Hello,
I have been trying to trim out some windows which the jams extend beyond the drywall in some cases upto a 1/4 inch. I have been hand planing or rabeting the trim depending on how consistent the patrusion beyond the drywall is. I am thinking of getting a power hand planer to bring the jams level to the drywall, however, I have never used one of these and I am a little worried it will tear up the corners on the jams. Does anyone use this method? and if so what kind of planer do you use.
Thanks in advance.
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flush cutting router bit with bearing on the end works well. use a router or if not enough room use roto zip possibly. 1/4" bit fits it fine.
tyke
Just another day in paradise
I usually use power planer for that sitution.
There is a knack to learning how to use one, but the feel is similar to a really sharp hand plane.
Practice on some scraps first.
As per GregDi - practise. When you approach the internal corners it helps that any tearout should be on the outer edges - ergo, work from centre to the o/s. Keep the heel of the plane at an angle to the jambs, too, so that the blade takes only a little piece out of the grain of the adjoining piece, rather than a big 'bite' of grain at one pass.
All the best...
To those who know - this may be obvious. To those who don't - I hope I've helped.
I have had that same problem many times in trimming out windows.The first thing I do is go to the truck and get my really big deep throat Jorgensen clamps.Open the window and put a block on the outside away from the window and put another on the protruding ext jambs...crank until just past flush and nail the ext jambs into the liners..don't forget to shim behind the nails.This trick also works for the opposite problem...ext jambs not reaching the drywall..just do the opposite....later curse out the dope who installed the window..if he understands english..
And what do you do on a fixed light window?
Do you repair the cracked exterior stucco yourself or pretend it was like that before you got there?Lignum est bonum.
fixed lite window...plane down ext jambs..send builder an additional charge for fixing someonem elses screw up (that cost you money )
stucco...what makes you even think I would not have thought about that first ! Obviously I would not want to damage the stucco so if the window did not relent easily I would just plane down ext jambs..and send builder a bill for additional work... I'm guessing here you have experience damaging stuccom "skykarma" A little more thinking ahead and a few more years of experience would help you out...I am not claiming to be an expert on everything here,just my trade,and I'm always looking for new and better ways to do things...I love to learn..Is'nt that the reason for this discussion board ????
...If I want any crap out of you I'll squeeze your head....
Man I gotta stop posting late at night. Reading my previous post I can see I was pretty snotty. My apologies.
My choice of technique depends on the state of finished floors. If dust and debris are going to be an issue, I plane the jambs. But it's generally quicker and slicker to use a router if mess isn't an issue yet.Lignum est bonum.
No offense taken Dude,If I had answered you now after the day I have had We'd be really getting into it...freaking banks and lawyers...another good bashing session for another day...I'll only say it should'nt take 4 months to close on a freaking construction loan......
..I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.......
Thanks very much for all the responses, it is great to have the benefit of the experience out there.
Phil
It's kinda hard to explain, but I'll try.
I take a laminate trimmer and put a mortise bit in it. I then take a small piece of wood and contact cement it to the base. The edge of the wood goes accross the diameter, so you'll need to cut a half circle where the bit is. Then adjust the depth of the bit to be flush with the face of the wood. Then place the wood base flat on the drywall and run the bit into the protruding jamb. It will cut it off perfectly flush and not tear out.