Cutting Doors and plinths

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  1. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    who cuts doors and plinths?

    In the early days I wouldn’t dream of it and get a joiner or kitchen fitter to sort it but now, after being let down so many times and wanting jobs complete, I cut everything my self

    What are we using to cut these if you do ?
     
  2. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    I do.
    Use a festool plunge saw for doors.
    For plinths I use a jigsaw or electric plane.


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  3. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Plinths from front or back ?

    Doors in a one go or ?
     
  4. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Doors I take off and go outside or inside I use my vac with it.
    Plinths front front with a fine blade.


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  5. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Me to but Bosch plunge on rail

    Reverse cut blade for jigsaw then yes ?
     
  6. dazlight

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    Yes mate. Bosch ones. Snap easy though


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  7. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    What snaps easily?
     
  8. dazlight

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    The jigsaw blade


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  9. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Really
     
  10. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Clean cut blades


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  11. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    We cut both. Festool rail saw and extractor for both. If the kickboards are short sometime just score the veneer and then jigsaw them


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  12. Rugmunching

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    Never used to but do now for extra charge.

    Plinths I score then cut with jigsaw
    Doors I use planer or jigsaw
     
  13. lvtfooringbristol.co.uk

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    Door boss 4 door . Circular saw 4 plinth

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  14. Yiddo1982

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    Take them off and tell customer you need a chippy

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  15. Peter A Lewis

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    Festool Plunge saw and guide rail for doors. Plinths depending how much to come off plane or use Festool Plunge saw and guide rail.
     
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  17. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Nice to hear where all on the same wave length (apart from the lazy one who bottles it :p)

    Funny not one of us actually uses a door cutter lol
     
  18. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    I would like that spacey but can’t find the like button on Tapatalk?


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  19. J d clarkson flooring

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    If it’s a relatavly easy door then I plane them..... score both sides with Stanley blade to prevent it spelching andplane it off...... if it’s a fire door then either price 2 man lift or tell customer to get a joiner
     
  20. Rugmunching

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    I dont touch fire doors, too much back ache :confused:
     

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