Carpentry and Woodworking - Natural Enemies: Accuracy and the compound miter cut

Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.



PDA
Tripper
12-04-02, 07:23 AM
I needed help on crown molding and through this forum, other web-sites, and good ol' trial and error I think I'm ready to start real cuts........except for one thing:

I'm having trouble getting the saw blade to cut right on my measurement mark. Sometimes I cut too much and sometimes too little.

Is there a rule of thumb on where to line up the mark on the table surface? Someone please help!

Thanks in advance. Trip

Mike Swearingen
12-04-02, 08:22 AM
As with any saw cut, the blade kerf goes on the outside side of the measurement mark to leave the full measurement. The inside edge of the kerf goes flush to the mark.
As the old saying goes, measure twice and cut once.
Good luck!
Mike