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How to make quarter rounds and to make a diagonal cut with commontools?
On Sep 30, 9:03*pm, Aaron Fude wrote:
I have 3"x3" lumber and I would like to do one of two things: 1. Make a 3" quarter round, or 2. Make a "diagonal" cut so that the lumber has a triangular 3"x3"x profile. I have a table saw and a band saw. Triangular cut - flop TS to 45, cut through one corner about 1/4" less than halfway through (assuming normal size TS), insert tight-fitting shim into saw kerf and tape across kerf in several places to hold pieces together for safety while you complete the cut, flip stock over and cut from opposite corner, again just short of halfway, complete cut with a handsaw and cleanup with a hand plane. Quarter round - mark desired profile on end grain of stock, make a cut with the saw blade height just shy of the drawn profile mark (marked curve is facing concave side up), move fence ~1/4" and adjust blade height to just short of the line, make cut, repeat process. The trick is to make the repeated cuts on two sides and try to leave the largest square possible in the area to be wasted. Use the shim/tape to stabilize the kerf(s) as necessary for safety. There are variations on this technique, and safety is paramount, so plan out your cuts before you have an unexpected one. R |
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How to make quarter rounds and to make a diagonal cut with commontools?
In article , RicodJour wrote:
On Sep 30, 9:03=A0pm, Aaron Fude wrote: I have 3"x3" lumber and I would like to do one of two things: 1. Make a 3" quarter round, or 2. Make a "diagonal" cut so that the lumber has a triangular 3"x3"x profi= le. I have a table saw and a band saw. Triangular cut - flop TS to 45, cut through one corner about 1/4" less than halfway through (assuming normal size TS), insert tight-fitting shim into saw kerf and tape across kerf in several places to hold pieces together for safety while you complete the cut, flip stock over and cut from opposite corner, again just short of halfway, complete cut with a handsaw and cleanup with a hand plane. Criminy -- he said he has a band saw. With a band saw available, why would you even consider doing this on a table saw instead? Quarter round - mark desired profile on end grain of stock, make a cut with the saw blade height just shy of the drawn profile mark (marked curve is facing concave side up), move fence ~1/4" and adjust blade height to just short of the line, make cut, repeat process. The trick is to make the repeated cuts on two sides and try to leave the largest square possible in the area to be wasted. Use the shim/tape to stabilize the kerf(s) as necessary for safety. There are variations on this technique, and safety is paramount, so plan out your cuts before you have an unexpected one. See above. |
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How to make quarter rounds and to make a diagonal cut with commontools?
On Oct 1, 10:53*am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
RicodJour wrote: Triangular cut - flop TS to 45, cut through one corner about 1/4" less than halfway through (assuming normal size TS), insert tight-fitting shim into saw kerf and tape across kerf in several places to hold pieces together for safety while you complete the cut, flip stock over and cut from opposite corner, again just short of halfway, complete cut with a handsaw and cleanup with a hand plane. Criminy -- he said he has a band saw. With a band saw available, why would you even consider doing this on a table saw instead? Someone had already mentioned how to do the 45 with a bandsaw. Why would I want to chime in with a "me, too!"? Quarter round - mark desired profile on end grain of stock, make a cut with the saw blade height just shy of the drawn profile mark (marked curve is facing concave side up), move fence ~1/4" and adjust blade height to just short of the line, make cut, repeat process. *The trick is to make the repeated cuts on two sides and try to leave the largest square possible in the area to be wasted. *Use the shim/tape to stabilize the kerf(s) as necessary for safety. *There are variations on this technique, and safety is paramount, so plan out your cuts before you have an unexpected one. See above. See above what? You left out the best part - where you said, "There is no safe way to do this on the table saw." - referring to cutting the quarter round. If you see above I described one safe way to do it. There are others. I would not choose which tools and method to use until I knew what the lumber was and what the machines were like. I'm not assuming the OP has a Unisaw or a Laguna bandsaw - he could have Craftsman hobbyist machines. You are allowed to assume anything you'd like. That's only fair. R |
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How to make quarter rounds and to make a diagonal cut with commontools?
In article , RicodJour wrote:
You left out the best part - where you said, "There is no safe way to do this on the table saw." - referring to cutting the quarter round. If you see above I described one safe way to do it. You seem to have a rather loose definition of 'safe'. |
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