Cutting baseboard without a kapex

[lablover]

My Miter saw is a piece of crap and not big enough.  We have soe big base and was wondering of options to cutting the miters.  At least for the outside corners.  I have a TS55 and was trying to think of a way to use that.

Any help?

 

[BrotherBrian]

I would suggest obtaining a miter saw that's not a piece of crap.  It doesn't have to be a Kapex, and it may not have to be a slider, depending on the baseboard height.

I'm currently working on a project that has 9 1/2 inch tall base.  We have a Ridgid 12" non-slider that won't handle 9 1/2 inches on a 90 deg. crosscut, so we are using three Makita sliders.

 

[Holzhacker]

I guess that would depend on how steady your hands are. A TS55 or any other good circular saw will plow through 3/4" base or mdf base pretty fast and easy with a good blade.
Mark your cut line; hold or clamp a speed square at the proper point; set the saw at 45; run the saw along the edge of the speed square and make your cut. The quality of the cut will depend on how steady your hand is and whether you have the piece laying on top of a bucket or something more stable.
It's a bit more cumbersome if you are making a lot of cuts with a circular saw but getting good looking mitres isn't about cutting everything at 45. Cut two 12"-18" pieces of base with an exact 45 inside and outside miter on each end; then use those pieces to check your wall corners; adjust the saw plus/minor a degree or so as you do each corner based on what your template shows you for that corner. One of the biggest mistakes homeowners or DIY make is setting and leaving the saw at 45. By the time the taper is done, there aren't many 45 corners.

 

[Deansocial]

I guess that would depend on how steady your hands are. A TS55 or any other good circular saw will plow through 3/4" base or mdf base pretty fast and easy with a good blade.
Mark your cut line; hold or clamp a speed square at the proper point; set the saw at 45; run the saw along the edge of the speed square and make your cut. The quality of the cut will depend on how steady your hand is and whether you have the piece laying on top of a bucket or something more stable.
It's a bit more cumbersome if you are making a lot of cuts with a circular saw but getting good looking mitres isn't about cutting everything at 45. Cut two 12"-18" pieces of base with an exact 45 inside and outside miter on each end; then use those pieces to check your wall corners; adjust the saw plus/minor a degree or so as you do each corner based on what your template shows you for that corner. One of the biggest mistakes homeowners or DIY make is setting and leaving the saw at 45. By the time the taper is done, there aren't many 45 corners.

I shold hope most were closer to 90° than 45° [tongue]
[dead horse]

 

[RGB1951]

Newbe

I am just starting to get to get into festool

I am retired and doing some reno's part time
At present I happen to installing some baseboards and the client wants no dust
The baseboards are 4.5 in wide and 5/8 thick, fairly square

At present using an MFT with a makita on it with a slight Modification on the rail to get it to work properly
Using a backer board against the fence that I don't cut all the way through
After about a hundred cuts I ended up with a tablespoon of dust on the floor

Using the makita instead of my TS55 because of the -3 to 47 degree cut and it locks onto the track
Client very happy about the lack of dust

Ps - would prefer the new TS 55R  if I had one