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fitting high skirting
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I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin |
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Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin Circular saw against a batten works pretty well. Getting the exact length can be more difficult than the angle. |
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"Toucan Groups" wrote Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin Either buy a mitre saw/block arrangement or, if they are not available for deep skirting, make one. Phil |
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On 3 Oct, 13:50, "Toucan Groups" please_rely_thru_news_group wrote:
Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin You need a compound mitre saw which can be adjusted in the vertical plane as well as the horizontal. That way you will be cutting a board which is 7" wide and not 7" high. Mark. |
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BandQ do a great saw for the job 7'' skirting fits in just about £18 i think
bob "Toucan Groups" please_rely_thru_news_group wrote in message ... Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin |
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"Toucan Groups" please_rely_thru_news_group wrote in message ... Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin With 7" you're better profiling,much neater. |
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I have used a cheap mitreing device which I got from B&Q, you just slide the
skirting board in, two thumbscrews hold it in place and you just saw down the 45 deg. angle on the edge for an external mitre. Internal corners are best profiled the trick to that is to first cut an internal mitre then follow the profile with a coping saw. If you are not confident sawing mitres with mitre boxes and the like, buy a mitre saw, Screwfix are selling 2 that will cut deep mitres up to 178mm (7") for £20 and £27. These saws consist of a hacksaw like saw mounted on guides that slide down guide bars the whole arrangement can be swung round to cut almost any angle including mitres. After that the next best thing is a sliding compound mitre saw. Got one this summer from B&Q for £85 for a 250mm diam blade with 295mm lenght of cut it has been ripping through all sorts since don't know how I managed without one before. Richard "George" wrote in message .uk... "Toucan Groups" please_rely_thru_news_group wrote in message ... Hi, I need to fit a skirting board which is 7" high. I am not sure how to cut a 45 degree angle so that the corners look nice. Can anyone think of an easy way of making the cuts? TIA Colin With 7" you're better profiling,much neater. |
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