Stumbled across this on the web. I have no affiliation, it just looks
like a cool tool if you've got a lot a baseboard to install. OTOH, it
could be a piece of junk.

In brief, you make a mold of your baseboard's profile and use it as a
template to guide a router.

http://www.thecoper.com/detailed_instructions.htm

There's videos available at the site.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

Thank you sir, for the heads up.

This fits into the category of the head slap followed by the exclamation,
"Why didn't I think of that".

DerbyDad03 wrote:

Seems like a LOT of trouble to go through. It would seem that if
you spent the same time it took to make just one pattern practicing, you
could master the skill. Coping gets easier and easier each time you do it.

Interesting, though!

DerbyDad03 wrote:

I also noticed it won't cope crown, quarter round, shoe, base, or most
anything that's not baseboard or certain chair rails, so you'll still
need coping skill...

DerbyDad03 wrote:

Might be useful if you only have a couple profiles. For a pro who's
doing a bunch, you'll run out of the plaster.

Another option for coping is the Collins coping foot for a jigsaw.

http://www.collinstool.com/base.php?page=collins_coping_foot.htm

Chris

And it's limited to 1/4" internal radius. Won't work with my
baseboards.

on 9/5/2007 3:35 PM DerbyDad03 said the following:

By the time I set up all that stuff, I'll have cut 3 or 3 moldings with
a coping saw.

On 5 Sep, 16:08, willshak 00hvc.rr.com> wrote:

- By the time I set up all that stuff, I'll have cut 3 or 3 moldings
with
- a coping saw.

- Bill

Yeah but...

In article <1189020959.216799.82660@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>, DerbyDad03 eznet.net> wrote:

Text on website says "guaranteed to save ... hours on every job."
Video says "... but we recommend that you leave the template overnight so that
it cures completely."

Just how long do they think it takes to cut a coped joint by hand, anyway? I
can cut and fit an awful lot of coped joints in the time it takes that sucker
to cure overnight...

In article <1189023491.507516.290150@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com>, DerbyDad03 eznet.net> wrote:

Oh, absolutely.

The video addresses survivability during repeated use, too: they suggest
making the first cut from the molded piece in plexiglass, then using *that* as
the template for subsequent cuts in wood.

Looks like their market is high-volume professional trim carpenters, and
DIYers who lack either the dexterity or the confidence to make coped cuts.

I'm not going to be buying one. But it's a clever idea, and I wish I'd thought
of it.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)