Cutting Crown Moldings; Miter And Bevel Settings For Standard Crown Molding Lying Flat - Craftsman 113.235300 Owner's Manual

Cutting Crown Moldings
Plan Ahead so that you are not tempted to reach across
saw blade to steady newly severed workpiece.
Crown Moldings can be cut using two methods, work-
piece standing up (as it would be mounted on wall) and
workpiece lying flat on table (see chart and illustration).
Most Standard (U.S.) crown molding has a top rear angle
(angle that fits next to ceiling) of 52 ° and a bottom rear
angle (angle that fits against wall) of 38 °.
1 Workpiece standing up. usually cut inverted from
ceiling mounted orientation. Fixturing: Optional fence
mounted crown molding jigs which locate workpiece.
See recommended accessories (Table clamp is help-
ful). Hand is holding workpiece to fence when the cuts
are made. All cuts are made at 0° bevel setting and
45 ° miter (see illustration)
NOTE: The motor mechanism and the blade diameter of
the slide compound miter saw limit the capacity of cutting
a particular application. Always perform a dry run cut so
you can determh]e if the operation being attempted is
possible before power is applied to the saw. Larger
pieces may be cut using method 2
2. Workpiece lying flat for compound cut (see chart and
illustration)
Miter and Bevel Settings for Standard Crown Molding
Lying Flat on Miter Saw Table.
Bevel
Setting
33.8'
M iter
Setting
31 6 '_
Right
33 8 ° 31.6 °
Left
338 ° 31.6 °
Left
33.8"
31.6 °
Right
Type Of Cut
Left Side. Inside Corner
1 Position top molding against
fence
2. Left side is finished piece.
Right Side, Inside Corner
1 Position bottom of molding
against fence
2 Left side is finished piece.
Left Side, Outside Corner
1. Position bottom of molding
against fence.
2. Right side is finished piece.
Right Side, Outside Cornel
1. Position top of molding
against fence.
2. Right side is finished piece.
NOTE: On all above cuts lay molding with broad back
surface fiat on table
Pretesting Compound Settings On Scrap Material Is
Extremely Important!
NOTE: The above instructions assume that the con-
structed wall corner that a set of moldings fit into is
exactly 90 ° . In typical construction, this is not always the
case. Measure wall and make necessary adjustments to
cutting angles.
Inside
Corner
Outside
Corner
Compound Cut Crown Moldings
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1. Workpiece Standing Up
(Saw at 0 ° Bevel, 45 ° Miter)
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2. Workpiece Lying Flat
(See Chart for Bevel and Miter Settings)
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