July 15, 20179 yr comment_116592 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? Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116593 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. Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116594 A fresh blade may be help too. Dull blades hit the wood rather than slicing the wood causing unwanted movement. Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116619 No help from me, he/she needs hands on training. Edited July 15, 20179 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116632 27 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said: Crown molding - sub it out need a quote... Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116648 1 hour ago, Stick486 said: need a quote... There ya go..... John Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116661 @DAB Old adage..."work smarter, not harder." Edited July 15, 20179 yr by Grandpadave52 Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116672 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. Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116675 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 Report
July 15, 20179 yr comment_116677 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.... Report
July 16, 20179 yr Author comment_116712 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. Report
July 16, 20179 yr comment_116729 Isn't the real solution is to have two miter saws? Well, three -- two for crown molding and one for everything else. Report
July 16, 20179 yr comment_116753 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... Report
July 16, 20179 yr comment_116787 Well OK, two,but one like this (picture framing shops use these) Report
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