How to Cut Crown Moulding Corners
Crown moulding can present a challenge to anyone who has never installed it before. When people consider installing moulding, the idea often seems simple enough. However crown moulding is designed differently than other kinds of moulding, and therefore it takes a different technique to cut it. You may want to practice cutting crown moulding corners on a few scrap pieces of crown moulding before you make your real cuts. Crown moulding is expensive, and getting the cuts right the first time is important. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Cutting Crown Moulding Corners
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Measure the distance that you want to cut your crown moulding right up to the point where the corner is made. Remember to measure right to the edge of the drywall, getting through any excess drywall mud or tape that may be in the way.
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Apply the measurement to a piece of crown moulding using a marking pencil and add one extra inch to your measurement.
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Place the crown moulding on the miter saw table just as it would be installed on the wall near the ceiling. Use the miter saw table as the wall and the miter saw fence as the ceiling and put the moulding in place so that there is some room behind the moulding. Do not lie the moulding flat on the table as it will not be installed that way.
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Make your miter cut. If you are cutting the inside left corner piece then move the miter blade 45 degrees to the left from center. For the inside right corner piece move the blade to the right 45 degrees from center. Use the pencil mark as the point where the cut will be made.
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Sand the cut edge with fine sandpaper to remove the small pieces of wood left behind from the cut.
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Tips & Warnings
You add an extra inch when measuring just in case your measurements are slightly off. That way, if you wind up with too much of the straight end, you can just mark it and use the miter saw to cut it off. It is much easier to make a straight cut than a corner cut.
Always follow safety precautions when using power tools.
