Quote Originally Posted by ranald View Post
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