I basically know what I'm supposed to do, but I always seem to cut it wrong.
2007-03-06 19:29:37 · 7 answers · asked by jkayemoore 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
There are some neat gadjets at the hardware store that allow you to measure the angle of a corner and you use it as a guide for your saw.
2007-03-06 21:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Curious George 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice. I've put trim molding on a few ceilings and still have to think, and occasionally cut it wrong. Buy the cheapest molding you can find. Cut it into 1 foot sections and practice with inside and outside corners. Put the pieces in your miter box upside down and angled between the fence and base. The fence acts as the ceiling, the base as the wall. Since not all corners are square and straight, you may still have to trim. For inside corners you can use a coping saw. Cut a profile of the molding on the end to fit it over the other piece.
2007-03-06 23:55:53 · answer #2 · answered by bugs280 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are working with some type of crown molding, you may be cutting it on the wrong axis. These moldings have a right angle that fits the junction between ceiling and wall. It also fits nicely along the bottom and back of a miter box. Unfortunately, making that cut will produce a vertical, not a horizontal, joint. Hold the molding against the back of the miter box, with the flat back of the molding against the box and the flat top facing up. It will be harder to hold or clamp, especially if you are cutting by hand. Now your cutting angle is horizontal. Inside corners have longer back wall dimensions. Outside corners have longer face dimensions. Good luck.
2007-03-07 01:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Leo L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't say what type of molding your talking about.
If you mean something that sits at an angle to the ceiling try to remember, if you are using a miter saw, place the molding in the saw so the table of the saw represents your wall, and the back fence represents your ceiling. If you can orientate yourself it won't be so confusing.
2007-03-06 21:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's at an angle, your going to need a compound miter saw. Most new saws have a notch for this, somewhere around 45 degree at 15 degree
2007-03-06 23:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a miter box or saw but be careful some molding actually has to be cut backwards you're going to just have to take a small piece and play with it to see.
2007-03-07 05:21:59 · answer #6 · answered by BP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on a miter saw the bed angle is 31.6 and the saw angle is 33.6. if your saw doesnt bevel then place your molding upside down and cut you angles at a 45 angel ( remember then everything is upside down and backwards)
2007-03-06 23:07:30 · answer #7 · answered by Larry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mitre form with saw slot
2007-03-06 19:31:34 · answer #8 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