AHHH Quick Help w/ Crown Miter

**higinee** · 11-19-2006, 12:03 PM

I have 5 1/4 crown. I have a 10" Comp. Sliding saw...dual bevel...

I have used Rocklers crown jig and love it but for smaller width.
It makes it a no brainer for how to lay it out and keep it right on the edges too.
But,
My blade won't cut it standing up against the fence on it's edges.

I am doing an inside corner...left piece, bottom up, blade is to left at 45

So, if I lay it flat and bevel it at 45 will that give me the same result as when I use the jig...just that it's flat?

I've confused myself...(yet again)

**Carol Reed** · 11-20-2006, 05:56 AM

I've looked at the pictures of the jig. Looks easy enough to fashion one to accommodate your molding.

I get really confused with angles as well. But I suspect you have to tilt both the blade and the molding. Been awhile since I have done any of that and I always have to think myself into a corner to figure it out. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Hopefully someone will more helpful than I.

**handi** · 11-20-2006, 05:31 PM

I ran into the same thing a few weeks back with a 7 1/2 inch crown.

You need to know the angle the crown will sit at on the wall (38 degrees is typical) and then you'll need to set both the bevel and miter angles to suit.

What are those angles????

Your saw manual should have a chart that tells you. If your's does not, or if you don't have the manual, let me know, I'll be happy to scan mine and send it to you.

Some higher end saws have the common angles marked on the saw itself. I spent some time searching for the chart (it was a saw at work) only to discover the settings marked on the saw when I blew some dust off it! LOL

You can probably find the chart online somewhere too.

Edit: Since this is an inside corner, couldn't you cope the joint too?

Hope this helps,

Ralph

**higinee** · 11-20-2006, 10:21 PM

I dug up a chart....the saw has the detents. Coping would have been my next step.
I was tearing my hair out LOL (wasn't funny really)

I got the angles...finally

I beveled the saw at 34 5/8 and mitered it at 31 5/8

It worked with it flat.
No wonder why the people that hang this stuff get the big bucks.

I only have 1 more room to crown and will keep notes in the cabinet cuz I'll forget by the time I get to it. The hard drive in my head is getting full... Ha Ha

Thank you so much again for the responses.
Hope this post helps someone else too!

Deb