skirting boards to be cut, mitre saws any good

stolt

Hi ive got to cut and fix quite a bit of skirting board with lots of lovely angles to consider. i was going to by the all in one (manual) mitre saws for about £20.00 as the electric saws are twice as much and apart form this skirting i will probably never need the electric one again. However i've stumbled across the skirting baord mitre blocks which are used with a normal saw.

Anyone use either and are they any good or flimbsy andare the cuts all out?

bryanb

Not sure what a normal saw is, but I'd use a tenon saw with a good mitre block.

gerryscot

stolt wrote: »

Hi ive got to cut and fix quite a bit of skirting board with lots of lovely angles to consider. i was going to by the all in one (manual) mitre saws for about £20.00 as the electric saws are twice as much and apart form this skirting i will probably never need the electric one again. However i've stumbled across the skirting baord mitre blocks which are used with a normal saw.

Anyone use either and are they any good or flimbsy andare the cuts all out?

I used the mitre blocks with a normal saw, it was really easy to measure up and did a good job.

stolt

sorry normal saw I meant by not having it in the cradle as you see with some of the mitre saw kits... (not making myself any clearer am i ; ) )

gerryscot

stolt wrote: »

sorry normal saw I meant by not having it in the cradle as you see with some of the mitre saw kits... (not making myself any clearer am i ; ) )

I knew what you meant. :cheesy: :cheesy:

bryanb

stolt wrote: »

sorry normal saw I meant by not having it in the cradle as you see with some of the mitre saw kits... (not making myself any clearer am i ; ) )

Yes, now I get you. A saw with fine teeth is best, a tenon saw has a rigid back so the saw can't bend.

Wookey

Mitres are only any use when you have wall corners that are at or very close to 90 degrees. Most joiners i've seen won't use a mitre but instead will butt one end of the skirting board in tight to a corner, the other end is cut at 45 degrees and then sawn out with a coping saw allowing it to fit up against the other board, its as fast and as neat looking as a true mitre and will work on moulded or normal quad boards. With outward corners you will need to adjust your angles if the walls are out at all.

wallbash

I would buy a very cheap mitre saw ( screwfix £40 )

You were looking at £20 and if you are playing with that amount of skirting
You will use your DIY skills again and a chop saw is good value .
Mitre blocks are great . if your corners are 90 degrees , but they never are.

With a chop saw , more flexible. able to shave off a fraction , for the perfect fit.

Wookey

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/feature/how-fit-skirting-boards?gclid=CPul-pqfl54CFVBd4wodoluclA

Step 5 in that link shows a "mitre" being cut out with a coping saw.

stolt

did look at the power mitre saw at screwfix and wondered if it would be anygood for that sort of money. Got my eye on a coping saw from ebay too so that looks handy.

thanks for the repsonses

mallymal

Hi, not a pro, but DIY enthusiast....

I'd go with the electric mitre saw every time... as other posters say, you can shave a thou off if required, and get a much sharper cleaner cut. With all that hand sawing in the type of saw you mention (a) you'll be knackered and (b) the skirt can move the more you 'fight' with it, leaving a less than perfect cut.

Buy a £40 electric job, then flog it on ebay for £30 afterwards if you'll never use it again.

PS... golden rule... angled mitre for OUTSIDE corners, but a SCRIBED joint for inside corners... hard to explain but this link shows you how with step by step pix.

Good luck

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/feature/how-fit-skirting-boards