I am 72 yrs. young and been all types of construction all my life. Every time I watch your show (presentations) you never fail to have something new and worthwhile to learn. Love the little details. Thank you.
These two seniors above my comment is the best compliment I have read that you have got! A craftsmans craftman! You are truly a craftsman! I watch all the time I hope I never have to do much trim work lol but when I do it is nice to be able to reference your common man videos! Always humble and logical. PCC Flooring & Water Restoration Mpls Mn LLC
These videos show how a true craftsman’s mind interacts correctly and effectively with his craft. “It just doesn’t get old.” That says so much about his day-to-day thinking. He keeps his learning fresh and ALWAYS looks for better ways to do his craft. A dose of enthusiasm helps too. I love and appreciate this fine example.
I've watched a couple of videos on how to use this tool and none of them were detailed or clear enough. You are a natural at teaching and giving clear instructions. I knocked my baseboards out the park thanks to you, they actually look like a professional did them thanks soooooo much.
Today I installed crown at my grandmas house for the first time. I used all the same tools and used all your tips. Let’s just say it turned out flawless. Thank you so much for all your help. I hope I see you at a local Home Depot one of these days so I can thank you personally. I’ve been watching your channel for the last 8 months and I’ve seen every one of your videos. I love your home improvement videos because I feel like you went way more in depth and that’s exactly what I needed! At 16:40 I noticed the door behind you still hasn’t been trimmed out yet. Maybe that could be a “how to” for a future video! Really love what you’ve done in your last 3 uploads. Keep up the great work, thank you again! Ps. Like the shirt by the way, haven’t seen you rock that one in a while lol
I watched a bunch of your videos about a year ago, and I thought I forgot about all the information I learned until a week ago when my in-laws asked me to help with trim work on a trailer they were selling. For my first try, I did well. A little common sense and help from your videos kept me from getting too frustrated. APPRECIATE YOU MAN !
Whoa! I bought this tool before seeing this and wow do you blow the manufacturer's instructions out of the water. So much better, thorough and exhaustive in details! Wonderful job thank you so much.
The reason I like this tool is it doesn’t rely on your saw being 100% accurate; whereas the Starrett -you usually read the degree and then adjust your saw to the correct angle. Ergo, since you’re duplicating the angle, you’re less likely to introduce errors into the equation.
Even if your saw is dead nuts, it's always more accurate to scribe instead of measure. This is more or less scribing as opposed to measuring with the Starrett.
I have a Festool Kapex 120 and it comes with a similar tool. Basically you set the tool in place and the blade follows a line in the center of the tool. Love your videos BTW!
I'm sold. Bought it. Another great review. I have very similar complaints with the starrett and my digital protractor, much rather calibrate to the blade actually
Handy, I have a similar tool, all aluminum instead of the red the plastic body hence easier to align on either side of the saw. For my money the starrett gauge has the efficiency advantage. With the Starrett you don’t have to run back and forth from room to saw for each measurement. Each piece fo crown requires two trips inside, one for each side/corner and that makes for slow and tiring work on even small jobs.
Yeah as below the Festool kapex 120 which has been out years and years now comes with one. All the other companies have now caught up with ideas and development in making their own. The idea was thought out and designed at Festool which is one reason why it can be good to invest in new inivations. The kapex was expensive but its earned my money over the years and it’s mitre finder saved me so much time over the years. Everyone that sees it loves it.
Man! I need to start watching your videos from newest to oldest. I just got my Skerrett ProSite Miter Saw Protractor. LOL. Again. you are a genius. Thank you for this channel.
Flooring guy here. Yeah that could be useful in odd angle cuts. You could form that to the angle, lock it and then set it on a tile and trace it out. Cool vid bro
Thanks for passing on your knowledge, and not being selfish, going into detail keep doing what you do I never done any carpenters work and I don’t know any but I like the way you teach.
Can I just say that I have been an teaching instructor for many years teaching many people how to teach and put across what they have in their head for people to learn. But for the first time I think you have me beat. The way that you `teach´ on RU-vid, I don't think there is anything I would be able to teach you! There is another career for you one day!
I have been a carpenter with my own business. since 1986. I used a (Sliding T-Bevel) and a compass, to find the angle, much like your new-fangled gadget. I whistled very often at work! (Ha Ha). I had a bad accident in 2008, (un related to work) and am no longer able to work, I get a grate deal of enjoyment watching your videos. It brings back allot of great memories, I really miss it. Now my tools mostly sit quiet. Thanks for taking the time to make these vids. BTW, how do you go about explaining to your customers, why your hired man is following you with a camera, rather than holding up the other end of your work etc.?
From one tipster to another.....I spent a lot of time re-installing crowns that have sagged from the weight and 18 gauge nails. So to combat this I started using small dabs of PL about a 1/4 inch in from a chalk line I layout beforehand. People tend to eye the meeting point where they meet at the ceiling. Thanks for all the great tips
With the Starrett gauge you go around the room and write down all the numbers & angles together and take 1 trip to the saw to cut everything. 😉 That other thing seems like too much back n fourth, especially if there's stairs involved 👍
Bora has a link to this video in their sales emails. I hope they've compensated you for your review. On a side note, I love that wide cove moulding. I would prefer it came in a stain grade pine to use in my Craftsman home.
