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trevor1980

Has anyone got any recommendations for a decent tool to cut and mitre metal tiletrims?..I've tiled a kitchen today with 5 lengths of metal trim with about 20 mitred corners using a broken plastic mitre box and a junior hacksaw...needless to say it wasn't enjoyable!
 
I have a Makita chopsaw and I put a metal blade into it for cutting trims, corners are bang on 45 everytime. Means I have to trail a big saw about but it's only for the day when trims go on.
 
It's terrible when doing three way mitres. L-shaped and a good hacksaw is the way to go.
 
I use one of the genesis mitre boxes from CTD, great little tool. I do keep meaning to buy a mini chop saw but haven't seen one I like the look of yet. A cordless one would be ideal.
 
As above I use my Evo Rage , generally I tend to mitre them at home rather than take the Rage to work. Funnily enough I've just done a house over the last couple of days using metal trim. I loaded it out Weds afternoon , and counted how many mitres there were and just mitred both ends of 6 lengths weds night. Just a case of cutting to length on site then with a junior hacksaw ( the internals are cut square ).

I also keep a set of templates ( 3 pieces ) for the 2 tile splashbacks in the WCs for this particular builder , its always the same ( portrait - porcelanosa 333 x 200 ) and cut a set at home for each new plot. No messing about then , 2 tiles on , slide in the ready made trim set . :0)

Diggy
 
You will find a full size hack saw, with a fine tooth blade easier to use than a junior one, it's easier to keep straight in the mitre block as it is less likely to twist and cut into the block.
 

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