A Magic Mitre Box For An Imperfect World
By Eric Dykstra
In a perfect world every corner in a room would be a perfect 90° angle. Anyone who’s ever installed crown molding in an old house knows it’s not a perfect world. The Magic Mitre helps you make custom inside and outside mitre cuts for odd joints that would otherwise require some fudging.
You adjust the Magic Mitre’s adjustable template to fit against the angle that’s being cut for, then lock the template into the workpiece holders. You don’t need to take any other measurements. After the device is locked in place and the template is removed, you can make a perfect cut for the corner being worked on.
Though it’s definitely an “AS SEEN ON TV” gadget, it could save your sanity if you’re pulling your hair out refinishing an old house. QVC.com offers it for $54. Street pricing is as low as $20.
Magic Mitre [Corporate Site]
Street Price [Google Products]
January 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
get it for 20$ here:
http://www.fcsurplus.ca/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=16151
January 8th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
That $20 price above is for a refurbished unit…
January 8th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Can’t say yea or nay on this one, but I’ll give them credit for providing extensive hints and tips on their Web site. Coupled with fairly extensive product demos it looks like it might be worth it if you wanted “quick and dirty” or don’t have the necessary experience.
January 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
One other point I forgot to add is mitred corners can shrink exposing the joint. Coping these joints would be better, again based on your skill level.
Or: http://www.amazon.com/EasyCoper-Crown-molding-coping-tool/dp/B0009XFN50