I am hand-tool worker by preference, but a chop saw is awesome for these corners.
Things to keep in mind: Always cut from the face down. This prevents rips and splinters on the visible face. If using a chop saw, cut the full face before finishing the rest of the cut. If using a chop saw , triple check that the blade is plumb and square before turning it to 45 degrees. cut a sample from each direction, put them together, and make sure they form a 90 degree angle. cut off the pencil mark when cutting (so make sure to keep this in mind when scoring or marking) keep the blade clean for each cut If possible, prime them before putting them up. Paint them in place. when nailing the trim/moulding up, make sure to use small brads, and to keep them away from the very ends to prevent the board from splitting. use a brad set to put the nail head below the face. Do not bang on the wood with a hammer. Use putty to fill the hole, and LET IT DRY before sanding it. And, when painting the walls, tape the trim slowly and carefully. Overlapping paint is noticable, especially in semi gloss or gloss. Just some thoughts. On 1/3/07, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > Personally I've never been able to cut 45's with a cicular saw (and I > can't > afford a table saw right now). > > It takes more effort but a good old fashioned miter box and manual saw > always works better for me. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223545 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
