I would do like your suggestion.In the past, I often used a shorty saw with 12-14 TPI and wore myself out cutting the base in place and not doing any damage to the wall surface or the base, but in hard old lumber, it took way too long. The Bosch takes some learning to control, but it dopes a fine cut in a minute or so.
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What type of saw is that bosch? circular?
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Perhaps everyone's favorite, the MultiMaster?
Fein MultiMaster will make quick and easy work of that.
And you'll find all kinds of other uses for it.
That's right, but when I compare the cost of blades, I go to my Bosch first.
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I don't have the Bosch, so I have to "make due" with the MM
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looks like we gotta make up some of those homemade blades like luka showed
for our Fein MM's..
the Fein would be my choice
just got some new sanding attachments for oursMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
The fein is sure easier to use.
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Fein multimaster. Mark a cut line, then tack a block on the line to act as a fence. Cut away. But casing to base, maybe a little bit of caulk between the two to fill any gaps.
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put a speed square on the floor and make a square cut up with a utility knife. then back cut it at an angle to remove some waste. make another straight cut and repeat the back cut. square it up again, repeat
I can cut through most baseboards with about 10 swipes with a utility knife
dont cut yerself
hi, Great suggestions, I appreciate the Bosch and Fein tool suggestion as I didn't know about the ideal tool, wonder if my porter cable profile sander has a blade attachment I don't know about yet? I like the advice about blade replacement cost; a consideration.. also I Like Maverick's practical speed square and utility knife to use in a pinch. I once had a Damascus steel blade that could slice paper thin slices off the butt end of an oak 2x6 and thousands of peels later was still sharp. This would certainly work for the dozens of casings I want to do. for the curious see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel
I can do it in about 10 seconds with the MM
and I don't have to worry about cutting myself
thats all great, if you have a bunch of them to do, but in the time it takes you to go get your tool out and set it up I've got it all swept clean and moved on already.
wanna race?
Hello Maverick ,
thanks for the encouragement .. I'll give it a try... just wish I had one of those nice blades that is so much sharper than a utility knife..
The time savings you mention are great, not to mention the savings in buying a tool etc.. .. In general I do some pretty good working with pretty ancient tools.. ;+)
I'm thinking older aged solid wood might take you more like thirty swipes and abloody knuckle.
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I'm thinking that 30 swipes might even be shy on this old dry hard well painted wood also .. I will let you know what the actual time, swipe count turns out to be .. ...
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man I cut a knuckle last week, I was looking at bone. not cutting base though. I was carrying some old granite counters out and ran my finger over the top of the dishwasher. ouch. been having a tough time with my guitar, finger doesnt want to cooperate