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Met a guy at the supply yard who showed me a different way to cut a curved arch
He was picking up some corner bead and saw me struggling with a jigsaw. He said, 'Try scoring the back paper with a knife first, then snap it like a straight cut.' I tried it on a small piece for a bathroom niche and it worked way better than fighting the saw. Anyone have other tricks for weird shapes?
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anthonynelson16d ago
That's a solid trick. Always thought you needed a router for clean curves, but scoring the back is way smarter for small stuff. Might try it on some cove molding next.
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theajohnson16d ago
Honestly @anthonynelson, I've had that trick snap too many thin pieces for my liking.
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anthonynelson16d ago
Yeah, I've snapped my share of trim too. My garage floor is basically a graveyard for "one more try" pieces.
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