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I’m hoping I never trim another damn thing. After I get done building from the ground up, by trim time I’m so fugking aggravated and ready to be done, makes trim work a hated part of the project. And with someone neurotic helping like mrs slumlord, we have to have crown moulding, chair rail, howe casing, baaeboard w/shoe-moulding, fluted endcaps, rosettes, etc She wantin us to put crown mould in a rental last year. LOL, woman you’ve lost your mind
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a quality trim blade on a good sliding compound mitre saw followed up with some careful coping/sanding. This worked for me A little caulk and a little paint makes a carpenter what he/she ain't! I taught my wife this little phrase during a remodel. She's even more critical than I am so I let her do all the final fitting of the trim.
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I've trimmed a few houses and redone our doors and windows a few times and my Delta miter saw has been a godsend. Way back when I started doing this I used my dad's old hand miter box that he bought in the 50's and it drove me nuts. Never was all that accurate to start with and nothing really matched. The miter saw makes all the difference. Quite some time ago I learned the trick most trim guys have probably known half their lives- cut the first baseboard square to fit into the corner, then cut the piece going 90 degrees at a 45 and cope along the line where the miter meets the front. Matches perfectly every time if you take your time and cope it carefully and do a little sanding to fit.
Rather than lug my miter saw around all the time, I finally bought a rolling stand at Home depot that fits my saw when I helped my son remodel his rental last year. It folds up so it can be stored in a fairly small spot, but when it is raised into position and the extension arms are put out I can work on some pretty long pieces and get very accurate cuts....
Now, add a couple good nail guns and you have a good trim tool set up.
Bob
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This is mrs slumlord’s rig. Good bud of mine from high school, his daughter got married. Mrs slumlord made their wedding cakes. Saw was her ‘wedding favor’ lol
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Buy a 12' sliding, compound miter saw and stand. Sell it when you're done.
Inside corners get coping cuts, anybody that doesn't do this isn't white.
If you can't use a coping saw, don't hang trim.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Buy a 12' sliding, compound miter saw and stand. Sell it when you're done.
Inside corners get coping cuts, anybody that doesn't do this isn't white.
If you can't use a coping saw, don't hang trim.
12' is a little big. They are only doing base boards.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Don’t need a 12” or sliding for interior trim. Pretty rare to need either.
Good fence setup is important. True and square the blade to the fence and get a starret miter protractor for ease of fit in corners. Rarely is it actually 45 or 90.
Worked for 7 years as a trim carpenter. How I paid my way through school
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I have a Craftsman compound mitre saw for that.
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This is mrs slumlord’s rig. Good bud of mine from high school, his daughter got married. Mrs slumlord made their wedding cakes. Saw was her ‘wedding favor’ lol That’s nice, need a stand for mine
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A stand shure beats crawling on the floor?
Our's is a galvanized folding stand made in Battle Creek, Iowa.
I forget the brand name. The company was bought up, and the price went up. I think it was about $85.00
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Don’t need a 12” or sliding for interior trim. Pretty rare to need either.
Good fence setup is important. True and square the blade to the fence and get a starret miter protractor for ease of fit in corners. Rarely is it actually 45 or 90.
Worked for 7 years as a trim carpenter. How I paid my way through school Need has nothing to do with it. If you're one and done, the 12" sliding will be taken off your hands much quicker and with less loss.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I've used a DeWalt double bevel sliding compound miter saw for years. The double bevel turns the whole thing into quick and easy cutting. It slowed you too cut all trim work including crown flat. Easy peasy
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He's in Florida spending his millions.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I've trimmed a few houses and redone our doors and windows a few times and my Delta miter saw has been a godsend. Way back when I started doing this I used my dad's old hand miter box that he bought in the 50's and it drove me nuts. Never was all that accurate to start with and nothing really matched. The miter saw makes all the difference. Quite some time ago I learned the trick most trim guys have probably known half their lives- cut the first baseboard square to fit into the corner, then cut the piece going 90 degrees at a 45 and cope along the line where the miter meets the front. Matches perfectly every time if you take your time and cope it carefully and do a little sanding to fit.
Rather than lug my miter saw around all the time, I finally bought a rolling stand at Home depot that fits my saw when I helped my son remodel his rental last year. It folds up so it can be stored in a fairly small spot, but when it is raised into position and the extension arms are put out I can work on some pretty long pieces and get very accurate cuts....
Now, add a couple good nail guns and you have a good trim tool set up.
Bob Are you sure you're from Oregon?
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I use a small Delta miter saw that uses circular (skill saw ) blades.
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I AM a trim carpenter (part-time these days) and I use a 12" Delta compound miter saw. The only time I have ever wished I had a sliding miter saw has been when I was doing exterior siding. I also tote one of those Stanley manual versions, which I learned on over 40 years ago, in the truck for quick simple jobs when I don't want to tote and set up the heavy beech-ass Delta.
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I use the 12" Dewalt. with fine blade. Also works good for cutting butt stocks when you are putting on a recoild pad
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Buy a 12' sliding, compound miter saw and stand. Sell it when you're done.
Inside corners get coping cuts, anybody that doesn't do this isn't white.
If you can't use a coping saw, don't hang trim.
I see this method in starter homes and trailer houses. All high end homes get precise miters
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Bullshit, deflave nailed it. Although, unless you're looking to resell, a standard 10" mitre saw will do fine.
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