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Alias Ralph
6th August 2005, 12:44 PM
You want to make some mitred picture frames.
What methods can you use to get a nice strong mitre joint that wont move?
For the purpose of this quiz we will assume you have cut nice accurate mitres.
Gumby
6th August 2005, 12:50 PM
biscuits (and read the Triton Woodworkers Newsletter - July Edition) :D
journeyman Mick
6th August 2005, 01:10 PM
I usually put a biscuit in each mitre (with some glue of course) and then hold it together with one hand while I shoot a few wiggle staples into it with the Bostitch MKIII wiggle gun in my other. Quick, strong and requires no clamps.
Mick
Wongo
6th August 2005, 01:35 PM
Dowel - I use 2 dowel pins for each joint. It works for me. :)
nt900
6th August 2005, 01:36 PM
I take the piece of art to my local framer who uses a guillotine to cut very accurate mitres and then...... does something to fix it together...... then calls me to pick it up. I, having used the time to do something else I enjoy, and have to admit, can probably do better at.
I'm not going to win a prize for this answer am I?
echnidna
6th August 2005, 02:27 PM
Anthony post your pic,
If Al likes it he might donate himself as the prize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nt900
6th August 2005, 02:37 PM
Ah, but would I win?
As for posting a pic, I have, see my avatar!
Anthony
Ivan in Oz
6th August 2005, 04:48 PM
I'd Kreg it.
G'Day Ppl;
I'n Back for a while
Gingermick
6th August 2005, 05:16 PM
secret mitred dovetails, ...easy.
ozwinner
6th August 2005, 06:36 PM
90mm framing gun.
Al :o
zenwood
6th August 2005, 06:54 PM
What methods can you use to get a nice strong mitre joint that wont move?
biscuits
dowels
splines (pinned or not)
keys (centred, faced, dovetail, butterfly)
slips
half-laps
dutchmen (see butterfly key)
nails
screws
v-nails
corrugated nails
cogged wedges (the thing in the japanese video (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=17989))
All I can think of for now...
Harry72
7th August 2005, 03:25 AM
Depends on the size of the mouldings, if there is a large joint surface area a good quality glue by itself is good enough, a small joint area moulding needs some sort of mechanical fixing like bicki's or spline/dowels.
Ivan in Oz
21st August 2005, 12:02 AM
biscuits
dowels
splines (pinned or not)
keys (centred, faced, dovetail, butterfly)
slips
half-laps
dutchmen (see butterfly key)
nails
screws
v-nails
corrugated nails
cogged wedges (the thing in the japanese video (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=17989))
All I can think of for now...
Get out of it..........................
There wouldn't be any room for any timber/wood would there, with all that Hardware in there.
savage
11th September 2005, 08:09 PM
OK! OK! I got this one!...we already have nice mitre's right!..190mm x 45mm rough sawn (for that rustic look) coach screws in the corners then dyna bolt the whole thing to the wall ( if it's brick). If gyprock go into the next room and put an off-cut 190 x 45 with liquid nails and through bolt the whole wall, might have to get someone to hold a spanner on the other side!........Well, you didn't say how big the picture was!......
savage.
mkemila
31st October 2005, 01:55 PM
Three inch spiral nails and it ain't going nowhere. I would use a lock mitre bit on the router table.
Mark