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How to cut crown molding

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#1 ·
I am looking to install some crown molding in my living room. I have not cut crown molding before. Does any have any info on cutting crown molding.
 
#6 ·
real great links...

I'm in the same boat, the angles aren't my problem though...

How do you assure that when you slap that piece of crown up, that it's sitting at the proper spring angle? Maybe my molding is different, but it doesn't really feel like it "seats" real well against the wall. Any tips?
 
#10 ·
No matter how you proceed, go to Home Depot first and buy the book

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100352616

and the angle gauge

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...Id=10053&productId=100134653&N=10000003+90006.

It's the best money you can spend before you start chopping up the crown molding. It will expalin to you the concept, techniques, tips, tricks and various angles. Seriously, what you'll waste in time and useless lengths of crown molding will more than pay for the book and the gauge.
 
#12 ·
Remember to let us see the pictures in the project showroom forum!

TIPS:

1.) Before installing the finished product - Purchase inexpensive crown stock, in order to practice cutting on these, until you are comfortable & ready to install the selected crown for the project.

2.) Purchase some extra lengths of the selected project-crown.
As this is your first time...miss-cuts will happen.

Good Luck on the project.
 
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