Cutting Crown Molding - DeWalt DW705 Instruction Manual

All cuts made with the back of the molding against the
fence and bottom of the molding against the base
INSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Miter left 45°
2. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Miter Right 45°
2. Save right side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Miter right at 45°
2. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Miter left at 45°
2. Save right side of cut
Material up to 3.9" (3-7/8)" can be cut as described above.
For wider boards [up to 5.5" (5-1/2")] several minor
concessions must be made.
When cutting a board between 3.9" (3-7/8") and 5.5"
(5-1/2") in width the roller on the tip of the guard will hang
up on the workpiece. If this occurs, simply place your right
thumb on the upper side of the guard and roll the guard up
just enough to clear the workpiece, as shown in Figure 25.
Once you have cleared the workpiece, you can release the
guard and it will continue to open as the cut progresses.
When mitering to the right side of a base molding wider
than 3.9" (3-7/8") standing vertically against the fence as in
Figure 22, the saw can only cut through the board up to 1
inch from the end of the board. Trying to cut more than an
inch will cause the saw's gear case to interfere with the
workpiece. If you want to cut basemolding between 3-7/8"
and 5-1/2" wide vertically follow the directions below.
CUTTING 3-7/8"– 5-1/2" BASE MOLDING VERTICALLY
AGAINST THE FENCE
• Position molding as shown in Figure 22
• All cuts made with the back of the molding against the fence
INSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with bottom of molding against
the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Position molding with top of the molding resting on
the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save left side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with bottom of molding against
the base of the saw
2. Miter right 45°
3. Save left side of cut
Note: If the cut must be made somewhere other than
1" from the end of the molding: cut off the molding at
90° approx. 1" longer than your final length then make
the miter cut as described above.
Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the molding
against the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save the right side of cut
A third method of making the cut necessary for sketch A is
to make a zero degree miter, 45 degree bevel cut. Your
saw can cut a bevel 7 7/8" wide.
CUTTING BASE MOLDING LAYING FLAT AND USING
THE BEVEL FEATURE
• All cuts made with the saw set at 45° bevel and 0 miter
• All cuts made with back of molding laying flat on the saw
as shown in figures 23 and 24
INSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with top of molding against the fence
2. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the molding against
the fence
2. Save left side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with bottom of the molding against
the fence
2. Save right side of cut
Right side
1. Position molding with top of molding against the fence
2. Save right side of cut

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
degrees. Most, but not all, crown molding has a top rear
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FIG. 23
FIG. 24
FIG. 25