does this work for angles and molding and doors
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Hi Cal, just to make sure I understand your question, you want to do precision cuts using the reciprocating saw? Hence your comment about the saw working for angles, molding and doors. My answer to the above is I would not use a reciprocating saw for precision cuts where you may need to join two pieces of wood at an angle or cut a door to size. The blades of the reciprocating saw are very flexible and move a lot, the action from the saw is pretty fast and shaky. If you want to have a precision cut you need a miter saw, a table saw or a circular saw (depending on the job) where the circular blade is firmer and you can control the precision of the cut. I hope this helps! Good luck.
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A reciprocating saw is best used for demo work as it is virtually impossible to get a straight cut with one. For angles and anything requiring an accurate cut you need at the least a good circular saw or preferably a compound miter saw.
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Hi Cai - On angles yes, dunno about molding. Make sure you have the right blades. Why not a jig saw?
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i have used this on everything and have had had many ways i had to cut . the head turns 360 degrees so you should be able to get what you need out of it
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Hi Cal, just to make sure I understand your question, you want to do precision cuts using the reciprocating saw? Hence your comment about the saw working for angles, molding and doors. My answer to the above is I would not use a reciprocating saw for precision cuts where you may need to join two pieces of wood at an angle or cut a door to size. The blades of the reciprocating saw are very flexible and move a lot, the action from the saw is pretty fast and shaky. If you want to have a precision cut you need a miter saw, a table saw or a circular saw (depending on the job) where the circular blade is firmer and you can control the precision of the cut. I hope this helps! Good luck. Hi Cal, just to make sure I understand your question, you want to do precision cuts using the reciprocating saw? Hence your comment about the saw working for angles, molding and doors. My answer to the above is I would not use a reciprocating saw for precision cuts where you may need to join two pieces of wood at an angle or cut a door to size. The blades of the reciprocating saw are very flexible and move a lot, the action from the saw is pretty fast and shaky. If you want to have a precision cut you need a miter saw, a table saw or a circular saw (depending on the job) where the circular... » Read More Hi Cal, just to make sure I understand your question, you want to do precision cuts using the reciprocating saw? Hence your comment about the saw working for angles, molding and doors. My answer to the above is I would not use a reciprocating saw for precision cuts where you may need to join two pieces of wood at an angle or cut a door to size. The blades of the reciprocating saw are very flexible and move a lot, the action from the saw is pretty fast and shaky. If you want to have a precision cut you need a miter saw, a table saw or a circular saw (depending on the job) where the circular blade is firmer and you can control the precision of the cut. I hope this helps! Good luck. « Show Less
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It can work, if you can clamp down the material that you are working with.now remember that this item is only good for square cuts.
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I had a slight, 10 degree angle on one of my gates. I put plastic wedges, available at most hardware stores, behind the latching hooks, to make the angle almost non-existent, and it works fine.
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Yes, it can cut wood up to 6 inches wide and can adjust the angles both planes for corner work.
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No! This silly system won't work for any trim, or molding of any sort! Trust me as an electrician I am in a different home almost everyday and have never seen a front door that will work for this thing with out some kind of modification. Plus it is flimsy trash! Spend a couple hundred bucks and get something that will work! Its garbage!
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Yes, it does come with an angle guide. The guide rotates and does have an angle scale on it so you can make just about any angle cut you want.
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It is. Here is a link to help you. Thank you for your question!http://www.ehow.com/how_12103506_use-craftsman-multitool-make-right-angles-wood.html
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It depends upon what you mean. If you are installing trim or molding ON only the ceiling (e.g., you're not talking about crown type molding between the wall and ceiling), then I'd say yes because it will project a nice straight line across the ceiling from wall to wall if you project with the laser perpendicular to the ceiling and align it with a mark at both ends of the room. This would be helpful for marking the locations for false beams or panel-type molding. In other words, it'll function like a chalk line without the mess so you can make pencil marks in key locations. However, if you're talking about installing crown molding at the interface of the wall and ceiling, I wouldn't use it for this. Few ceilings are perfectly level, flat or even, and I would measure the proper distance down the wall from the ceiling every couple of feet along the wall, and then adjust the exact location of the bottom edge of the crown to compensate visually for ceiling unevenness, even if it means moving portions of the trim slightly higher or lower on the wall. Working with uneven ceilings often requires a little art to get the best appearance, and the laser will give you only a straight and level line on the wall, regardless of how straight or level the ceiling is.
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I used saw for crown molding, it is great for this job, highly recommend sow.
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It would work as long as there isn't a lot of detail on the door faces. All other surfaces would be okay.
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This should not be a problem. The entire door mounts to the face of your moldings. The sides have clips that slide into the frame so you can screw it to the frame. You have to drill holes into the top bracket so you can screw it to the face of your molding. They supply plugs to fill in the drilled holes. You might have to shim out the threshold to match up to the frame, I bought a molding that worked perfectly.
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It will work for smooth surfaces. You may want to use some expandable foam too for cracks and corners.
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I don't know whether it is "ideal" or not but it works just fine for me. I've used brad and pin drivers for years to attach molding to cabinets.
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Yes. This would work well for that purpose assuming the front or back surface of the door is flush with the door trim.
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This will replane the door. Good? That depends on skill. I,ve never been able to plane a large area perfectly smooth. It can get you to the point where a sander will provide a smooth surface. l
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I used it for some crown molding, but I opted to then pick up a blade with more teeth from the Home Depot. The blade it comes with will work, but recommend something with finer teeth. The blade it has is great for ripping through 2x4's, but you stand a chance of a splintered cut on crown molding.
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Probably so but I imagine there is a rod connector that would work better if you don't need the angle. This thing is really made for bay windows so that you can connect two rods coming together at an angle. Also if when you use it you can see it - it really isn't very attractive. Ideal for draperies hanging at the corners of a bay window.