Is there a carpenter in the house?

[RedSox_Fan]

Greetings

I am trying to install some baseboard colonial molding that is about 4.5"-5" tall. My miter box is only able to handle about 3". I tried to add some extension to my miter box but ended up splitting the thing and it's almost trashed. I had a table saw but I cut my thumb off with it so I gave it away.

I guess I'm asking how to handle the depth. I just returned from home depot where i looked for a taller miter box but no luck.

Regards,
RedSox_Fan

[Clutch Cargo]

You might want to try getting a good compound miter saw from a rental yard. This way you can either stand the moulding up or lay it flat. It's a bit of an expense but it's worth the time and frustration saved. Just be careful! This thing can take off a thumb faster than your table saw.

Another option is to buy a larger version of the miter box and saw you get at the Home Depot. http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/10974

That's just an example. Look around for the same thing by different manufacturers, or you can check on Craigslist or the want ads in a newspaper.

[RedSox_Fan]

Thanks Clutch. I'll probably stick with the powerless method. I needed to know that I wasn't looking for a piece of gear that doesn't exist.

Say hello to spinner and paddlefoot.

regards,

RedSox_Fan

[4given]

in a land far far away Sears and Roebuck used to make a tall manual miter box. It was the professional model and it was $99.00 I had one of them and it was nice. That was before the power miter saws became popular. It has rusted out from lack of use, as I am now on my third power miter saw and I will never go back.

I'm now using a dual bevel 12" Dewalt power miter. I also bought the Dewalt miter saw stand and the crown molding stops to fit my saw. It has been worth every penny. I have completely built my new shop using it. From the framing and rafters and then put on a 12" diamond blade to cut the Hardi Plank siding with. It cut the concrete siding like butter with the diamond blade. As soon as I finish the shop the wife has orders for me to install crown molding in our whole house.

I have already bought a book and gauges for the crown molding job. I have done it plenty of times on flat ceilings, but my house has many ceilings that are sloped at different pitches:scratch. I'm going to upgrade my construction calcualtor to the pro model. I have the contractor model which is nice but it does not automatically calculate roof or ceiling pitch.

If you have a lot of base to install it would be worth it to rent the saw. If you were near me I'd help ya do it, even though I'm a Braves fan.

[Joseph The Carpenter]

You can make your own miter box from one by six if you have a forty five degree square.
As for crown molding, the best is cut-n-crown, even comes with a dvd.

[tracker]

They make blocks that go into the corners that work and look greatI used them when I was installing crown molding in our old house. The ones for base board were in the same area as the crown molding blocks. They are easy to use all your cuts are square. Hope this helps:hat

[whamo]

Rockler has a very nice miter saw.
Link:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5364&filter=saw

[4given]

You can make your own miter box from one by six if you have a forty five degree square.
As for crown molding, the best is cut-n-crown, even comes with a dvd.

I bought the book and the dvd along with the angle gauges and guide blocks. All I have to do now is summon up the will to do the work, because I've been working on finishing my shop for close to 3 years now. It is hard to do when you work shiftwork like I do. Between that and kids baseball, softball, and honey do's I just have to do it.

I built our house 9 years ago and I still have not got all my junk out of the garage. My wife wants to park in there one day! I told her I'm working on it.:doh

[Joseph The Carpenter]

The great thing about cut-n-crown is you don't have to move the saw, you move the guide block.:thumb
Make sure you never finish all your projects, because than you have to sell the house and start all over again.:aha

[4given]

The great thing about cut-n-crown is you don't have to move the saw, you move the guide block.:thumb
Make sure you never finish all your projects, because than you have to sell the house and start all over again.:aha


That is hillarious and so true. I can retire from my real job in a few years. I keep telling her I'm getting ready for retirement. The truth is with this economy I am merely going to retire from one job and start another. :panic So my true retirement will either be in the rapture or the grave, until the Lord comes.