Magic Mitre Top Tips
Basic Instructions for Use
Firstly, make sure your have read the Magic Mitre Instructions and Technical Specs. Also, make sure you check you have assembled the product correctly and fixed it to a workbench with the words MAGIC MITRE on the large black base and the workpiece holders facing you.
Ensure the longer of the two slots in the top red saw guide assembly is at the front (towards you).
Prior to setting, check to ensure the red locking screw in both pivoting workpiece holders are unlocked and are free of all waste materials and dust that might interfere or restrict the adjustment and setting of both pivoting workpiece holders.
The Template
The template pivots only one way so that it may be used to copy the exact internal or external angle of the walls or doorframes etc. for your miter joints. You must make sure the template knob is tightened to stop any further movement in the template happening after you have used it to copy the exact angle you require for your miter joint.
Remember the Golden Rule!
- Measure Twice
- Check
- Cut Once
To set your Magic Mitre for cutting, place the template onto the top of one of the pivoting workpiece holders. Then move the saw guide backwards or forwards, the pivoting workpiece holders will move to allow the other arm of the template to engage both of the upstanding pins on the other pivoting workpiece holder.
When you have your template in place, tighten the red locking screws on both workpiece holders (see below).
Before you cut anything, check to make sure you have set the Magic Mitre to the desired internal or external angle setting. This is done by looking at the angle of the corner to which you are fitting the moldings and then looking at the angle at which you have set the Magic Mitre product.
For example, in fitting mouldings to an internal wall angle, the pivoting workpiece holders should also be set in the internal mode (see Fig 1).
When fitting moldings to an external wall angle, the pivoting workpiece holders should be set in the external mode (see Fig 2).
