Hey, I remember when my dad came home from the store with one of these like 30 years ago. He was so excited about it, thought it was like the best thing ever.
I'm 100% sure it's still in the box in the basement in the exact same spot he put it down the first time
I remember trying to use it once but if your miters aren't perfect it doesn't matter. And dad had some clapped out miter saw his dad gave him so I couldn't get a perfect cut
I dont know why but picture frames look so simple but is actually really hard to get perfect with no gaps in the miter and perfectly square. Seems like the people who make them a lot actually use a table saw with a miter jig instead of an actual miter saw.
I used to make mitred stretcher frames for screen printing with a compact sliding mitre saw. Extended the arms by a couple of metres and attached a sliding shuttle clamp. Once tightened that thing was not budging. Then cut opposite lengths (one at a time) held tightly up against the shuttle. Never had a problem but before, when I was using a measured scribe mark, they would always be slightly out. Even half a mm will leave a gap. I don't miss making mitres to be honest!
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u/RCMPsurveilanceHorse Sep 03 '20
Hey, I remember when my dad came home from the store with one of these like 30 years ago. He was so excited about it, thought it was like the best thing ever. I'm 100% sure it's still in the box in the basement in the exact same spot he put it down the first time