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BobinOH

03-08-2005 14:44:23




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I have a Delta compound miter saw and am trying to cut 1/4 round molding for around the base of kitchen floor. I keep getting angles wrong and have ruined piece after piece. What is the trick for getting this right? Thanks for any help.




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BobinOH

03-09-2005 11:59:44




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 Re: Victory! in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
Hey thanks for the help. Used advice and worked out real good. I should have asked here before ruining so many pieces.



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paul

03-08-2005 22:44:40




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
Measure the angle of the corner - most old house walls are not real 90 degree corners.....

--->Paul



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Frank (N.Mi.)

03-08-2005 17:02:28




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
These guys have it pretty well covered unless--do you have any angled walls meeting that are not right angles? If so, try to determine if they are at 45 or maybe 60 degrees. I have seen them both in kitchens that I have trimmed. If this is the case experiment with some scrap and try cutting 21, 22, 221/2, or 23 degrees on the meeting ends for a 45 degree angled corner until they fit the corner perfectly, then cut the proper angles on the quarter round. Drywall mud buildup on corners can sometimes affect trim fit. It is sometimes necessary to rasp the back of trim to get that "perfect fit!"

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bo

03-08-2005 15:24:06




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
Put the molding against the back fence the way it will go on the wall, for outside corners. For inside corners...you have cope it. Coping...need a coping saw...hand saw...real fine 6" blade. Put one piece of molding butt up to the corner..the other...cut on a 45 degree and then you cope ...follow the cut and undercut it. It'll fit perfectly over the butted up piece. I know that this is clear as mud. Best I could do.

Here...http://doityourself.com/wall/copingbetterfit.htm

They make caulk you know..kind fills the screw ups.

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Hound

03-08-2005 15:21:21




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
...maybe, put it on the floor, and mark it with a pencil, in the angle that you want to cut it. Another way, do you have a coping saw? Put one piece down square with the wall, leaving it square without cutting it. Then cut the next piece on a 45, then take a coping saw, saw following the contour of the molding, sawing it on a 45 back the following way. This way your molding will fit in the square piece, and it will look like a 45. I believe this is the proper way. Hope it makes sense to you. Hound

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MAC,IL

03-08-2005 15:16:00




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
Cut one at right angle and the other left. Keep the same side of the molding down.



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vinnie

03-08-2005 15:02:58




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 Re: Cutting molding in reply to BobinOH, 03-08-2005 14:44:23  
Put it in the miter saw the same way it will go on the floor



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