| Now that you have your crown molding prepped and | | | | next just to make sure your set up is correct. If you |
| laid out it is time to cut it to length. The first piece | | | | cut a piece with the miter angle in the wrong |
| will be square on both ends. Then each piece until the | | | | direction it will be to short now unless you leave 12 |
| last will have a corner cut on one end and a square | | | | inches or more of extra. |
| cut on the other. You will have a corner cut on both | | | | Cutting inside and outside corners |
| ends of the last piece. | | | | Basic Miter Saw (no bevel angle) |
| Get the measurements of each piece you will need | | | | This is the easiest way to cut your corners. I would |
| and rough cut to length about 6 inches to 12 inches | | | | recommend cutting your corners this way even if |
| longer. Then mark with the number of the wall it is | | | | your saw has a bevel on it. As long as your molding |
| going to be installed on from your drawing. Doing this | | | | is not to wide. |
| will help you stay organized. | | | | You are going to hold the molding in the saw on the |
| Next it is time to cut your corners. On inside corners | | | | same angle it is going to be on the wall. By cutting |
| you will have to do a coping cut. Do your cope cuts | | | | crown molding like this all you need to do is adjust |
| first then later when you install you can cut to the | | | | the miter angle from left to right. Take a small piece |
| final length. By doing this if you mess up your cope | | | | of your molding and hold it in the saw upside down |
| you can start over since you left at least 6 inches to | | | | so that top and bottom of the molding sit flat against |
| 12 inches extra. | | | | the table and fence of the saw. |
| Outside corners you can do the opposite way, hold | | | | Imagine the fence of the saw as the wall and the |
| the rough cut piece in place and mark with a pencil in | | | | table as the ceiling. Now take a piece scrap wood |
| place. Before you cut make sure your saw is set up | | | | and clamp or hot glue it to the table of the saw as a |
| with the miter angle in the right direction and the | | | | guide. Now you know when you place your molding in |
| piece of molding is also facing the right direction. | | | | the saw it is sitting at the proper angle every time. |
| Make some test cuts and save those pieces as visual | | | | Now every cut you make weather an inside or |
| guides. | | | | outside corner the molding will sit in the saw upside |
| You can hold them up in the corners you are cutting | | | | down (with the cove against the fence). |