After years of cutting and sanding to get the perfect corner using a DeWalt Chop Saw with a Phaedra Measuring system followed up by my disk sander, I am graduating to a CTD D45 double miter saw. Yippee! Any words of wisdom or thoughts from my fellow framers?
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I am graduating!
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John Barlowe
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Keep your fingers out of the way as you are now twice as likely to cut them off
layful:Enjoy your new saw, I am sure it will make a big difference in your life and workflow.
Keep us informed since I still have what you had!
Oh, Mikki, I can already tell you: you want one. A double miter saw is one of those things you wonder how you ever did without. Myrna, do keep us informed, but I will be really surprised if you aren't in framing bliss soon. And you will have so much more time to report-in now. :smile-new:
I will report as soon as everything is set up and running. What did it for me is that I am working 12 to 15 hours a day and still can not keep up. I figure if the saw will save me at least one hour a day it is definitely worth it. I would love to say good bye to the endless sanding that is really exhausting. Timing was very good, on the Grumble a saw was listed through a broker and it happened to be exactly what I needed and it was on the west coast in the Bay Area. Rented a pickup truck and had a nice drive with my husband to our old stomping grounds, picked up a very heavy saw and dust collector then got it home and off the truck without a hitch. Had an electrician come in a put in the correct plug in for the saw and the dust collector. Right now I am waiting for a few parts for the measuring arm but should have it up an running by the end of the week.
Love to know how much more space it takes up also. My back room is small.
I have the same problem.
I've been measuring double miters for a few years trying to figure out how to accommodate one and haven't solved it yet.
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Another wacky idea from me.
If you do not have enough space for the double miter saw, then consider cutting a hole in the outer wall, attach a large enough tube to the outside of the building and seal up the end of the tube to keep the wind and rain outside. It should work.
If you do not have enough space for the double miter saw, then consider cutting a hole in the outer wall, attach a large enough tube to the outside of the building and seal up the end of the tube to keep the wind and rain outside. It should work.
Landlord would love that.
My double mitre saw will be up for sale after Christmas if the business doesn't sell. I could send it over in a canoe! LOL.
I don't know about the details of this particular saw, but my Morso chopper extends 21" from the wall. The Pistorius Saw 28". (It would be 6" less if the dust collection hose went through the wall, something I have been threatening to do for some time now).
I have removed the left support from each and replaced it with a roller support that folds out from the wall. This has worked fine and reduced the floor space required. The chopper sits on a wall that is about 20 Ft wide, but by removing the left support, moulding can extend in front of a wall-mounted cutter. The saw is on a 12 ft. wall and is about 6 ft wide without the left support. I have another foot or so beyond that on the right side, so I can easily cut up to 60 inch rails. On the left hand side there is a door I can open that allows me to easily make the first cut on 12 ft sticks by using my fold-out roller. I rarely see a 12 ft stick anymore. But I am also blessed with doors on either end so I could cut up to 10 ft rails if I needed to.
I don't know if this convoluted post is any use, but wonder if you had considered trying something similar. And while Kai's idea of poking a hole in the exterior wall is not likely to be popular with a landlord, I have seen a number of shops with 12 x 12" pass-thrus cut in an interior wall. These are easy to patch when/if you leave.
I have removed the left support from each and replaced it with a roller support that folds out from the wall. This has worked fine and reduced the floor space required. The chopper sits on a wall that is about 20 Ft wide, but by removing the left support, moulding can extend in front of a wall-mounted cutter. The saw is on a 12 ft. wall and is about 6 ft wide without the left support. I have another foot or so beyond that on the right side, so I can easily cut up to 60 inch rails. On the left hand side there is a door I can open that allows me to easily make the first cut on 12 ft sticks by using my fold-out roller. I rarely see a 12 ft stick anymore. But I am also blessed with doors on either end so I could cut up to 10 ft rails if I needed to.
I don't know if this convoluted post is any use, but wonder if you had considered trying something similar. And while Kai's idea of poking a hole in the exterior wall is not likely to be popular with a landlord, I have seen a number of shops with 12 x 12" pass-thrus cut in an interior wall. These are easy to patch when/if you leave.
