Mitre Box?

Stigura

For cutting mouldings. Dado rail, etc. Which one, and Why, please?

Thanks.

Doop

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/forge-steel-plastic-mitre-box/875xg

They're all the same... depends what and how much you plan to use it for.

Stigura

Fair comment, Doop. It's just that I thought I might replace my old one. (Marples? Wooden one. Named maker) Casually flipped open Amazon, like ye do. Jesus wept!!! 😱 Three and half stars, and some Really caustic comments, seems the average!

Picked up a nice new Tenon saw, in town, recently. Just thought a decent box might compliment it. I think, between the comments on Amazon, and the tumbleweed here, I have the answer 😕

10-10-20

@Stigura I've used that box and I'm not a big fan of it. The plastic construction means that the sides get worn away and I found that it was only accurate for a short time until there was too much slop in the grooves and it made shoddy cuts. I also found that it was hard to clamp onto a table and moved around. There is a slightly better one on here, but again it's only as good as you can make it:

https://www.goodwins.ie/mitre-box-gauges/c-6624.html

Stigura

Ah, yes. The Draper's. At least one of them caught my eye, to be honest. Not the cheaper ones either. €20.00 job?

They Ravaged it! 😶

Clamping (it down. I don't want anything else screwed to my work top) was a big issue with me too. Well spotted.

For some reason, I got hung up on fancying the ' \ ' cut too. Dunno why.

Most of all though, this 'new' idea of clamping the job inside it seemed wonderful! Even as I tried my old one out, recently, I noticed how the sawing could jar the job in situ. They tore That apart too!

Now, in fairness? I must admit, some comments, along the lines of; 'Useless! It's plastic and I nearly sawed it in half the first time I used it!' Gave me pause for wonder. Mine's wooden. I still had the capacity to drop a strip of ply in the bottom 🙄 Makes me wonder if some commentators should be allowed near a sharp saw.

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120960117#Comment_120960117

So true! Plastic has it's place, just not as a mitre box seemingly!

GreeBo

Ditch the box and buy a manual mitre saw? €70 in B&Q

hesker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120960406#Comment_120960406

I think I might have bought one of those once upon a time. Pile of junk.

Better off forking out for a proper electric mitre saw

Stigura

The Bo Speaks ...

I used to Have one of them, as it happens 🙂 Green one, it was. Bought it in a local, privately owned shop. Can't remember it's name now. (Saw. Not the shop) It wasn't a 'cheap' make. But, nor was it one I'd remember. As I don't.

Fantastic piece of kit, actually. Did some Amazing work with it! Paid for itself alright.

Now? Again; Amazon utterly destroys all and any of those saws, in the quite well under the ton category. Ones that Don't get crucified are well Over a ton. Mine was probably one of them. Back in the day.

Now? Bit late 😐️ Probably 'lucky'(?) if I have ten cuts more to make. Just not enough work, around here, to justify That much. Then? I honestly don't know where I'd put it any more! Tool room's Rammed!

No. I just thought a 'nice', new mitre box ~ to go with my sharp, thin new saw ~ might be nice. One I could clamp to my bench. Then, even clamp the wood into? (Ache, in my finger joints, as I type this? I Know what's in store for me 😥) Clamps, of all sorts, are my friends, now.

GreeBo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120960979#Comment_120960979

A good proper one is going to cost multiple of that though.

Ive had more success with one like I posted than any plastic mitre box. You just end up shaving the box (oh matron!) and getting too much slop. (ohhhhh Matron!)

L1011

The Screwfix plastic ones have slop in the grooves from the factory as far as I could tell. In the bin and I bought an electric mitre saw. The lost set of architrave plus the cost of the useless plastic mitre box was probably the cost of the electric

Stigura

I've got an electric mitre saw 🙂 Parkside? Bought it after seeing " Cletus " had one. Nice.

My problem there, see; It's down the stables. Think I already mentioned how my tool room's rammed. (Rammed, Grebo! Matron!!!) Entire rooms not long enough for 16' planks, anyway.

But, as I was explaining to a lad in the shop, yesterday ~ shop that had No mitre boxes. Probably because they were tired of irate customers chucking them across the counter ~ It's a pita, trudging back and forth with few inches long bits of wood.

Also, whilst I've found I Can be pretty nifty with the Parky? I sort of draw the line at mitre cuts in one inch wide mouldings 😐️ Bought my nice, new, *thin bladed* little Irwin for that.

Anyway .....

10-10-20

I do love a good Stigura thread!

Proper DIY!

Stigura

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120962883#Comment_120962883

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