cutting picture frames

[Jerry Evans]

being new to this would you be able to tell me if I would be better off making a miter jig for my ts...or using a miter saw to cut the miters needed.....TIA

[Jamie Buxton]

I have both approaches in my shop -- a Hitachi C10FS miter saw, and a shop-built cutoff sled for the table saw. The cutoff sled has both left and right 45 degree miters on it. I use the cutoff sled. In fact, the miter saw pretty much only gets used off-site, because it is more portable than my Unisaw.

[Nissim Avrahami]

hi Jerry

Please have a look at this post to see the sled and the method that I use.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=36590

I'm adding two pics of the new version

niki


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/avrahami/Sled%2045/451.jpg


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/avrahami/Sled%2045/452.jpg

[Jerry Evans]

@Jamie....thank you for your reply and advise because being new to this it sure helps...


@Nissim..thank you also for the advise and all the nice pictures...

I think I will try building a sled today and try my luck at cutting some picture frames...thanks again for the quick replies