Watched a guy in Tacoma cut a 45 with just a speed square and realized my miter saw setup was overkill for small trim.

I was adding crown molding in a 1920s bungalow and saw the finish carpenter mark and cut perfect angles in under 30 seconds without even plugging a tool in, so when do you all ditch the power for a hand tool on site?

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joseph_roberts13d agoTop Commenter

Wait, he did a 45 for crown with just a speed square? That's wild lol. For me, the cordless stuff stays in the truck if it's one or two cuts and the trim is thin. Pulling out the miter saw, finding an outlet, setting up stands... it takes longer than just doing it by hand sometimes. You gotta know when you're just making work for yourself.

drewc6213d ago

Used to be a miter saw guy for every single cut, no question. Watched an old timer do a whole fascia job with just a hand saw and a square, perfect cuts. Realized half my time was spent setting up power, cleaning sawdust, moving the saw around. Now if it's a couple pieces of trim, the saw stays put. That speed square trick for crown is a game changer once you get the hang of it.

jordanh3111d ago

My miter saw stayed in the van for a whole week after seeing that Tacoma carpenter. Now I grab the hand saw for anything under five cuts.