Skirting around bricks. Angles and Mitre Box - Confused!?! (Picture inside) 📸

soexhausted

Really confused about what angles and how I cut the skirting architraves.  

I have probably the simplest Mitre box from Screwfix, and for some reason, cutting the angles just doesn't seem to overlap at all. Youtube videos haven't helped.

I am quite possibly being very daft and missing the obvious, so any guidance/tips would be much appreciated on how best to cut the right angles to get the architraves to all the way around the bricks? Thank you 

p.s. I know the picture shows a completely insane angle to what is probably required and that is after much trying all diff. angles with the mitre box

[Deleted User]

Hi,

I'm no expert, but if you cut both ends of the middle bit as internal, then match the sides.

grumbler

The piece at the bottom of the picture - you put it into the box incorrectly. It has to sit there the same way as on the floor. Bottom part of the box = floor. Vertical part = wall/brick.

The piece on the left - the position in the box was correct, but the angle has to be opposite - obtuse angle near the wall/brick (looking from the top).

   - that's what you need for 90 degrees external corner.

However, your box is only for for 90 degrees corners - internal and external. Your corners are approx. 120 degrees and the cuts have to be approx 60 degrees, not 45.

FreeBear

grumbler said: However, your box is only for for 90 degrees corners - internal and external. Your corners are approx. 120 degrees and the cuts have to be approx 60 degrees, not 45.

https://www.toolstation.com/precision-mitre-saw/p76675 - Does most common angles, and with a little bit of jiggling, co do the in between stuff too.

MikeJXE

FreeBear said:

grumbler said: However, your box is only for for 90 degrees corners - internal and external. Your corners are approx. 120 degrees and the cuts have to be approx 60 degrees, not 45.

https://www.toolstation.com/precision-mitre-saw/p76675 - Does most common angles, and with a little bit of jiggling, co do the in between stuff too.

Thats the best tool after a power mitre saw. The secret it being absolutely sure the piece you are cutting is perfectly upright, test your angles on scrap wood 

knightstyle

I had something similar to cut so I used a paper template on the floor and cut the angles so it fitted then folded over to give the angle of each cut.

baser999

For the amount involved a paper template as suggested by Knightstyle surely has to be the easiest 

FreeBear

baser999 said:

For the amount involved a paper template as suggested by Knightstyle surely has to be the easiest 

A template is indeed the cheapest option, but you have to be very careful to get a vertical cut. Not always easy, especially for a beginner.

GDB2222

Give up, and mastic it?