Large coving mitre box?

[Philip Kime]

I need, urgently to get a mitre box or (non-electric) saw to cut some large plaster coving mitres. I need to cut arbitrary angled mitres, not just 90 degrees and I have to be able to cut larger coving (184mm and even larger). Most compound mitre saws don't have a large enough box for this. Something like this would be ideal, but bigger:

suggestions? I have a specific date to do this and won't have time to make a custom mitre box or anything - I just need to buy a tool (not electric) and do it ...

PK

[BigWallop]

Watch out for the link wrapping back:

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[Chris Oates]

?id=19927&ts=09534>Bigwallop has a bad day ;)

[John]

I presume this isn't big enough, but I am thinking of purchasing one. Anybody got one, and is it any good?

John

[BigWallop]

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ROFLMAO !!!!!

Pasted the wrong link. Doh !!! :-))

I meant this item:

I'll get me coat)

[BigWallop]

It took 6'' moulded cornice when I had to do repairs in our place, so yes, it's a great little tool. Got ours from QVC but then found their website from the instruction manual that came with. :-)) The item you're going to cut isn't clamped in anything, it actually lies alongside the block, which is then used as the guide for the saw.

[Philip Kime]

I saw this and it looks like the best thing but I'm not sure if it's big enough - it says it will cut coving up to 135mm "girth". Now the stuff I have has dimensions of 130mm from the wall to the edge but is

184mm "wide", presumably this means the diagonal width. I can't work out whether the "girth" is the vertical (or horizonatal) distance from the wall, or the longest width ... any ideas?

PK

[John]

My understanding of "girth" on coving is the dimension across the face, i.e. the bit you see when looking at it once installed. I hope this is right anybody agree/disagree?

John

[dave]

I am assuming this must be for more than the basic halfround type plaster coving hence the need for a mitre box.. BUT.. a handy tip ,if you are using half round type coving, is not to mitre it but scribe to the half round and cut it 'back'on inside corners. Bascicaly using a skirting board fitting technique.