Example:Tomakea4sidedboxwith26°exteriorangles
(AngleA,Figure15),usetheupperrightarc.Find26°
onthearcscale.Followthehorizontalintersectingline
toeithersideto getmiteranglesettingonsaw(42°).
Likewise,followtheverticalintersectinglinetothetopor
bottomtogetthebevelanglesettingonthesaw(18°).
Alwaystrycutsonafewscrappiecesofwoodtoverify
settingsonsaw.
CUTTINGBASEMOLDING
ALWAYSMAKEA DRYRUNWITHOUTPOWER
BEFOREMAKINGANYCUTS.
Straight90°cuts:
Positionthewoodagainstthefenceandholdit in
placeasshowninFigure11.Turnonthesaw,allow
thebladeto reachfullspeedandlowerthearm
smoothlythroughthecut.
CUTTINGBASEMOLDINGUPTO6.5"(165ram)HIGH
VERTICALLYAGAINSTTHEFENCE
PositionmaterialasshowninFigure11.
Allcutsmadewiththebackofthemoldingagainstthe
fenceandbottomofthemoldingagainstthebase.
INSIDECORNER:
Leftside
1.Miterleft45°
2. Saveleftsideofcut
Rightside
1.MiterRight45°
2. Saverightsideofcut
OUTSIDECORNER:
Leftside
1.Miterrightat45°
2. Saveleftsideofcut
Rightside
1.Miterleftat45°
2. Saverightsideofcut
Materialupto 6.5"(159mm)canbecutasdescribed
above.
CUTTINGCROWNMOLDING
Yourmitersawisbettersuitedtothetaskofcutting
crownmoldingthananytoolmade.Inordertofitproperly,
crownmoldingmustbecompoundmiteredwithextreme
accuracy.
Thetwoflatsurfacesonagivenpieceofcrownmolding
areatanglesthat,whenaddedtogether,equalexactly
90°.Most,butnotall,crownmoldinghasatoprearangle
(thesectionthatfitsflatagainsttheceiling)of52°anda
bottomrearangle(thepartthatfitsflatagainstthewall)
of38°.
Yourmitersawhasspecialpre-setmiterlatchpointsat
31.62°leftandrightforcuttingcrownmoldingattheproper
angleandbevelstoppawlsat33.85°leftandright.There
isalsoamarkontheBevelscaleat33.85°.
FIG. 17
FENCE
TABLE
CROWN MOLDING FLAT ON TABLE
AND AGAINST FENCE
FIG. 18
BOTTOM SIDE
OF MOLDING
DW 7O84 CROWN
MOLDING FENCE
TABLE
CROWN MOLDING BETWEEN FENCE AND TABLE
The chart below gives the proper settings for cutting
crown molding. (The numbers for the miter and bevel
settings are very precise and are not easy to accurately
set on your saw.) Since most rooms do not have angles
of precisely 90°, you will have to fine tune your settings
anyway.
PRETESTING WITH SCRAP MATERIAL
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUTTING CROWN
MOLDING
LAYING FLAT AND USING THE COMPOUND FEA-
TURES
1. Molding laying with broad back surface down flat on
saw table (Figure 17).
2. The settings below are for All Standard (U.S.) crown
molding with 52° and 38° angles.
FIG. 19
BLADE
RIGHT
FENCE
FIG. 20
FENCE
BEVEL SETTING
33.85 ° Left
33.85 ° Right
33.85 ° Right
TYPE OF CUT
LEFT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER:
1. Top of molding against fence
2. Miter table set right 31.62 °
3. Save left end of cut
RIGHT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER:
1. Top of molding against fence.
2. Miter table set at left 31.62 °
3. Save right end of cut
LEFT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER:
1. Top of molding against fence.
2. Miter table set at left 31.62 °
3. Save left end of cut
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