Classic table gutter "life hack" of absurdity - video and photo

**ranald** · Aug 11, 2018, 05:26 PM

Wouldn't want to be an oak or Aussie Red Cedar table. EVERYTIME I CUT MITRES THE LUMBER/TIMBER/ GUTTER NEEDS TO BE LONGER (to allow the 45 or other degree cut to fit snugly as the outside of the mitre is longer than the inside, of course; and you all know that anyway) rather THAN THE ITEM " A BIT SHORTER".
UTTER STUPIDITY in this; so i guess they want it to go viral. Besides the table wasn't on carpet but concrete. Imigane your spouse wanting such crap in your home!
Even the mitres dont line up & the Goop would prevent circulation & no down pipe & bucket.
How dangerous is cutting a round object with only one fence to boot etc etc etc
LOL.

**12bolts** · Aug 12, 2018, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by ranald

EVERYTIME I CUT MITRES THE LUMBER/TIMBER/ GUTTER NEEDS TO BE LONGER (to allow the 45 or other degree cut to fit snugly as the outside of the mitre is longer than the inside, of course; and you all know that anyway) rather THAN THE ITEM " A BIT SHORTER".

Yeah, I've found that even after cutting something 2 or 3 times its still too short...... Thats why I like working with steel. Its easy to make short stuff longer again

**ranald** · Aug 13, 2018, 11:51 PM

Yep. Many years ago I made a compound mitre(miter) jig for my RAS. The idea was to keep the blade accurately set at 90 deg to both table & fence & place jig on table to make the compound cuts. Easy Peasy. but then came the accurate measurements with the wood stuck up in the air. Ok for short items but not so with items about a yard or metre long. Sometime (soon i hope) I will make one for my table saw (now I have replaced my contractor one) as it will be much easier to gain accuracy in measuring length. The best mitre measurement cutting machine I have seen in action & used was a manual picture frame cutting guillotine. VERY ACCURATE & NOTHING TO BREAK DOWN except your knee if doing heaps in one day=doesn't happen very often. Arni would have been ok.