How to Cut Crown Molding Coping Angles
Coping crown molding is a woodworker's trick. Crown molding is the fancy trim work that is mounted between the ceiling and the walls. The molding may have curves and other patterns and shapes, and making an exact cut takes some skill. However, carpenters manage to make these moldings look good every day by coping the cut.
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Instructions
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Select two pieces of scrap crown molding. It is best to practice this technique a few times before risking the cut on a long piece of molding.
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Place one piece of crown molding in your miter saw so that the bottom edge touches the base of the saw and the top edge touches the fence. Set the saw at 90-degrees and make a straight cut. This piece of the crown molding would fit into the corner. The side of the molding would touch one wall. The top back would touch the ceiling and the bottom back would touch the other wall.
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Set the miter saw to 45-degrees. Cut the second piece of crown molding. Position it against the base and the fence the same as the first piece of molding. Hold the two pieces together. They won't fit.
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Take your pencil and draw along the edge you just cut between the carved face of the molding and the miter cut. Hold your coping saw at 45-degrees away from your miter cut and follow the pencil line with your coping saw. When you are done, hold your cut piece up to your first piece. They should fit. You would need to do a little sanding on real molding, and filing may make your work go faster.
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Tips & Warnings
When cutting crown molding for your room, cut your straight cut first and mount your crown. Cut your miter. Cope your miter and fit your corner.
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