Tables 8: Cutting Crown Molding
Installing crown molding requires a compound miter saw. For more information about cutting crown molding, see my article Remodeling 12: Cutting Wide Crown and Cove Moldings. The following table gives the miter and bevel angle settings in degrees for a wall to crown molding angle of 38°/52°.
Wall Bevel Miter Wall Bevel Miter Wall Bevel Miter 60 43.0 46.8 101 30.1 26.9 141 15.3 12.3 61 42.8 46.3 102 29.7 26.5 142 14.9 12.0 62 42 5 45.7 103 29.4 26.1 143 14.5 11.6 63 42.2 45.1 104 29.0 25.7 144 14.1 11.3 64 41.9 44.6 105 28.7 25.3 145 13.7 11.0 65 41.7 44.0 106 28.3 24.9 146 13.3 10.7 66 41.4 43.5 107 28.0 24.5 147 12.9 10.3 67 41.1 42.9 108 27.6 24.1 148 12.5 10.0 68 40.8 42.4 109 27.2 23.7 149 12.2 9.7 69 40.5 41.9 110 26.9 23.3 150 11.8 9.4 70 40.2 41.3 111 26.5 22.9 151 11.4 9.0 71 39.9 40.8 112 26.1 22.6 152 11.0 8.7 72 39.6 40.3 113 25.8 22.2 153 10.8 8.4 73 39.3 39.8 114 25.4 21.8 154 10.2 8.1 74 39.0 39.2 115 25.0 21.4 155 9.8 7.8 75 38.7 38.7 116 24.7 21.0 156 9.4 7.5 76 38.4 38.2 117 24.3 20.7 157 9.0 7.1 77 38.1 37.7 118 23.9 20.3 158 8.6 6.8 78 37.8 37 2 119 23.6 19.9 159 8.3 6.5 79 37.4 36.8 120 23.2 19.6 160 7.9 6.2 80 37.1 36.3 121 22.8 19.2 161 7.5 5.9 81 36.8 35.8 122 22.5 18.8 162 7.1 5.6 82 36.5 35.3 123 22.1 18.5 163 6.7 5.3 83 36.2 34.8 124 21.7 18.1 164 6.3 4.9 84 35.8 34.4 125 21.3 17.8 165 5.9 4.6 85 35.5 33.9 126 21.0 17.4 166 5.5 4.3 86 35.2 33.4 127 20.6 17.1 167 5.1 4.0 87 34.9 33.0 128 20.2 16.7 168 4.7 3.7 88 34.5 32.5 129 19.8 16.4 169 4.3 3.4 89 34.2 32.1 130 19.5 16.0 170 3.9 3.1 90 33.9 31.6 131 19.1 15.7 171 3.5 2.8 91 33.5 31.2 132 18.7 15.3 172 3.2 2.5 92 33.2 30 7 133 18.3 15.0 173 2.8 2.2 93 32.8 30.3 134 17.9 14.6 174 2.4 1.8 94 32.5 29.9 135 17.6 14.3 175 2.0 1.5 95 32.2 29.4 136 17.2 14.0 176 1.6 1.2 96 31.8 29.0 137 16.8 13.6 177 1.2 0.9 97 31.5 28.6 138 16.4 13.3 178 0.8 0.6 98 31.1 28.2 139 16.0 13.0 179 0.4 0.3 99 30.8 27.7 140 15.6 12.8 180 0.0 0.0 100 30.4 27.3
The following table gives the miter and bevel angle settings in degrees for a wall to crown molding angle of 45°.
Wall Bevel Miter Wall Bevel Miter Wall Bevel Miter 60 37.8 50.8 101 26.7 30.2 141 13.7 14.1 61 37.5 50.2 102 26.4 29.8 142 13.3 13.7 62 37.3 49.6 103 26.1 29.4 143 13.0 13.3 63 37.1 49.1 104 25.8 28.9 144 12.6 12.9 64 36.8 48.5 105 25.5 28.5 145 12.3 12.6 65 36.6 48.0 106 25.2 28.1 146 11.9 12.2 66 36.4 47.4 107 24.9 27.6 147 11.6 11.8 67 36.1 46.9 108 24.6 27.2 148 11.2 11.5 68 35.9 46.4 109 24.2 26.8 149 10.9 11.1 69 35.6 45.8 110 23.9 26.3 150 10.5 10.7 70 35.4 45.3 111 23.6 25.9 151 10.2 10.4 71 35.1 44.8 112 23.3 25.5 152 9.8 10.0 72 34.9 44.2 113 23.0 25.1 153 9.5 9.6 73 34.6 43.7 114 22.7 24.7 154 9.2 9.3 74 34.4 43.2 115 22.3 24.3 155 8.8 8.9 75 34.1 42.7 116 22.0 23.8 156 8.5 8.5 76 33.9 42.1 117 21.7 23.4 157 8.1 8.2 77 33.6 41.6 118 21.4 23.0 158 7.8 7.8 78 33.3 41.1 119 21.0 22.6 159 7.4 7.5 79 33.1 40.6 120 20.7 22.2 160 7.1 7.1 80 32.8 40.1 121 20.4 21.8 161 6.7 6.7 81 32.5 39.6 122 20.0 21.4 162 6.4 6.4 82 32.3 39.1 123 19.7 21.0 163 6.0 6.0 83 32.0 38.6 124 19.4 20.6 164 5.6 5.7 84 31.7 38 1 125 19.1 20.2 165 5.3 5.3 85 31.4 37.7 126 18.7 19.8 166 4.9 5.0 86 31.1 37.2 127 18.4 19.4 167 4.6 4.6 87 30.9 36.7 128 18.1 19.0 168 4.2 4.3 88 30.6 36.2 129 17.7 18.6 169 3.9 3.9 89 30.3 35.7 130 17.4 18.2 170 3.5 3.5 90 30.0 35.3 131 17.1 17.9 171 3.2 3.2 91 29.7 34.8 132 16.7 17.5 172 2.8 2.8 92 29.4 34.3 133 16.4 17.1 173 2.5 2.5 93 29.1 33.9 134 16.0 16.7 174 2.1 2.1 94 28.8 33.4 135 15.7 16.3 175 1.8 1.8 95 28.5 32.9 136 15.4 15.9 176 1.4 1.4 96 28.2 32.5 137 15.0 15.6 177 1.1 1.1 97 27.9 32.0 138 14.7 15.2 178 0.7 0.7 98 27.6 31.6 139 14.3 14.8 179 0.4 0.4 99 27.3 31.1 140 14.0 14.4 180 0.0 0.0 100 27.0 30.7
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