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I was cutting crown molding wrong for years until a guy in Milwaukee showed me his trick
I always held my miter saw at a 45 degree angle and tried to match the wall corners, which never fit quite right. Last week, I was helping a friend on a job in Milwaukee and saw him lay the molding flat against the saw fence, then cut it at a 31.6 degree angle. He said, 'Betty, you're making it too hard, the spring angle is already in the molding.' I went home and tried it on a small piece, and the joint was perfect on the first try. How many of you were taught the old way versus this flat-cut method?
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phoenix_martin402d ago
My uncle in Toledo taught me that flat method twenty years ago, but he used 31.6 degrees for a 38 degree spring angle and 33.9 degrees for a 45. It works like magic once you know the numbers for your specific molding. I still see guys at the lumber yard doing the complicated tilt and bevel method, and I just shake my head. That Milwaukee guy saved you a ton of future frustration.
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the_holly1d ago
That flat method wisdom gets passed down like a family secret. It shows how the best tricks are often the simplest ones, hiding in plain sight. Funny how the old ways still beat the complicated new methods sometimes.
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