Ralph Allen Jones Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Good Morning Friends, Well another Saturday has come around and time for another quiz; A fellow wrote the following to a magazine asking, During a recent DIY project, I struggled while cutting crown molding on my miter saw. I angled the molding against the fence and table, but when I made the cut the pieces kept sliding around, making cuts unsafe and inaccurate. Can you help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DThinker Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Once I have the molding in place, I double-stick tape/clamp/hot glue a stop block in front of the molding to keep it from sliding down. HandyDan and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 A fresh blade may be help too. Dull blades hit the wood rather than slicing the wood causing unwanted movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Change plans. Hire someone. Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 sharp tooling... learn flat cutting.. use the saw's clamp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) No help from me, he/she needs hands on training. Edited July 15, 2017 by Fred W. Hargis Jr HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 HARO50, Grandpadave52, DAB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Crown molding - sub it out Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 27 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said: Crown molding - sub it out need a quote... steven newman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 steven newman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Stick486 said: need a quote... There ya go..... John Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Cheat steven newman, HARO50 and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) @DAB Old adage..."work smarter, not harder." Edited July 15, 2017 by Grandpadave52 HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I do what Lew does. I hate having to make two odd angle adjustments every time I switch from left to right or inside to outside corners. My philosophy is that every time you make a change it gives you a chance to screw up. It's hard enough to remember which of the 4 cuts you have to make. Novices should order 50% more molding than needed. And 31.62 degrees miter & 33.86 degrees bevel if the wall is 90 degrees perfect angle. I've yet to see one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I found that during the years on the job we didn't go by exact angles, we bisected the angle. Walls are never exactly 90 deg.on the corners due to mud build up to give the wall finish corner. Also we would scribe the assembled crown molding on the wall and remove some of the mud build up to essentially bury the crown molding a tiny bit into the face of the wall. Early on we didn't have Chop Saws we used saws like Steven Newman collects, and some of the crown moldings were nearly 8" across. http://www.carpentry-tips-and-tricks.com/Bisect-an-angle.html http://www.leevalley.com/en/newsletters/Woodworking/5/6/patents.htm It is basic carpentry, and any good finish carpenter should be able to do it. They make things fit even though they are not exactly as drawn on the plan. Like the old saying ,machinists make things that fit, woodworkers make things fit. Herb Fred W. Hargis Jr, HARO50 and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Olde School Mitre Box.. In that most will have a stock holder, like these. This one even has a special corner made into the holder, where a crown molding can rest, and not just slip away. Holds at whatever angle you need.... Fred W. Hargis Jr, p_toad and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Allen Jones Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Jim Heavey of Wood Magazine taught me how to flat cut crown some odd years ago while at the Woodworking show in Columbus and I have used it since then. However I haven't cut any for quite some time though. Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Isn't the real solution is to have two miter saws? Well, three -- two for crown molding and one for everything else. Stick486, Cal, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 45 minutes ago, kmealy said: Isn't the real solution is to have two miter saws? Well, three -- two for crown molding and one for everything else. sounds good to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Well OK, two,but one like this (picture framing shops use these) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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