Hi all,
I have an upcoming small project to build small speaker boxes where I need to bevel cut the panels at precise 45 degrees with longest sides being about 250mm (depth of the box). I have purchased Evolution R255SMS+ sliding mitre saw inc 40T wood blade (will also need mitre saw for a flooring project later) as well as Makita trimmer router RT0702CX4/2. I am aware that table saw would do these bevel cuts great, however I don't have access to one nor have space for it so this is out of question for me. I am hoping that I can complete these bevels cuts with the above mentioned mitre saw but I am worried about precision.. if so what would be best way to go about it to ensure I get exact cut lengths with precise bevels at 45 degree at each end, use of stop blocks? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I have Trend magnetic angle finder and will use it to calibrate the saw and test on some scraps before cutting the project pieces. I still have not decided whether to use MDF or birch plywood to make these boxes, hence these questions but I may end up building in both materials with trying MDF first as cheaper and easier to work with (and to help improve my skills).
Additionally I would like to cut out dado's in the side, top and bottom panels (on the inside) in order to insert bracing inner frames to make the boxes solid and to screw in the front baffle and rear panel into the frames. I plan to make a simple adjustable dado jig for this as will need to repeat the cuts on multiple panels and use the Makita router for this as well as for cutting out the circles for the speaker drivers. Any recommendations for simple dado jigs (for 18mm dados), cutter bits etc would be great too!
I have an upcoming small project to build small speaker boxes where I need to bevel cut the panels at precise 45 degrees with longest sides being about 250mm (depth of the box). I have purchased Evolution R255SMS+ sliding mitre saw inc 40T wood blade (will also need mitre saw for a flooring project later) as well as Makita trimmer router RT0702CX4/2. I am aware that table saw would do these bevel cuts great, however I don't have access to one nor have space for it so this is out of question for me. I am hoping that I can complete these bevels cuts with the above mentioned mitre saw but I am worried about precision.. if so what would be best way to go about it to ensure I get exact cut lengths with precise bevels at 45 degree at each end, use of stop blocks? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I have Trend magnetic angle finder and will use it to calibrate the saw and test on some scraps before cutting the project pieces. I still have not decided whether to use MDF or birch plywood to make these boxes, hence these questions but I may end up building in both materials with trying MDF first as cheaper and easier to work with (and to help improve my skills).
Additionally I would like to cut out dado's in the side, top and bottom panels (on the inside) in order to insert bracing inner frames to make the boxes solid and to screw in the front baffle and rear panel into the frames. I plan to make a simple adjustable dado jig for this as will need to repeat the cuts on multiple panels and use the Makita router for this as well as for cutting out the circles for the speaker drivers. Any recommendations for simple dado jigs (for 18mm dados), cutter bits etc would be great too!
