[fitadude]

Do you cut your crown upside down or flat on the saw.

Give me your reason in using your techniche

Thanks much

 

[mikeswoods]

Faster

 

[Trim40]

Depends on the size of the crown. Most of the time upside down.
I did 2 house in Florida with 10" crown, I made sleds for my table saw to cut it. That was fun.

 

[dkillianjr]

I cut mine upsidedown, for me its a lot quicker and less saw adjusting.


Dave

 

[CookeCarpentry]

Flat - it is the way I was taught - practically know what the bevel and miter should read to adjust for out of square corners (but I used to have a laminate cheat sheet).

 

[Willie T]

Both faster and easier.

 

[Splinter]

Usually upside down and backwards... I dont do a lot of crown over 5"... It's fast, easy, and also easy to adjust for out of square corners.

 

[pruane]

Cook, I would love to see that cheat sheet.
Upside down and backwards just like Gary taught me. ( 18 years too late)

 

[Martin Co]

flat!

 

[loneframer]

Been cutting upside down and backwards since 10 years before I ever saw a compound miter saw. Flat cut it only if its to big to bed it against the fence.:thumbsup:

 

[J.C.]

Whenever possible, upside down. It's easier.
Here's one cheat sheet for laying flat. http://www.dewalt.com/us/articles/article.asp?Site=woodworking&ID=2
I've also seen calculators online that you just enter the spring angle and corner angle and it gives you the settings. A Bosch miter finder will also tell you the settings.

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

Nested, with this: (it's sweet little angle gauge makes any corner a snap)

 

[pruane]

show off!

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

show off!

You are right, I should keep it a secret since it has cut my crown install time in half!!:clap:

 

[neolitic]

Upside down.
Faster, less thinking.
I cut my first crown before there was
any such thing as an electric miter box.

 

[DFC]

Flat... I don't see how this isn't faster and easier once you know your angles. First time i ever cut crown I did it upside-down and angled to the fence, I might have been doing it incorrectly but i found it hard to get my angles perfect.

 

[Leo G]

Nested upside down. It is much faster. The only reason to do it flat is if your crown is to big to nest.