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Tool for cutting trim

wefixwell | Posted in Tools for Home Building on October 27, 2004 06:15am

Do they make a tool for cutting trim under door casings so when you install tile or flooring you can get underneath?  I am using a hand saw at this time for that…I was wondering if there is something easier…… like an electric tool.


Edited 10/26/2004 11:20 pm ET by wefixwell

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  1. DougU | Oct 27, 2004 06:25am | #1

    Yea they make a tool to do that, I dont know what its called but I'm just keeping this thread bumped up until someone comes in and tells you!

  2. JerBear | Oct 27, 2004 06:31am | #2

    It's called a door jamb saw. Available from Toolcrib and probably others.  Rather pricey but worth it if you need it constantly.  I found the Japanese saws to work very well for this because they are so flexable.  Use a scrap piece of finish flooring material to rest the saw flat on, put your blade to the jamb, and in a few seconds you're done.

  3. RW | Oct 27, 2004 07:01am | #3

    Oh there are so many options here . . .

    Yes, jamb saw. That's one. But I don't care for them much - and maybe I'm jaded just from the ones I've seen. Not good cut quality. And honestly, I'd much rather see the tilesetter leave the stinkin jambs alone and fit to it rather than just remove whatever is in the way. It leaves the jambs supported on the nails and shims rather than bearing on the floor . . . but now I'm on a retentive tangent . . . so anyways

    There's the Bosch saw dodad thingamajig - I don't know what it's marketed as, but it's kind of like a little recip, only the blades are big and flat like playing cards, and you can offset it to either side of the tool. Kind of grabby, so go in easy. But they cut pretty good.

    Then there's the Fein Multimaster, which probably has the cleanest cut. Jamb blades made with a good offset in them specifically for flush cutting . . . to anything. And I guess that's my preference, since it's versatile. If you're going to spend the money, might as well get a sander / grout remover / caulk remover / scraper / bone saw for the deal.

    "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain

  4. FastEddie1 | Oct 27, 2004 07:21am | #4

    Some times it's possible to use a biscuit joiner.

    Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

  5. mikeys | Oct 27, 2004 07:24am | #5

    crane jamb saw

    Smile. It could be worse. You could be me working for you.

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    IMERC | Oct 27, 2004 07:44am | #6

    yes there is

    Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

    WOW!!!   What a Ride!

  7. butch | Oct 27, 2004 12:51pm | #7

    I've found that a sawz-al with a 12" metal cutting blade(fine teeth) works great with

    a little practice.  Use a scrap piece that is maybe an 1/8" thinner than the desired

    cut, this allows for the thickness of the blade.  If you start out slow and let the

    blade do the work the results are perfect.  You do have to watch out for spintering

     on the face and edges. So take your time, and don't laugh until you have tried it.

    The key is also to use the fine tooth blade.

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    JDRHI | Oct 27, 2004 04:05pm | #8

    If this is a problem you run into often I`d recomend the Fein Multimaster. As mentioned, it`s capable of many tasks, but it aint cheap. If this is just an occasional thing, a flush cut hand saw is more than adequate.

    In a pinch, I`ve used  an angle grinder with a carbide blade and a steady hand.

    J. D. Reynolds

    Home Improvements

    "DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"

  9. toolinaround | Oct 27, 2004 05:40pm | #9

    It's a Bosch flush cut saw.  I don't leave home w/o mine, and it's uses are many.  Runs around 100.00, blades are about 15.00?    Beck

    Re-Home Solutions Inc.

    1. Toolsguy | Oct 27, 2004 07:26pm | #10

      Fein multimaster....

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