I think the tool looks great. The only possible problem I see is that when you're checking a small piece,at a corner you have to take into consideration that the corner bead has been built out with mud so that a longer piece is not going to sit as tight on the wall which is going to change the angle slightly which means the miter maybe a little Tighter on the parts of the crown molding that are protruding out more the backside of the molding, and the shallow parts will leave a gap. For paint grade molding, it's not a problem because there's a little bit of phila to put in but when it comes to stain grade molding, there is a little bit of a loss of precision. and the problem is is no easy way to fix that short of temporarily attaching a longer board on the wall and getting your angle off of it instead of off of the drywall/ corner bead situation. Truth be told you probably better than me with crown molding. I just wish there was somebody who's old-school could cut perfect miters that don't require a putty or spackle at the joints. Is there anybody out there who could give me a few pointers on how to get a more precise miter
I use the Starrett miter protractor with great results. One tip I would give is I make a temp 22.5° miter glue up & tack it in places so I know exactly where to measure to with bullnose. It works great even if the wall is a hair obtuse.
Thanks for all your videos.. threw some baseboard down today and your vids helped me immensely.. thanks for the tip with the grinder sanding flaps for coping inside corners.. also I'm about to grab this tools because my house has plaster walls so nothing is near 90deg. Keep up the great work .
Got a bosch digital angle guage 5 years ago and have not looked back .... measure the wall press mitre button and it gives you the angle for cut....best money I spent in 20 years🤔👍
I would say this is a tool worth having for measuring corners inside and out. I already have a Bosch electronic angle finder so I'll just keep with that.
It tickles my fancy to know that there is another good young trim Carpenter out there. I'm 31 been in the business for 14 years but particularly a finish Carpenter for the last 4. I'm the youngest trim guy I've seen😑🥶
Simple thing they didn't think to do on that tool... Make the lock dial flush with the body of the tool. So you can flip it over and use reverse on other side.
Only thing I might find inferior about this tool is the inability to batch cut. I’ve never installed crown before though so I don’t know if that’s bad practice. I started watching some Insider Carpentry lately and he likes to do batch cuts.
thanks I ordered it just received it. the problem is I have vaulted ceilings and bill nose I wish you could help with that lots of weird turns and vaulted ceilings ...wished u lived in California! :)
I agree it works good. As a good trim guy you are going to look at the corner with a pushed out bead and immediately cut at least a 23.5 angle anyway on a test peace
Ok, I know your opinion about Festool, but this cool device comes with every Festool Kapex Miter saw since 10+ years. And there it’s far better incorporated 👍😃
Really like watching your videos. You definitely live what you do and do a great job! I used to be a full time trim carpenter and found the Starrett - 12" Pro Site Protractor to be very accurate and easy to work with. It’s a bit pricey but it was worth it in my book.
I've worked for a mass production trim company and the quality sucked, I didn't enjoy learning how to with that mentality, this is why I enjoy your skill, you prove patience and precision is the only way, well to get that whistle...
The Bora miter is like the old school sliding bevel gauge I have with an ebony handle , brass locking nut and 8" SS blade. I've seen it similar with a digital read out that is fancy and expensive. I'm off to get a Bora miter to add to my collection.
Yep the kapex 60 and 120 both come with the tool. I use mine everyday. The festool is easier to use as saw has markings on saw plate to quickly line up the tool.
Cool tool but if you have it in the budget, it (and your Starrett) doesn't even come close the convenience and functionality of Bosch's digital miter gauge. Not only does it tell you the exact angle but a push of a button tells you the angle to set your miter saw at, another push of a button tells you what to set the tilt angle, then the miter angle to set your miter saw at to get the desired miter when you are laying the crown flat, ie; for wide crown. So even if your walls are out a degree or 2 it is easily accounted for.
Hey, I don’t know you but I’m proud of you for stepping up and holding it down, keeping it real. You have a fantastic talent. I like the way you share the passion for your craft. ✌️OneLove.
And one more thing I forgot to mention. Inside corners have the same problem because of the build-out of the tape with the mud work. We can't bend an angled piece of crown molding in it's last 5 or 6 inches from the inside corners
The biggest advantage for the new angle finder is that if your miter saw is out of square (blade not 90 degrees to fence) it won't matter since you use the tool itself to set the correct cut angle and you don't have to rely on the possibly inaccurate degree gauge on the saw either ( like if the saw is a cheaper brand).
Finish carpenter to finish carpenter, dad to dad... Please do me a favor, with small kids in the house please, please, put covers on your electrical outlets.
just started watching your videos and subscribed. really informative, as a "joe" 😄 it helps to be able to see someone really break things down and share.
Other nice video demonstrating what can be achieved and accomplished by accurate use of both skills, knowledge and tools in the goal of creating the desired affect on aesthetic in design and quality of workmanship. I am getting up there in age, but the greatest lesson I ever learned was that knowledge not shared is knowledge lost. Once gone that knowledge is hard to get back. Knowledge and skills passed down to others keeps that knowledge along with those skills alive and flourishing for others to accomplish what seems like the impossible task when creating. Keep the knowledge coming there are even times and old dog can learn newer improvements of the trade.
Nice shirt haha. I can measure 3 or 4 times and still cut twice maybe three times but I've realized it was mainly my saw setup wasn't completely squared.
