Crown molding miter cuts.
Cutting crown molding for sloped ceiling.
This usually requires an angle setting of either 32 or 45 degrees.
Therefore the angle between the wall and the ceiling is 110 degrees.
The bottom of the crown must be held firm against the fence and let the top rest on the miter saw table.
Standard 45 degree cuts can be used on a sloped ceiling.
One of the most common methods for fitting crown molding to a slanted ceiling is to attach the molding to a filler piece that is in between.
Our example is a 20 degree sloped ceiling.
Measure the distance from corner to corner on the first wall.
When using a miter saw to cut crown molding for horizontal ceilings you must prop the crown molding against the fence as shown in fig 2.
Crown molding detail for sloped ceilings.
Transfer the measurement to moulding.
This simple cut is how to cut crown moulding to be used in between crown.
Crown stops are nice to have in order to help hold the crown while making the cut.
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It s best to cut a standard inside corner template as you see in the video above.
The inside corner must be cut with the molding upside down in your saw the way crown is normally cut in a miter saw when it s in position but the outside corner of the transition piece must be.
With the miter saw set to 0 degrees make a straight cut to create the butt joint where the end of the moulding will be.
Use that to determine the exact low point of where the two pieces of crown will touch in the corner on the wall.
So in the illustration we will be mitering the right side of the crown molding.
When measuring and cutting crown molding pieces you will also need to take the measurements and angles of filler pieces into account.
Make sure your scrap piece fits squarely into the miter saw before cutting.
Note that crown molding is cut with the miter saw upside down using the saw s table as a guide to fit the molding to an angle equal to that needed to fit with the ceiling.
The corner angle for joint b is 110 90 200 deg.
April 2 2004.