Cutting Base Molding

Follow the table for helpful hints on cutting base

molding for corners that have 90° angles.

 

Base molding can be cut vertical against fence or flat on the table. The maximum size that can be ver- tical on the fence is 4-1/4", flat on table is 8".

BASE MOLDING CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

LOCATION OF

Molding in Vertical Position:

Molding in Horizontal Position:

MOLDING

 

 

Back of molding is

Back of molding is flat

 

ON SAW

 

 

 

 

against the fence

on the table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Molding Piece Being Cut

 

 

To left of corner

To right of corner

To left of corner

To right of corner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside

Miter Angle

Left at 45°

Right at 45°

corner of wall

Bevel Angle

45° left

45° right

Right

Outside

corner of wall

Left

Right

 

Position of

Bottom

Bottom

Top against

Top against

molding on Saw

against table

against table

fence

fence

 

 

 

 

 

Finished

Keep left

Keep right

Keep left

Keep right

side

side of cut

side of cut

side of cut

side of cut

Miter Angle

Right at 45°

Left at 45°

Bevel Angle

45° right

45° left

 

 

 

 

 

Position of

Bottom

Bottom

Top against

Top against

molding on Saw

against table

against table

fence

fence

 

 

 

 

 

Finished

Keep left

Keep right

Keep left

Keep right

side

side of cut

side of cut

side of cut

side of cut

Cutting Crown Molding

angle”.) NOTE: These

detents

cannot be

used with 45° crown molding.

 

 

Crown molding cuts must be positioned properly to

 

 

See also pages 25 and 26 for miter and bevel angle

fit exactly.

charts for cutting crown moldings

that

have

There are two ways to cut crown molding: flat on

38° and 45° spring angles (and the material is

table or angled to table and fence.

laid flat on the miter saw base).

 

 

Crown molding’s “spring angle” is the angle

Even though these angles are standards, most

between the back of the molding and the bottom flat

rooms do not have angles of exactly 90°, therefore,

surface that fits against the wall.

you will often need to fine tune your settings.

This miter saw has special miter detents at

The

optional Bosch

DWM40L

MiterFinder

31.6° and bevel detents at 33.9°. These

Digital

Anglefinder/Protractor measures

spring

detents allow you to easily position most crown

angles and corner angles, then automatically deter-

moldings flat on the table and make precise cuts

mines the exact miter and bevel settings

for 90° corners. (These detents are only for use

necessary to make each crown molding cut fit

with crown moldings that have a 38° “spring

perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bosch Power Tools 4212L manual Cutting Base Molding, Cutting Crown Molding, Inside, Outside Corner of wall

4212L specifications

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