Help Making Corner Samples

geperry

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I need to make some corner samples! Trouble is, I'm having a tough time measuring and cutting consistent miters since the outside edges of a corner sample are opposite of normal miters cut for a frame! I'm using a framesquare saw. suggestions?
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Sure, set up your FrameSquare to chop to the inside dimensions! Most of my samples have 6" inside dimensions. Simply cut the sample legs to 6" and join.

The taper of the ends of the legs don't matter that much, whether they go to the outside or indside, moulding mfg's do them both ways. If you want to keep them consistent with an outside miter on the ends, mark a spot on your fence at 6" or whatever length you prefer and chop both ends of each leg on the same side of the saw.

Framerguy
 
I am not sure I understand your problem.However what I think your worrying about is Chevrons the have inside and outside mitered cuts on the open ends.

Forther more I think you want the Chevrons to be of equal lengths regaurdless.

If so remember that the trianglular waste segment of any moulding is equal to the width of the moulding regardless of the fact of which way it is cut. Hence if all your samples are as Tom said 6" (or what ever other lenghts) then simply mark the moulding minus one times it's width on the outside face( away fron the Rabbet )and the resulting Chevron should be of equal lenghts ( tip to tip) as the one cut with opposeing miters.

However if you wish for all corners to be of equal lenghts regaurdless ot thieir respective widths then you may have some corner samples with outsude faces that are a bit smaller than others,due to the raw miter being larger due to their width.

But then Tom already explained that ,didn't he, without being so long winded as me.LOL
BUDDY
 
I make corner samples very rarely so, when I do, I find it helpful to have a chevron sample close by for examination. With my saw, the process of cutting them involves rotating the rail for the second cut but I couldn't exactly describe how it's done without standing at my saw with a sample in my hand.

I have the same problem when I am attaching Bevel Accents to a mat, and compound miters for trim moulding on a wall make me crazy.

I find rows of uniform chevron samples more visually appealing and easier to hang. Miter cut or oversize samples end up in the back room unless they are something very special.
 
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