cutting round architraves

[andy allen]

tiled a 15m2 hallway today, it had 6 doorways leading off it, thats 12 architraves to cut round, i like to get mine nice and tight, i cut the main area out with the wet cutter then offer it to the architrave and nibble away at till i get it exactly right, very time consumin i no but its how ive all ways done it, allso a bugger when it snaps on the very last nibble
how do you do yours? template, profiler.......

[Dave]

I undercut them with my Fein..

[whitebeam]

Use my fein to cut the bottom of the architraves, sooooooo much easier

[Sir Ramic]

Same as Dave

[TF Ed]

as above and as above, that ..lol

[united]

same as above but with the bosch

[faithhealer]

my very first post I think was the same ish question, fein for me too.
(Bosch blades three for two by the way at our least favorite diy store)

[trevortine]

And again! Incidentley, found a good source for blades, £27 for three, will dig out the web address for anyone who is still paying £15 quid a whack for them.

[andy allen]

is it the fein multimaster, and what kind of price we talking about for one

[Sir Ramic]

Tradetiler tilers Fein Multimaster

[Dave]

Tradetiler tilers Fein Multimaster

And a video is on there to watch it in action.

[Scott]

Well i dont have a bosch or a fein so i use a good old fashion 'HAND SAW' and turn the tile upside down with a packer underneath giving the appropriate space for addy and cut through that way.

I want a fein now

[andy allen]

think i shall get me one of those, amount of time i will save it will pay for it self in a couple of months

[faithhealer]

think i shall get me one of those, amount of time i will save it will pay for it self in a couple of months

plus you find other uses for it

[doug boardley]

I cut the botttoms off with a hand saw, but sometimes I just take the arc legs off altogether

[Dave]

Andy.. i would be lost without mine now..

How many times i used to cut with a handsaw and go to insert the tile and a hadn't cut enough from the moulding... you try taking 2mm off with a handsaw..

The fein trims no probs.. and the various add ons you can get are great.. from grout rakes to even stone polishing kits.

[Sir Ramic]

Its one of those tools you dont use all the time but when you do, you wonder why you waited so long.......And it comes in a nice box.....i know lots of you insist on a box

[faithhealer]

Its one of those tools you dont use all the time but when you do, you wonder why you waited so long.......And it comes in a nice box.....i know lots of you insist on a box

yup, a nice bright orange one so you can't lose it under all the other tools!

[trevortine]

Mines will do nearly 5m2 per hour on grout removal, 300x300 tiles, been doin my own kitchen floor with it recently but can only do so much at a time when wife and baby are out cause of noise!!!!

[deanotile]

tiled a 15m2 hallway today, it had 6 doorways leading off it, thats 12 architraves to cut round, i like to get mine nice and tight, i cut the main area out with the wet cutter then offer it to the architrave and nibble away at till i get it exactly right, very time consumin i no but its how ive all ways done it, allso a bugger when it snaps on the very last nibble
how do you do yours? template, profiler.......

I used to cut them the same as you and I was good at it, because as a kid I used to get a thrashing if you could get a fag paper in the gap but I have not cut one since I got the Fein it is so much faster.

[merlecollins]

Fein all day long

And it comes in a nice box.....i know lots of you insist on a box

My box got damaged a while ago - anyone know where to get a replacement box??

[andy allen]

try ebay loads of stuff for them on there

[Sean Page]

as the rest here...... except by hand saw The fein will be coming later this year though woop woop!!!!

[trevortine]

Fein all day long



My box got damaged a while ago - anyone know where to get a replacement box??

I have a box if you want it m8, dont use mine!

[poynton phil]

Had my fein 3 yrs now, and i wouldn't be without it. One of the best bit of kit i'v bought.

[Sir Ramic]

I have a box if you want it m8, dont use mine!

Thats a really nice offer....i wouldnt be without my box though.

[Scott]

Wasnt there somone on here selling one last week? the fein not the box!

[Sean fsy]

i use my bosch gop multicutter 10.8v, handy as it uses the same batteries as my screwdivers so always have 3 or 4 batteries fully charged.

[trevortine]

Thats a really nice offer....i wouldnt be without my box though.

Got all different compartments made in van for tools, so box has been in attic for past three or four years!!

[Richard Edwards]

As usual I buck the trend - I don't have a Fein
I have a Roberts Door Jamb Saw - basically a 115mm angle saw with special head to cut door jambs and also skirting if you wish.

The head and 115 blade cuts a jamb in about 1 sec and at the correct height - always and straight / not a wobble anywhere.

The blade is height adjustable from about 4 mm to approx 25mm and once you set the height you can do 6 jambs is about 30 secs and then 30 secs to sweep up the saw dust - jobs a good un -- They cost about £140 in 2003 so probably check the price. They also do a door trimmer - same principle but a bigger pcs of kits and about three times the price. Cuts doors in place without the need to take them off the hinges. - No lads, I do not own the latter.

Richard