Things You'll Need:
- Compound miter saw
- Crown molding with a 52/38 degree spring angle
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Step 1
Bevel angle 33.85 degreesSet the bevel angle of the compound miter saw at 33.85 degrees.
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Step 2
Miter angle 31.62 rightSet the miter angle of the saw at 31.62 degrees to the right side of the saw table.
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Step 3
Place the crown molding face up with the top of the molding against the fence of the saw table and the waste end facing to the right.
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Step 4
Make the cut. Keep the left side of the cut. Waste the right side of the cut. This is inside corner piece "A."
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Step 5
Left miterReposition the miter angle to a new position set at 31.62 degrees to the left side of the saw table. Leave the bevel set at 33.85 degrees.
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Step 6
Position the crown molding with the bottom of the molding against the table fence and with the waste side to the right of the saw blade. Positioning the bottom of the molding against the fence is opposite the method used for the first cut piece.
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Step 7
Make the cut. Save the left side of the cut. Waste the right side of the cut. This is inside corner piece "B."
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Step 8
Move inside corner piece "A" into position with the miter cut firmly positioned into the inside corner and nail it into place. Position inside corner piece "B" on the opposite intersecting wall with the miter cut joining the miter cut in inside corner piece "A." Nail it into place.
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Step 1
Set the bevel angle of the compound miter saw at 33.85 degrees.
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Step 2
Set the saw miter at 31.62 degrees left of the saw table.
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Step 3
Place the crown molding face up with the bottom of the molding against the fence of the saw table and the waste end facing to the left.
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Step 4
Make the cut. Keep the right side of the cut. Waste the left side of the cut. This is outside corner piece "A."
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Step 5
Reposition the miter angle to a new position set at 31.62 degrees to the right side of the saw table. Leave the bevel set at 33.85 degrees.
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Step 6
Position the crown molding with the top of the molding against the table fence and with the waste side to the left of the saw blade. Positioning the bottom of the molding against the fence is opposite the method used for the first cut piece.
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Step 7
Make the cut. Save the right side of the cut. Waste the left side of the cut. This is outside corner piece "B."
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Step 8
Position outside corner piece "A" and "B" temporarily in place at the outside corner. After fitting the two miter cuts together remove piece "B" and nail piece "A" into position. Next, fit and nail piece "B" into position.









Comments
liz459 said
on 6/26/2009 Thank you for such easy and explicit directions to mitre crown molding. I have been doing molding for years and forever getting crown backwards and wrong - very frustrating. Your directions are the best and easiest I have comew across.