Miter Trimmer. Grizzly, Lee Valley or?????

[Dave Lehnert]

Are the import copy of the Lion brand trimmer any good? Grizzly has the best price by $45to $75 bucks. Anyone Own the Grizzly? Giving the edge to Lee Valley but $50 more for what looks to be the same trimmer is kinda hard to over look.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Miter-Trimmer/G1690

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=6533&Max=999

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32922&cat=1,42884

http://woodworker.com/cast-iron-miter-trimmer-mssu-876-782.asp?search=miter%20trimmer&searchmode=2

[Bill Huber]

Just a question on these thing, do they really do the job?

How much will they trim, like a 1/16 or is it less?

[Richard Wolf]

They work well for what they are intended to do, trim picture frame moldings. They will not always trim outside miters, it depends on the profile. Think about trimming a cove molding, you would have to put the edge of the cove against the fence and when you cut, the molding will try to roll over.

Richard