Build Your Own Mini Miter
For Less Than $2
When you need N Scale 8”X8”s cut at a 45 degree angle a handy jig is a mitre (U.S. spelling miter). This one is a “mini-miter, you can make it for under $2 and it stores easily in a drawer or toolbox.To make it, use a a piece of 1" X 1" X 8" scrap wood. On this mount two pieces of 3/16 by 3/16th inch hardwood separated by half the width of a razor blade.. Glue with Titebond adhesive.
Use a razor saw and cut a couple of 90-degree kerfs (blade-width cuts) across both pieces of wood. Move down your jig 4-5 inches and mark off two precise 45-degree lines.The key to the mini-miter is the Stanley razor blade holder which gives you a grip handle to cut through the stripwood without mashing the wood fibers.
