Milescraft 8401 TRIM45: A Tool for Making Professional-Looking Carpentry Trims

Miro: great product works great

Canada on Nov 07, 2023

Gregg L. Hammock: This is a valuable tool that can get consistent scribings for setting trim

United States on Oct 22, 2023

PukSup808: If you regularly do trim with mitered corners, this tool will save you a lot of time and repeat, cuts, and calculations. No more asking someone to hold the dumb end. The reveal gauge makes this an an all around trim carpenters new best friend. The magnets to hold your tape are a thoughtful and useful addition. Wouldn’t want to do another house full of mitered trim without it.

United States on Sep 27, 2023

Arnold Bullock: I have the two Versions. The older one is much thinner than the new however it fits into a corner more positively, it also provides a tape slot to do both horizontal and vertical measurement. I like the locking mechanism on the newer version also the clamping provision rather than the pins of the older version... please bear in mind these are not precision tools for use in the rocket industry, just guides , aids you know

United States on Sep 09, 2023

kevin: Let’s face it these things are basically gadgets for people that don’t know how to do things like a pro.
Which is fine! However, using things like this may help you do a better job on your project, but it WILL also slow you down.
Clamping it, carrying it around, getting it to stay stable all come into play.
Does it work? YES! Works well. But it’s also time consuming and slightly cumbersome to use.
I can see it coming in handy if you’re working solo, but it’s also gonna take you longer to set it up.
I guess that’s the trade off with the purpose it serves. It is pretty accurate though.

United States on Aug 20, 2023

Mr.B: Product came with the locking mechanism missing for the sliding stop

United States on Aug 12, 2023

Mark W. Harrison: I ended up not using this except for marking the reveal and it really isn't necessary for that. A combination square (even a cheap one) works just as well.

Used as instructed it does what it says but it just isn't necessary.

Australia on Jan 12, 2023

Jim Robinson: Works quite well - takes a little to get use to - went on GOOGLE for video.

Canada on Apr 17, 2022

Manolo: is a good idea... helps a lot and makes more easy to work alone doing trim... not difficult to use and what I like more is that you can make a more consistent job..I think needs a little bit more improvement... but is good enough... if you are going to install trim and wants to make a good job is a good idea to have one of those..

Canada on Oct 23, 2020

Vlaerka: I have only found this tool to be useful when measuring my cuts on the miter saw, it clamps to your trim and you can fairly accurately measure your cuts.

When using on the actual opening, I found that nailing it in place will not always work accurately, and you will not get a good measurement. Also the edge marking is not very precise and awkward to do.

For $15 its an ok tool, but nothing to write home about.

Canada on Apr 07, 2020