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   CRAIGCONEY_M | Nov 01, 2002 07:39pm | #1

   What method are you using to cut the miters?  A compound miter saw, a table saw, regular miter saw? 

   Is the cove molding solid?

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   jpari | Nov 01, 2002 08:31pm | #3

   Craig,

   I am using a radial arm saw, and the cove molding is solid cove.

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   BenM | Nov 01, 2002 07:53pm | #2

   If you're close but off by just a hair the easiest way I know is to shoot it.  The plane should be set very fine and be very sharp.

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   fredsmart48 | Nov 02, 2002 04:07am | #4

   I start with the front piece of molding on the left. cut that to 45 deg.

   clamp the molding to the case.

   make sure the in side of the miter is where it belongs. Next use a sharp knife to mark the inside of the right side. remove that and cut that to 45 deg. reclamp the front molding in place.

   next clamp the right side molding about 1/16 of inch lower the front molding. take bevel gage hold it up against the 45 deg. take a sharp knife and scribe the angle on to the right side molding.

   remove the right side molding take the bevel gage and put the steel blade on the line that you scribed into the molding and handle against the part of molding that was against the case tighten it down bevel gage. Now that is the angle you need to make it fit the front molding.

   now use the bevel gage to transfer the angle to a adjustable shooter board jig or to your radial arm saw.

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   Shepherd1800 | Nov 02, 2002 03:35pm | #5

   A miter shooting board, mules ear or miter jack can be of great help when tuning up any miter.

   Stephen Shepherd