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Title: Picture frame help
Post by: mickey357 on July 30, 2012, 11:55:20 am

  ;) Need a little help on making picture frames.I have a 10 inch slide arm miter saw and have set it at 45 to cut frames.But they just don't match up tight. Is there a small trick to the trade I am not doing?

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: Dave W on July 30, 2012, 12:15:11 pm

Funny, I was actually looking at something like this earlier.  I found this through a link in the "Tips and Tricks" section:

http://woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip080400wb.html

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: Keefie on July 30, 2012, 02:24:27 pm

Great tip, it's so simple that I would never have thought of it.

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: dgman on July 30, 2012, 03:28:51 pm

I haven't used my miter saw in years. I use a dedicated sled on my table saw. Whichever tool you use to cut your miters, it is crucial that the length of each pair of sides are identical, so it is important to use stops.

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: Billy in Va on July 30, 2012, 03:56:44 pm

You also might want to make sure you are cutting a true 45.  Check at 0  or 90 degrees then see if your 5 is a true 45. I recently bought a digital protractor and it works great. I check it aganist several different rules and squares.

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: mickey357 on July 30, 2012, 05:34:07 pm

Quote from: Dave W on July 30, 2012, 12:15:11 pm

Funny, I was actually looking at something like this earlier.  I found this through a link in the "Tips and Tricks" section:

http://woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip080400wb.html

  Thanks for the link to the woodworking tips.It makes alot of sense,I'll give it a try.Also went to their home page,they have a ton of info.,it's bookmarked for later.

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: BilltheDiver on July 31, 2012, 09:48:42 am

Another method used on tablesaws and radial arm saws (should work on a sliding miter as well) is to make a jig which can be clamped to your saw with a 90' joint so you don't have to reset the angle on your saw.  For each joint you cut the left hand pieces on the left and the right hand on the right.  If the length is the same, they should match perfectly even if your angle is slightly off due to the fact that the jig was at 90'.  I hope you can picture what I am trying to describe.

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: Graywolf on July 31, 2012, 12:17:02 pm

What a great tip. I also went to their web site and booked marked it.


Thanks

Title: Re: Picture frame help
Post by: Reaper on August 05, 2012, 01:20:05 am

Thanks for the tip.I bookmarked it also.Its always good to find a site that could help all of us out.....Dave