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However, before you decide to pick up some crown molding stock at your local
home improvement center, be prepared to spend some time and money on
learning how to cut crown molding properly.
Having the Right Tools is Necessary for Cutting Crown Molding
Besides
learning the basic techniques on how to cut crown molding, it is also
important to have the right tools. A miter saw and a coping saw are the two
basic tools that are required for cutting crown molding.
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The
miter saw enables you to make square-cut joints, 45o angled
cuts, and scarf joints. The coping saw, as its name implies allows you to
make coped joints.
When
installing crown molding the corners are joined together via various types
of crown molding joints. These joints are fashioned out of mitered or
coped cuts.
How to Cut Crown Molding with a Miter Saw
When
walls are perfectly straight, which is rare, 45o angled mitered
cuts can be used on two sections of crown molding stock to form 90o
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Likewise on outside corners, a miter saw is also
used to make the 45o angled mitered cuts.
The
tricky part of using a miter saw to cut crown molding is in knowing how to
position the crown molding stock on the miter saw so that the angled cut
faces the right direction when installed on the wall.
When
walls are not perfectly square, which is frequently the case, it becomes
necessary to cope one of the two ends of crown molding sections that forms
the 90o inside corner. More specifically, one section of crown
molding is square-cut and attached along the length of one wall. Another
section of crown molding is then coped on one end and tied into the corner
along the adjacent wall. The coped crown molding cut sits over the end of
the square-cut piece to form the 90o joint.
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How to cut Crown Molding with a Coping Saw
Coping
crown molding actually requires the use of a miter saw and a coping saw. The
section of crown molding that requires a coped cut, first needs to be cut at
a 45o angled on the miter saw and then back-cut with a coping
saw.
How to Cut Crown Molding Scarf Joints
Finally, scarf joints are used to marry to lengths of crown molding stock
together. A scarf joint is frequently used on long wall lengths. A miter saw
is used to create the scarf joint. The scarf joint is created by cutting one
end of each piece of crown molding stock at a 45o angle so that
one section overlaps the other section. The result is a much cleaner crown
molding cut than just butting two pieces of crown molding stock together.
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Practice Making Crown Molding Cuts
Making
improper crown molding cuts can quickly add up to a lot of wasted money.
Crown molding can cost several dollars per linear foot and one bad cut on
just one piece of crown molding stock could cost you $25-50, easily. Repeat
this a few times and you may find yourself looking at hundreds of dollars of
wasted crown molding material.
In
order to prevent spending a fortune in scrap crown molding due to failed
crown molding cuts, it is best to spend some time practicing cutting crown
molding on a few small pieces of scrap material. Try making several small
practice crown molding joints using a couple of pieces of crown molding
stock.
To
conclude, if you plan on doing your own crown molding installation, make
sure you have the right tools and know how to cut crown molding correctly.
For your first crown molding installation project, keep it small, use
inexpensive crown molding stock and practice making crown molding cuts
first.
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