Crown Molding Inside Corner Cut Angles

You cut and inside and outside crown molding corners at the exact same time when you hold the molding in the miter saw the correct way.

Crown molding inside corner cut angles.

When you cut the trim that frames windows and doors you typically put the back of the molding flat on the table of the saw. For an inside corner joint square cut the first piece of molding and butt it tight into corner. Don t worry if you don t own all of the tools needed to complete this diy project. Smooth the cut edge with 100 grit sandpaper to create a tight joint.

On an outside corner the bottom will be shorter. Miter cut the second piece to 45 degrees. 45 miter for 90 walls. Cut along leading edge with a coping saw.

Next place the piece of crown molding in the jig and the bed of your saw to cut the right inside corner. Most home improvement stores carry mostly 38 angle molding. Set miter angle to 35 3. There are several different common crown molding spring angles.

Highlight the leading edge of the molding with a pencil. Compound saws are advantageous because the saw tilts to cut the bevel and rotates to the left or right to cut the miter making both angles with a single cut. Set miter angle to half wall angle. Rest bottom of molding against the fence and top of molding against table.

Corner joints in crown molding are compound because each cut end has two angles a miter angle and a bevel angle. To cut crown molding inside corners start by measuring the angle of the corner using an adjustable protractor and setting a compound miter saw to the correct angles. Standard crown molding with 52 and 38 angles and assume that the angle between the wall is 90. The following two chart shows settings are for all u s.

Set bevel angle to 30. It s magic i tell you. The chart at the end of this article lists the appropriate miter bevel settings for both 52 38 and 45 45 ceiling wall crown moldings with angle between wall ranges of 67 179. So that s what my template examples are for.