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Your compound miter sew does an excellentjob of

cuttingcrown molding. In general, compound miter

saws do abetter job of cutting crown molding than

any other tool made.

Inorder to fit properly, crown moldingmust be com-

pound mitered with extreme accuracy.

The two contact surfaces on a piece of crown molding

that fitflat against the ceiling and the wallof aroom

are at angles that, when added together, equal

exactly 90°. Most crown molding has a top rear angle

(the section that fits flat against the ceiling) of 52 =and

a bottom rearangle (the section that fits flat against

thewall) of 38 °.

LAYING MOLDING FLAT ON THE

MITER TABLE

See Figure 32.

To use this method for accurately curing crown

molding for a 90°inside or outside corner, lay the

molding withits broad back surface flaton the miter

table and against the fence.

When setting the bevel and miter angles for com-

pound miters, remember that the settings are interde-

pendent; changing one angle changes the other angle

as well.

Keep in mind that the angles for crown moldings are

very precise and difficultto set. Since it isvery easy

for these angles toshift, all settings should first be

tested on scrap molding. Also most walls do not have

angles of exactly 90°,therefore, you willneed to fine

tune your settings.

LFENCE

TOPEDGEAGAINSTFENCE:

• LEFTSIDE,INSIDECORNER

•RIGHTSIDE.OUTSIDECORNER

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MITERTABLE

INSIDE

CORNER

FENCE

OUTSIDE

CORNER

BOTTOMEDGEAGAINSTFENCE=

• RIGHTSIDE,INSIDECORNER

• LEFTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNER

MITERTABLE

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CROWN MOLDING FLAT ON MITER TABLE Fig. 32