I hate to admit this but in17 years of being a carpenter i have never put up crown or cove moulding. I have some cove to do this weekend for a friend and am wondering how to cut the inside and outside mitres. Is cove the same as crown? Do i need to do the upside down and backwards or can this small cove just be held on its spring angle in the mitre saw? I feel stupid for asking but I know he doesn’t have extra and i don’t have time this week to get a piece and play around with.
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Your miter saw have te ability to bevel cut?
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Yes 12" double bevel slider
Set the cove in the saw upside down. Think of the saw table as the ceiling, and the fence as the wall.
Push it around until it sets solidly against the table and the fence. Then either slide the crown stops against the cove, if you have them, or draw a line on the saw table. Using the crown stops makes it easier, since you're guaranteed the cove will be in the exact same position every time.
Then just set your saw to the angle you need, and make the cuts. I prefer to cope pretty much everything over mitering corners, so you need to square cut the first piece, then make 45 deg. cuts and cope out the waste.
And like someone already said, its best to practise a bit before installing the cove you're really going to use. Buy some cheap crown or cove, and get a feel for the procedure. Once you have a handle on the techniques, you can use them for any ceiling mouldings.
If it's square backed and going on the cieling , cut it rightside down ( looking down from above on the saw, you be looking at the top) if it's a sprung cove, hold it like crown AND flipped over.
All else is the same as crown as far as miters, but double check your spring angle if it applies.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations
You gonna play that thing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Ln-SpJsy0
The cove I have put up is cut plainly. That is to say the small stuff (You didn't mention the size) i.e. 3/4 inch has a corner and is mitred and or coped just like any molding.
Crown on the other hand I place in the mitre saw upside down and mitre at a 45 degree angle with 0 degrees of bevel. It really depends on the spring angle of the molding as to the mitre and bevel settings.
There are those with much more experience than me who can help you in more detail.
My 2 cents worth. Hope it helps.
Webby
p.s. you said you didn't have extra to play with. However for me this was the best way to learn. You might get a stick of each cheap stuff and play with it one evening.
Edited 8/18/2008 5:45 pm ET by webby
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