The Perfect Mitre
 

I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.

The Perfect Mitre
 

"roger kravitz" wrote in message
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I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the
Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I
want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.

The biggest mistake that many make that cause problems with a creating a
square is insuring that opposite sides are EXACTLY the same length.

The Perfect Mitre
 

Leon wrote:

"roger kravitz" wrote in message
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I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the
Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I
want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.


The biggest mistake that many make that cause problems with a creating a
square is insuring that opposite sides are EXACTLY the same length.


LOL! Are you SURE you meant precisely what you WROTE, Leon? I thought
it was a good idea to have same length sides...

Dave

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I'm no expert by any means on this subject, but...am I missing something by
suggesting you cope the corners, therefore you don't need to worry so much
about the back of the cut?
"roger kravitz" wrote in message
...

I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the
Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I
want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.


--
roger kravitz

The Perfect Mitre
 

"David" wrote in message
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LOL! Are you SURE you meant precisely what you WROTE, Leon? I thought it
was a good idea to have same length sides...

Dave

Uh yeah... Let me take a moment to resay that. Make sure the opposite
side are the same length.

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A wise old woodworker once told me the perfect miter was just an
intellectual concept and doesn't exist in the real world. But having said
that, if you still wish to pursue it -
http://www.woodsmith.com/issues/143/...erfect-miters/
BTW, Google is your friend.

"roger kravitz" wrote in message
...

I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the
Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I
want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.


--
roger kravitz

The Perfect Mitre
 

I used to struggle to make good miter joints for picture frames.
Recently I made a miter cutting jig that has worked very well.
I got the design from the Web but unfortunately I didn't save the
Web location.

It is basically a sled made of MDF or plywood that slides in
the miter gauge slots of my table saw. Two hardwood fences
are bolted to the sled at a right angle so that where they meet
is where the blade cuts into the sled. You adjust the angles of
the fences so that 1) each fence is at a perfect 45 deg. angle
to the blade and 2) the two fences are at a perfect right angle.
Do this with test pieces of scrap similar to what you would
use for a picture frame.

If you can find such a jig on the web you'll see how it works
immediately. It is pretty simple and it makes almost perfect
miters for me. A key: the opposing pieces must be exactly
the same length which you can get by clampling a stop block
to the fence when you make the cut.


"roger kravitz" wrote in message
...

I am having trouble with kitchen Pelmet and Cornices mitres. the
Material is Melamine covered MDF and I can't get an invisable joint. I
want to know the secret of the perefect Mitre.


--
roger kravitz