The piece you are trying to cut is called a stretcher. As long as you know the angle you are going to run the legs at, you can make your own angle protractor or use a store bought model. Lay one side against the bottom of the stand and the other leg goes against the inside edge of the leg from the stand. Lock the protractor at that point, and you will have the angle to transfer to your saw.
To find the correct length to cut the stretcher takes some more imagination. Here's how I do it. Using 2 clamps, decide how far from the top to place the stretcher. Clamp the stretcher to each leg. Measure from the ground at each end to make sure it is level. Now with the stretcher clamped in place, mark the stretcher following the inside edge of the legs. That should give you the correct length to run between the legs. If you only want the stretcher on the outside of the legs, Make the marks on the outsides and then make your cuts accordingly. Hopefully that will make she who wants this happy... ----- Original Message ----- From: Agent86b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:38 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Setting an angle Hi all, I am building a pot plant stand for she who must be obeyed. The legs of this stand splay out from the centre. I wish to cut a piece of timber to fit in between the legs to act as a brace. Obviously I need to cut this timber on the same angle as the legs. How do you all work out the angle so as to set the mitre saw to cut the correct shape? Hope I have made myself clear. Thanks for any advice. Max. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
