Use and Care Manual

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CUTTING 3.5" (88.9 mm)– 4.25" (107.95 mm) BASE MOLDING VERTICALLY
AGAINST THE FENCE
• Position molding as shown in Figure 21.
• All cuts made with the back of the molding against the fence
INSIDE CORNER: OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side Left side *
1. Position molding with bottom of
molding against the base of the saw
1. Position molding with bottom of
molding against the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45° 2. Miter right 45°
3. Save left side of cut 3. Save left side of cut
Right side Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding resting on the base of the
saw
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the base of the saw
2. Miter right 45° 2. Miter left 45°
3. Save the right side of cut 3. Save the right side of cut
* NOTE: If the cut must be made somewhere other than 1" from the end of the
molding: cut off the molding at 90° approx. 1" (25.4 mm) longer than your final
length then make the miter cut as described above.
Another method of making the cut is to make a zero degree miter, 45° bevel cut. Your saw
can cut a bevel 6.2" (157.5 mm) wide.
CUTTING BASE MOLDING LAYING FLAT AND USING THE BEVEL FEATURE
• All cuts made with the saw set at 45° bevel and 0 miter.
• All cuts made with back of molding laying flat on the saw as shown in Figure 25.
FIG. 25
• Move the left side fence out of the path of the blade before attempting any of the following
cuts.
INSIDE CORNER: OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side Left side
1. Position molding with top of molding
against the fence
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the fence
2. Save left side of cut 2. Save right side of cut
Right side Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the fence
1. Position molding with top of molding
against the fence
2. Save left side of cut 2. Save right side of cut
CUTTING CROWN MOLDING
Your miter saw is better suited to the task of cutting crown molding than any tool made.
In order to fit properly, crown molding must be compound mitered with extreme accuracy.
The two flat surfaces on a given piece of crown molding are at angles that, when added
together, equal exactly 90°. Most, but not all, crown molding has a top rear angle (the section
that fits flat against the ceiling) of 52° and a bottom rear angle (the part that fits flat against
the wall) of 38°.
Your miter saw has special pre-set miter detent points at 31.62° left and right for cutting crown
molding at the proper angle (Fig. 26). There is also a mark on the Bevel scale at 33.85°.
The Bevel Setting/Type of Cut chart gives the proper settings for cutting crown molding.
(The numbers for the miter and bevel settings are very precise and are not easy to accurately
set on your saw.) Since most rooms do not have angles of precisely 90°, you will have to fine
tune your settings anyway.
FIG. 26
PRETESTING WITH SCRAP MATERIAL IS EX TREME LY IMPORTANT!
FOR CUTTING CROWN MOLDING LAYING
FLAT AND USING THE COMPOUND FEATURES
1. Move the left side fence out of the path of the blade before attempting any of the
following cuts.
2. Molding laying with broad back surface down flat on saw table (Fig. 26–27).
3. The settings below are for all Standard (U.S.) crown molding with 52° and 38° angles.