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Craftsman 21226 MiterMate (post #205479)

jhausch on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 14:09
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Hello, Strangers!  (It's been a while).

I saw this in an email newsletter I receive.  I searched for Mitermate, Miter Mate, Craftsman Miter Mate, and Craftsman 21226 and did not see that anyone had posted on this yet....

Looks interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo3QjUSaYU

Gonna need one funny looking giant saw stand, though :)

(I'm picturing a saw stand that looks like a U-shaped desk) 

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Stand Solution (post #205479, reply #1 of 6)

by jhausch in reply to jhausch [original] on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 14:11

Then again - this guy may have the right solution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jus86RP4_-Q

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by calvin in reply to jhausch [original] on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 15:41

Festool has a similar idea used on their Kapex mitresaw.  An angle copier that auto divides the cut in half.  You line up the laser guide to the line on the tool.   Works well!

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I love that! For $199.00 how (post #205479, reply #3 of 6)

by florida in reply to jhausch [original] on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 18:21

I love that! For $199.00 how can you not get one. I haven't had a Craftsman power tool in 20 years but I think I might get this one.

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by calvin in reply to florida [original] on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 18:48

I'm sure I'm way off base with this but..............

There's something about turning the fence that aims the open end of the mitred pc (after/during cutting) right into the opening between the two fences.  Seems it would want to pull the pc into the opening.

I seem to remember a tug of war (or clamping the pc down) when I've jigged up a mitrebox to cut way beyond a 45.

 

And, are there positive stops when all you want is a common degree setting?   I don't think I noticed that on the video.

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youtube vid (post #205479, reply #5 of 6)

by jes82677 in reply to jhausch [original] on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 15:19

Did anyone happen to notice that they put up the crown upside down when installing it it in the video.

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by calvin in reply to jes82677 [original] on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 15:48

I had to look at the video again to see what you were talking about.  Yes, it's installed upside down.  However, I had to replay this several times...........about 1:10 on it-the cut sure appears to be made properly to me for that 45'd inside corner.  The cove portion is cut longer than the top of the crown-however when the guy puts it up-the cut is opposite from what showed on the saw.............

 

Trick photography?

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