DeWalt DW715 Instruction Manual page 13

CUTTING BASE MOLDING UP TO 1" (25.4 mm) THICK BY 3-5/8" - 6-3/4" (91 X
173 mm) WIDE 1" (25.4 mm) VERTICALLY AGAINST THE FENCE
• Position molding as shown in Figure 17
• All cuts made with the back of the molding against the fence
INSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with bottom of molding
against the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45 °
3. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Position molding with top of the molding
resting on the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45 °
3. Save the right side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side *
1. Position molding with bottom of
molding against the base of the saw
2. Miter right 45 °
3. Save left side of cut
Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the base of the saw
2. Miter left 45 °
3. Save the right side of cut
* NOTE: If the cut must be made somewhere other than 1" from the end of the molding:
cut off the molding at 90 ° approx. 1" (25.4 mm) longer than your final length then make
the miter cut as described above.
CUTTING BASE MOLDING UP TO 1.8" (45 mm) THICK BY UP TO 7-11/16"
(195.6 mm) WIDE LAYING FLAT AND USING THE BEVEL FEATURE
• All cuts made with the saw set at 45 ° bevel and 0 miter.
• All cuts made with back of molding laying flat on the saw as shown in Figure 19.
FIG. 19
INSIDE CORNER:
Right side
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the fence
2. Save left side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Right side
1. Position molding with top of molding
against the fence
2. Save right side of cut
CU'I-I'ING CROWN MOLDING
Your miter saw is better suited to the task of cutting crown molding than any tool made.
In order to fit properly, crown molding must be compound mitered with extreme accuracy.
The two flat surfaces on a given piece of crown molding are at angles that, when added
together, equal exactly 90 °. Most, but not all, crown molding has a top rear angle (the section
that fits flat against the ceiling) of 52 ° and a bottom rear angle (the part that fits flat against
the wall) of 38 °.
Your miter saw has special pre-set miter latch points at 31.62 ° left for cutting crown molding
at the proper angle and bevel stop pawl at 33.85 ° left. There is also a mark on the bevel scale
at 33.85 ° .
The Bevel Setting/Type of Cut chart gives the proper settings for cutting crown molding.
(The numbers for the miter and bevel settings are very precise and are not easy to accurately
set on your saw.) Since most rooms do not have angles of precisely 90 °, you will have to fine
tune your settings anyway.
PRETESTING WITH SCRAP MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR cu'rI'ING CROWN MOLDING LAYING FLAT AND USING THE
COMPOUND FEATURES
1. Molding laying with broad back surface down flat on saw table (Fig. 20).
FIG. 20
FENCE
TABLE
CROWN MOLDING FLAT ON TABLE AND
AGAINST FENCE
INSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with top of molding
against the fence
2. Save left side of cut
OUTSIDE CORNER:
Left side
1. Position molding with bottom of the
molding against the fence
2. Save right side of cut
2. The settings below are for All Standard (U.S.) crown molding with 52 ° and 38 ° angles.
BEVEL SETTING TYPE OF CUT
LEFT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER:
33.85 ° 1. Top of molding against fence
2. Miter table set right 31.62 °
3. Save left end of cut
RIGHT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER:
1. Bottom of molding against fence
33.85 °
2. Miter table set left 31.62 °
3. Save left end of cut
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