Chop Saw or Mitre Saw For Skirtings?
Discussion
tleefox said:
I want to teach myself how to fit skirting boards to save a few £ on a house refurb - I'm pretty good at general DIY but would probably only ever use this saw for doing skirtings.
Does getting a mitre saw make it much easier?
If your skirting is deep you might need a sliding one to get through in one go.Does getting a mitre saw make it much easier?
You need a compound saw, I think? the one that tilts over to 45 deg as opposed to the the one that just pivots round the base whilst the blade remains upright. I got a brilliant one from toolstation for about £170. this was in the days before every tom dhead and harry used the place.
Electric mitre saw every time. If you buy a lower range one investing in a better quality blade with more teeth would be wise, as stated above.
The beauty of the electric ones over the old Nobex type is the ability to shave a few thou' of the timber in the extremely unlikely event you cut something too long You'll also need a coping saw for the internal corners and I find one of these useful for fettling the scribe cuts round wood rasp
The beauty of the electric ones over the old Nobex type is the ability to shave a few thou' of the timber in the extremely unlikely event you cut something too long You'll also need a coping saw for the internal corners and I find one of these useful for fettling the scribe cuts round wood rasp
If you are fitting 150mm wide skirtings, Buy a compound sliding saw. Evolution from Screwfix for £100 or so and you will be cutting like a pro.
Not too difficult to fit skirting, but if the mitres and scribing for external and internal joins are not good, it will be a disaster and a waste of timber. And also, buy some Mitre Bond adhesive.
Not too difficult to fit skirting, but if the mitres and scribing for external and internal joins are not good, it will be a disaster and a waste of timber. And also, buy some Mitre Bond adhesive.
Cheers guys.
So would one of these do the internal & external angles;
http://m.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-sl...
So would one of these do the internal & external angles;
http://m.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-sl...
tleefox said:
Cheers guys.
So would one of these do the internal & external angles;
http://m.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-sl...
Internal angles need to be scribed instead but the easiest way to do this is to cut a mitre and use that as your scribe line for the profile. Lots of videos online show how to do this.So would one of these do the internal & external angles;
http://m.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage3-s-210mm-sl...
The reason you don't want an internal mitre is that it doesn't hide expansion joints very well. A scribe joint that opens up by 1mm is much more subtle than a mitre joint.
I've got the fury version of the evolution saw linked above. I love it and have used it loads but to get a finer tooth blade to fit you're going to need an adapter for the bore. Most blades I've seen use a 30mm bore but evolution are 1".
Evolution do a wood blade but it doesn't look very fine cutting to me.
Evolution do a wood blade but it doesn't look very fine cutting to me.
^ Here you go if you get the Rage and need a finer sawblade abor reducing ring and fine tooth mitre saw blade negative rake crosscut bade or better yet, spring for one of these, they've been around for years, Noah used one on the Ark. They take standard 30mm blades as well Dewalt mitre saw
Ahhh the hours of fun I had doing the skirting of a room.... It's quite satisfying when it's all done though. (No corner on that pillar was 90 degree before you criticise!)
As above I used a sliding compound saw as well as a coping saw from screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-coping-saw-6...
As above I used a sliding compound saw as well as a coping saw from screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-coping-saw-6...
CoolHands said:
Ahhh the hours of fun I had doing the skirting of a room.... It's quite satisfying when it's all done though. (No corner on that pillar was 90 degree before you criticise!)
As above I used a sliding compound saw as well as a coping saw from screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-coping-saw-6...
They look good to me, obvious gaps because of the wall aside.As above I used a sliding compound saw as well as a coping saw from screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-coping-saw-6...
Sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead...
I'm about to buy an Evolution Rage 4 Chop Saw (Screwfix £99 https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage4-1250w-1... for a number of garden projects - decking type stuff. But before I pull the trigger, I wanted to check that it will do mitres on 4" or 6" skirting board.
I'm wondering if I would be better off spending an extra £20 and getting a Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, as this wil surely cut square too?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r210sms-210mm...
I'm about to buy an Evolution Rage 4 Chop Saw (Screwfix £99 https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage4-1250w-1... for a number of garden projects - decking type stuff. But before I pull the trigger, I wanted to check that it will do mitres on 4" or 6" skirting board.
I'm wondering if I would be better off spending an extra £20 and getting a Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, as this wil surely cut square too?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r210sms-210mm...
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