How do you guys do angles in trunking

[Gringoking88]

Hi all,

Was just looking for some best practices around using plastic mini trunking.

How do you guys join trunking on corners of walls that are not right angles so you can't use the normal pre made bends. I mean I've got a vertical wall and that has got a bend of about 30 degrees in in.

Every time I cut the bloody stuff I end up with a slight gap in the trunking which does not look great tbh. I was thinking of just using caulk or silicone filler but am seeing if there any tricks of the trade?

Many thanks,

M

 

[Pete999]

Hi all,

Was just looking for some best practices around using plastic mini trunking.

How do you guys join trunking on corners of walls that are not right angles so you can't use the normal pre made bends. I mean I've got a vertical wall and that has got a bend of about 30 degrees in in.

Every time I cut the bloody stuff I end up with a slight gap in the trunking which does not look great tbh. I was thinking of just using caulk or silicone filler but am seeing if there any tricks of the trade?

Many thanks,

M

Get one of these

 

[Gringoking88]

Get one of these

Hi Pete,

One of what there is nothing attached lol.

 

[camerabloke]

Yeah get one of these

 

[buzzlightyear]

Was just looking for some best practices around using plastic mini trunking.

How do you guys join trunking on corners of walls that are not right angles so you can't use the normal pre made bends. I mean I've got a vertical wall and that has got a bend of about 30 degrees in in.

Every time I cut the bloody stuff I end up with a slight gap in the trunking which does not look great tbh. I was thinking of just using caulk or silicone filler but am seeing if there any tricks of the trade

years of practice would help.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Hi Pete,

One of what there is nothing attached lol.

imagination would help .

 

[Gringoking88]

Why do ifeel like I'm being mocked lol

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I use a small mitre saw and angle guide, along the lines of the one in image below but about half that size, it was designed for picture frame making, for angles i use a measuring device. its all about the angles!! i am a bit of a maths geek so enjoy all the planning and prep before hand

 

[buzzlightyear]

Im changing my socket ,so red goes in L black in N , but why new socket has 2x holes for green ?
Does it matter which hole they go? Left or
Right side ?

now do we have to point it out to you .

 

[The Ghost]

I don't cut through the back of the trunking in that situation. Just one cut each side then bend and mark than cut out resultant wedge shape and cut lid to suit. I use side cutters or junior hacksaw.

 

[Dave OCD]

I don't cut through the back of the trunking in that situation. Just one cut each side then bend and mark than cut out resultant wedge shape and cut lid to suit. I use side cutters or junior hacksaw.

 

[Squid]

I don't cut through the back of the trunking in that situation. Just one cut each side then bend and mark than cut out resultant wedge shape and cut lid to suit. I use side cutters or junior hacksaw.

 

[MDJ]

imagination would help .

This is the right answer

 

[sparkdog]

Stuff some fire cement in any gaps.

 

[Toneyz]

Yeah get one of these

It's so good Pete does not want us to see it.

 

[MDJ]

Fire cement? hmm I bet that looks nice

 

[freddo]

I use a coarse file to adjust the cuts until they perfectly fit. Though to be honest I hate mini trunking, it's all about steel conduit at the moment, seem to be fitting loads of it.

 

[PEG]

It's so good Pete does not want us to see it.

....That't because it's a picture of a hot-air gun...

 

[PEG]

It's so good Pete does not want us to see it.

....That's because it's a picture of a hot-air gun...

 

[Pete999]

Hi Pete,

One of what there is nothing attached lol.

Sorry an adjustable square
Festool SM-SYM 70 Precision Adjustable Square - https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Festool-Sm-Sym-70-4014549007693-Precision-Adjustable-Square