Miter saw edge banding...

[gluecifer]

I'm trying to miter cut a trim like this to go around a stone in the floor, in front of a tiled stove

http://www.duri.se/duri_bilder/KA05B.jpg

I can't get it right when I later join the cut pieces, there are ugly gaps, should I cut in a special way when they are angled trims??

There should be three trims cut at 45 degrees, one on each side of the stone.

 

[pappskallen]

The list must be positioned in the saw the same way it will be on the floor. Cut a strip of wood or similar material with the same thickness as the stone and place it under the list when you are sawing.
fuzzily explained??

 

[gluecifer]

No, that was actually exactly how I tried
But still, it didn't turn out well, there was a gap in the joint.

So I was wondering if I did something obviously wrong, but maybe it's the saw that's bad

 

[gluecifer]

Got this response directly from Duri this morning

Your problem is well-known, it IS difficult to make it look nice. You should ideally bend such a list to make it look nice, but it is very expensive (1800:-/m). It is not possible to make it look nice with a miter saw; I would rather recommend you contact a sheet metal shop and see if they can help you with a gold-colored list that maintains your radius.

Reach out if you need more help

Thomas/Duri

 

[Mr_T]

Was about to go crazy with ugly gaps on mitre-cut joinery despite trying to be really meticulous >
Then I bought a Nobex mitre saw as a replacement for the Rustamodellen. Incredible difference, with the Nobex there were suddenly no gaps at all

/T

 

[Immobil]

If it doesn't work as the pappskalle describes, there's something wrong with the saw.

 

[MathiasS]

If it doesn't work as the blockhead describes, then there's something wrong with the saw.

...or reality isn't exactly 45 degrees.....but that has never happened before.....

 

[gluecifer]

These cheap low-class brands of miter saws with laser - the laser doesn't really help in the slightest to improve accuracy when the overall quality is still lower, does it?

 

[pappskallen]

so true, so true, it's hardly with the laser that you cut......
I think it's a poor sales argument, it should be more prioritized with a real blade, table, mechanics, etc.

A tip might be to borrow or rent a miter saw (dewalt of course! ) with a metal blade

 

[gluecifer]

I will now place a triangular wooden strip around the stone (it sits slightly above the floor), then I will lay a flat gold-colored strip on the "slope." It will probably be a bit easier, although not as nice....

 

[devnull]

If you are going to paint the trim, you can do like the carpenter - latexfog.