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angle when mitering to the right, move the arm to align the appropriate vernier mark with the closest mark on the miter scale to the left.
WHEN MITERING TO THE LEFT
To increase the miter angle when mitering to the left, move the arm to align the appropriate vernier mark with the closest mark on the miter scale to the left. To decrease the miter angle when mitering to the left, move the arm to align the appropriate vernier mark with the closest mark on the miter scale to the right.
CUTTING BASE MOLDING
ALWAYS MAKE A DRY RUN WITHOUT POWER BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTS.
Straight 90° cuts:
Position the wood against the fence and hold it in place as shown in Figure 17. Turn on the saw, allow the blade to reach full speed and lower the arm smoothly through the cut.
CUTTING BASE MOLDING UP TO 6" (152 MM)
VERTICALLY AGAINST THE FENCE Position material as shown in Figure 17.
All cuts made with the back of the molding against the fence and bottom of the molding against the base.
INSIDE CORNER: | OUTSIDE CORNER: | ||
Left side | Left side | ||
1. | Miter left 45 | 1. | Miter right at 45° |
2. | Save left side of cut | 2. | Save left side of cut |
Right side | Right side | ||
1. | Miter Right 45° | 1. | Miter left at 45° |
2. | Save right side of cut | 2. | Save right side of cut |
Material up to 6" (152 mm) can be cut as described above.
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
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.
PRETESTING WITH SCRAP MATERIAL IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUTTING CROWN MOLDING LAYING FLAT AND USING THE COMPOUND FEATURES:
1.Molding laying with broad back surface down flat on saw table (Figure 18).
2.The settings below are for All Standard (U.S.) crown molding with 52° and 38° angles.
BEVEL SETTING | TYPE OF CUT |
33.9° Left | LEFT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER |
| 1. Top of molding against fence |
| 2. Mitre table set right 31.62° |
| 3. Save left end of cut |
|
|
33.9° Right | RIGHT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER |
| 1. Top of molding against fence |
| 2. Miter table set right 31.62° |
| 3. Save right end of cut |
|
|
33.9° Right | LEFT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER |
| 1. Top of molding against fence |
| 2. Miter table set at left 31.62° |
| 3. Save left end of cut |
|
|
33.9° Left | RIGHT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER |
| 1. Top of molding against fence |
| 2. Mitre table set right 31.62 |
| 3. Save right end of cut° |
When setting bevel and miter angles for all compound miters, remember that:
The angles presented for crown moldings are very precise and difficult to set exactly. Since they can easily shift slightly and very few rooms have exactly square corners, all settings should be tested on scrap molding.
PRETESTING WITH SCRAP MATERIAL IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CUTTING CROWN MOLDING
Place the molding on the table at an angle between the fence and the saw table, as shown in Figure 18A. Use of the crown molding fence accessory (DW7084) is highly recommended because of its degree of accuracy and convenience. The crown molding fence accessory is available for purchase from your local dealer.
The advantage to cutting crown molding using this method is that no bevel cut is required. Minute changes in the miter angle can be made without affecting the bevel angle. This way, when corners other than 90° are encountered, the saw can be quickly and easily adjusted for them. Use the crown
FIG. 17
FIG. 18
FENCE
TABLE
CROWN MOLDING FLAT ON TABLE AND
AGAINST FENCE
FIG. 18A
| DW7084 |
| CROWN |
BOTTOM SIDE | MOLDING |
OF MOLDING | FENCE |
TOP SIDE |
|
OF MOLDING |
|
FENCE | TABLE |
|
CROWN MOLDING BETWEEN FENCE
AND TABLE
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