|
Posted by Gary Dyrkacz. on April 18, 2008, 6:31 pm
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:53:57 -0700 (PDT), darren.grimsley@gmail.com
wrote:
>Thanks for all of the excellent information everyone. I think I'm
>going to go with a table and miter saw. For the miter saw would you
>recommend just a regular one, or a compound or a sliding compound? I
>don't know that I'll ever do any beveled cuts, but maybe.
>
>
>Also, I'll need to raise the subfloor 1/4" so I was planning on using
>sheets of 1/4" plywood and attaching it with screws, is this
>advisable? If so, which kind of screws would be best? And will
>either of these saws be able to handle big sheets like that, or will I
>need something else?
>
>Thanks again for all of the great responses thus far.
>
>Darren
I just finished (finally!) laying down 1600 sq ft of engineered
hardwood plank flooring. This included two sets of stairs. I already
had a table saw, which was about the only way to rip down the planks
in any easy, accurate and quick fashion. I also bought a dual bevel,
compound, sliding, laser-guide, miter saw (Bosch 10") for the job,
which I intend to keep around. This was a fairly expensive miter saw,
but I am glad I went with it. The planks were 4 1/2" width and with
some of the angles I needed, I don't believe a non sliding 10" saw
would have made it.
When it came to doing the stairs, where exact cuts were needed to fit
exactly up against the stringers all those adjectives that I used
above to describe the miter saw made the amount I paid for the saw
worth it. Most cuts on stairs were at very small. off 90 degree
miters, and similtaneously cutting on a bevel. Lining up the miter
angle accurately using the laser (and a tread tool) made a big
difference in the final look of the job and the ease of getting the
job done in a reasonable time.
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap