@sheetmetalsamurai: Why Two 45° Miters Create a Perfect 90° Corner Ever wonder why two 45° miters make a perfect 90° corner? In this video, I break down the geometry behind mitered sheet metal and show why the .707 multiplier works. Once you understand where .707 comes from, miter layouts start making a lot more sense. #metalfabrication #fabrication #metalworking #layout #sheetmetal
however if you just cut it with a giant chop saw with the angle at 45° for both pieces. all the edges would line up and you don't have to do any math
2026-06-18 08:16:56
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Chris Handsome :
Can you dig more into why you use .707 sometime?
2026-06-18 04:15:08
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Adam🤘 :
way easier way, measure the width, transfer the width along the length and mark it, boom there's your short point. mark 45° on the top and bottom tab from your long and short point. then on the angled middle section draw a line connecting the 2 points you previously marked where they meet on the middle angled section, there's your line, no need to find the angle, it is what it is.
2026-06-20 11:34:22
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iamthefletch :
I love watching masters at work.
2026-06-18 01:52:37
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Sculptor Aeron :
You gave us the answer, but you didn’t tell us why it was the answer
2026-06-19 00:15:34
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Johnny Vu :
.707 is the sin of 45 degrees
2026-06-18 18:23:23
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lucason314 :
why didn't you do it before folding?
2026-06-19 06:46:40
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Pipe welder 31 :
You sure get a lot of Trade Tools swag, tell Tom send some of that stuff North man
2026-06-19 22:42:48
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mart2b01 :
If only my chopsaw had settings for cutting crown molding corners…oh wait, it does
2026-06-19 02:45:35
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pleasemakeoneforme :
mate I have never appreciated how difficult this stuff is. I'm glad you are putting this content out there. thanks.
2026-06-18 02:28:30
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ivanpetrov7646 :
y not use a laser beam?😁😁😁
2026-06-19 01:30:18
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Big :
just stick it in a saw???
2026-06-19 21:32:34
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lcoronado1989 :
Quality Content and im not even a welder
2026-06-18 04:49:11
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GALHINNA LANKA Constructions :
Just eyeball it 😏
2026-06-18 05:31:23
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David :
do you use the 0.707 to all designs or that's could depend on the design
2026-06-18 10:20:17
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trkj1991 :
you couldve just used one of the big speed squares. wouldve had to makes sure to go slow when marking the center while looking down but it still would've been fine
2026-06-19 23:12:47
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Ivan :
you're awesome.
2026-06-19 00:25:37
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Smith :
But what if it's circular?
2026-06-18 08:22:38
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Dickyboy82 :
Dam I love your videos
2026-06-18 08:49:11
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208carpenter :
what??? but why???
2026-06-18 02:41:26
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Diamond Valdez :
ok i get how you did it but why dive by the square root of 2 and what if the middle section was longer or shorter would it still work and what if you need a different angle
2026-06-18 03:27:23
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John Cole :
i like your videos, but a higher end cutoff saw would cut it right. lol
2026-06-18 03:34:39
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dedededegemez :
daaaang👀 👍👍👍
2026-06-18 03:37:04
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crayon :
When you draw your line down the 4” section how did you know where the other end was? Or was it on a 45 from the number you came up with?
2026-06-18 02:24:59
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yourslow :
aka: make it more complicated than you have to gotcha!!
2026-06-19 04:58:12
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