Manual

CU'I'I'ING CROWN MOLDING
The compoundmiter sew does an excellentJobof cut-
tingcrownmolding.In general, compound miter eaws do
a better Jobof cuffingcrownmoldingthan any othertool
made,
In orderto fit properly,crownmoldingmust becompound
mltaredwith extreme accuracy,
The two contactsurfaces on a piece of crown molding
thatfit flat against the ceilingand thewall of a roomare at
anglesthat, when added together,squatexactlyg0".Most
crownmoldinghasa top rearangle (_e section _at fits
fiat againstthe ceiling}of 52"and a bottom rearangle(the
sectionthat fits fiat against the wail}of 38",
LAYING MOLDING FLAT ON THE MITER
TABLE
See F'tgure39,
Tousethis method for accuratelycuttingcrownmolding
for a 90" insideor outside comer, ray the molding with Its
broad back surfaceflat on the miter table and against the
fence.
62" CEILING
w
A
L
L
FENCE
TOPEDGEAGAINSTFENCE-
• LEFTSIDE,INSIDECORNER
• RIGHTSLOE,OUTSIOECORNER
MITERTABLE
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When settingthe beveland miter angles for compound
miters, rememberthat the settingsare interdependent;
changingone anglechangestheotherangleas well.
Keep inmind that theangles forcrownmoldingsare very
preciseand dl_cult to set. Since it is very easy forthese
anglesto shift,all settingsshouldfirstbe tested on scrap
molding. Alsomostwaftsdo nothaveanglesof exactly
90",_erefore, youwlflneed to finetune yoursettings.
When cuttingcrownmoldingbythismethod the bevel
angle shouJdbe set at 33.9"eitherrightor left. The crown
molding stops are marke_ either33.9"or 45"for theexact
angle forcuffingcrownmolding (see _gure 40).The miter
angle shouldbe set at 31.62"either rightor left, depending
on thedesirecicut forthe applieation.See the chartbelow
for correctangle settingsand correctpositioningof crown
moldingon miter table.
The settingsinthe charton pegs 39 can be used for cut-
tingAJ]Standard(U.S.) crown molding with 52"and 38"
angles.The crown molding is placedflat on_.hemitertable
usingthecompound features of yourmitersaw.
INSIDE
CORNER
FENCE
OUTSIDE
CORNER
BD7"I'DMEDGEAGAINSTFENCE,,
• RIGHTSIDE,[KSIDECORNER
• LEFTSLOE,OUTSIDECORNER
MITERTABLE
CROWNMOLDINGFLATONMITSRTABLE
Fig. 39
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