I’ll try again in the tools folder.
I’m in the Boston area. I have a project with a coffered ceiling, with crown. The room has 20 ‘boxes’ x 4 copes/ea.=arm/shoulder pain. I would love to pre cope the stock. Can anyone help. Thanks.
-Chris
I’ll try again in the tools folder.
I’m in the Boston area. I have a project with a coffered ceiling, with crown. The room has 20 ‘boxes’ x 4 copes/ea.=arm/shoulder pain. I would love to pre cope the stock. Can anyone help. Thanks.
-Chris
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Why not try the website and see if they have a number to call..........perhaps they know of a rental in your area.
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Try Tom Silva, TOH, I know he has one!
If you're looking to buy one, check Rockler.
If you're looking for advice on using, do a search for it. I know it's been talked about in the past.
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that was discussed here...
don't think anybuddy here has one..
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Seems like he should buy one and write us a review of it.
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and let us use it to verify the findings...
ya think several years should do it...
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Dan, I'd love to buy one. I'm a recovering toolaholic. But, it's a big ticket. It would be great if Copemaster lent me one. I would definitly write a good(and of course unbiased) review. All the suggestions have been helpful, and I may try the easycoper. Sounds good.
Thanks, Chris
Can't help you with the copemaster, but can recommend the Easycoper. It is a jig for coping crown moulding using a jigsaw.
It still takes a little bit of work, but lets the jigsaw do most of it. I was skeptical, and always preferred to cope by hand. My brother purchased the easycoper (@$35.00) and asked me to try it. It was easy to use, and worked great. I now use it anytime I have more than a few crown moulding copes to do.
C-
Don't have one but saw one used at the Brother-in-laws's house. Cuts were very clean but the thing was HUGE and set up looked like it was a nightmare to port around.
The best thing (cheap and fast) that's worked for me was was mentioned here - the $10 angle grinder sander! Cuts the time more than in half and is amazingly accurate once you get the hang of it. I can't take credit for it but I can recommend it.
Ted
Edited 10/5/2006 11:06 pm ET by tcs
C
Are you building the coffered ceilings?
Or is the ceiling already there?
Doug
This is an addition. I am planning to plaster the ceiling, and add beams. The beams are not very deep because of high windows. The HO also wants some kind of beaded panel in each one.
-Chris
Chris
The reason that I asked is because when we do coffered ceilings we always make up the boxes and add the crown to them while still on the bench, much easier to do then over your head. Also you dont have to cope the crown doing it that way. Miter everything and get good joints with glue and they'll stay tight for a long time, or forever, whichever comes first!
Then just install your boxes per the layout.
Doug
Well who's the jerk who framed all the windows so high? ;)
Dammed framers, cant depend on them to do anything right!
Have you tried a collins coping foot for a jigsaw? After the first few days you'll be amazed at how quick it works, but it is hard at first. The following is a great reveiw and I agree with Gary that the key is in the jig to hold the crown at it's spring angle:
http://www.garymkatz.com/Tool%20Reviews/CollinsCopingFoot.htm
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done this many times.. we always just measure VERY accurately and take angle readings with my bosch angle finder and get to mitering, glueing and mitre clamping... job looks like a picture frame shop before we hang'em.. then.......... we put them all in and believe it or not almost all of them will fit ( sometimes all).
james
Don't bother with the various jigs...do a forums search on using an angle grinder with a sanding pad for coping. I learned about it here and could not believe how easy it was. It was one of those "duh!" moments. In one of the threads, someone loaded a small video showing him coping some large crown with the grinder and it blew me away.
I've used it for crown, base, cap, shoe, and cove. You know how sometimes it is really hard to cope some coves where the top flattens out and you really have to lay back the cut? You can feather the cut down to almost paper width if you want to!
The first time I tried it, I was literally giggling after about 3 cuts because it was so easy.
I did the search and found this...very cool
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=75981.51
(thanks to averagejoe for that lead)
Edited 10/9/2006 9:00 am ET by alrightythen