Cut crown molding accurately to ensure proper angles are acheived where two peices of molding are joined together.
Crown molding is a finish trim that is installed in the interior of a home. It is installed where the wall of a room comes in to contact with the ceiling. There is a wide variety of styles and finishes available for crown molding that allow you to find the perfect match for your own personal tastes in interior design. Cutting crown molding is a moderately challenging task for an amateur carpenter that is simplified by following a clear cut procedure to perfect crown molding trim. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the length of the wall where the trim will be installed. The measurement should be made from corner to corner of a wall. If a wall length is greater than 10 feet, two pieces of crown molding will have to be used to cover the entire area. Take this measurement and measure a length of trim to match the wall area to be covered. Mark both ends of the measurement to define where the cut should be made to the crown molding.
2. Place trim upside down on the miter saw. The bottom of the trim will be placed against the fence of the saw and the top of the trim will be placed against the base or platform of the miter saw.
3. Determine the angle of the cut to be made. This can be done using a protractor to calculate corner angles.
4. Set miter saw to the appropriate angle. For corner angles, divide the angle in half to determine the appropriate angle of the miter saw blade. For example, if the angle of your corner is found to be 88 degrees using your protractor, set the miter saw blade to a 44-degree angle. For corner angles, four cuts can be made to crown molding: inside right-hand side, inside left-hand side, outside right-hand side, and outside left-hand side. An easy rule to follow for determining where the miter blade saw and trim should be placed is as follows: For all right-hand cuts the blade should be positioned on the left-hand side of the miter-saw platform and the cut will be made to the trim on the left-hand side of the blade. For all left-hand trim cuts, the blade should be positioned on the right-hand side of the miter-saw platform and the cuts will be made to the trim on the right-hand side of the blade. The position of the miter-saw blade and the trim that the cut is being made to are opposite in relation to the crown molding position as it will be installed on the wall. The trim is always cut in an upside-down position on the miter-saw platform.
5. Hold trim in position and cut with a downward motion of the miter-saw blade. Cut crown molding at both marks made during measurement, making sure to change the miter-saw-blade position for the correct angle needed on the crown molding.
6. Test cuts for accurate angles before installing on wall. Some builders and wood workers prefer to make sample cuts on scrap pieces of crown molding to ensure the angles are accurate before making costly cuts to the crown molding to be installed on the wall. This can save money and keep you from making costly mistakes.
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