stair-wizard

[chrisbonnie]

can the stair wizard be used for cutting vinyl flooring, i.e, marmoleum and armstrong?

im in Ireland, so hence to possible non-sensical question, ive never even seen one of these, i stumbled across it on the internet, and was wondering whether its just for carpenters are not

any help would be great lads

[Nick Arrera]

Welcome to the site chrisbonnie .. I have one .. Used it on one set of steps for wood ..
you can do the threads or risers .. I don't see why you couldn't use it for Vinyl .. Takes a little getting use to though , I would play around with some scraps first .. Can i ask you what it is going for in your neck of the woods ..
Nick ..

[chrisbonnie]

Originally Posted by Nick Arrera Welcome to the site chrisbonnie .. I have one .. Used it on one set of steps for wood .. you can do the threads or risers .. I don't see why you couldn't use it for Vinyl .. Takes a little getting use to though , I would play around with some scraps first .. Can i ask you what it is going for in your neck of the woods .. Nick ..

its not going, ive only seen it on the internet, so id get it from amazon or shagtools, my dad has been fitting floors for nearly 40 years, and he`s never even seen it, anything that cuts the time of the job down, has to be worth a shot though

[Nick Arrera]

The only problem i see with it is that your stringers have to be straight , not wavy Because it makes a straight line ..

[Daris Mulkin]

Welcome aboard. I would think that scribing a step in a lino type product would be much faster taking into consideration of set up time. Also more exacting.
I have never used one or seen one either other than pictures.

Daris

[rgfloor]

I never felt the investment was worth it, but I did make a homemade jig that was similar when I did 148 rubber stair treads a couple years ago. It worked out really well, saved a bunch of time.

The steps had a metal pan and stringers, so they were really close to being the same. I cut them 1/16 full and dropped the ends first then let the center down into the epoxy. I only had 2 that had to be pulled out and trimmed slightly.

[chrisbonnie]

Originally Posted by Nick Arrera The only problem i see with it is that your stringers have to be straight , not wavy Because it makes a straight line ..

stringers?

i think this is a "i say tomato ,you say tomAto" kinda issue here, its a therminology i dont understand

[stullis]

Skirtboard or sidewall.

[rgfloor]

Originally Posted by chrisbonnie stringers?

I believe you call them skirtboards.

Anyway, it is the side of the steps.

[chrisbonnie]

yes, skirting boards is what we call them over this side of the pond

so im guessing its a no for the stair wizard for lino then?

i usually just cut it about an inch too big, all the way round, then simply scribe it in ,hardly rocket science, i was just seeing if it could be made an easier

[Daris Mulkin]

The only way anything gets easier is if someone else does it and you get paid for it.

Daris

[Nick Arrera]

I found it faster to scribe the wood in .. i set the saw 2 degrees off and cut them a 1/16 full ..

[chrisbonnie]

Originally Posted by Nick Arrera I found it faster to scribe the wood in .. i set the saw 2 degrees off and cut them a 1/16 full ..

honest question, regarding the 1/16, the whole imperial thingy, how the hell do you lads measure in that system??? its crazy, surely metric is more accurate?

im 26, and have never used the imperial measurements, i cant get my head around them at all

[Daris Mulkin]

Chris thats cause you were brought up with that goofy metric system and we were brought up on God"s system.
And we also do a good job of destroying the king's english.

Daris

[rusty baker]

Did the stair-wizard go to Hogwarts?