Carpentry and Woodworking - Ceiling trim

I ahve a question for yall that is probably very simple. I bought new trim to go around the outside of the cieling where the walls meet the ceiling. it is angled on the back to fit in the corner, but I do not know what angle i have to have my table saw on to make these peices mate together at the corners of the room? Ive tried a few tiems and wanted to get some advice before i cut up too much expensive trim. Thanks

The trim that I have dealt with tends to have squares on both ends that will cause the trim to sit squarely in the correct location. I would suggest using a power-mitre box to cut this rather than a tablesaw. The fence allows you to mimic the 90-degrees that the wall creates.

An idea that I have for using your table saw would be to make a "jig" out of wood that is 90-degrees and can trap your trim inside of the angle. Then you will want to either mount a strip underneith the jig to fit inside the tablesaw guide slot or mount it to the angle guide that was probably provided with the saw. If you make a stationary jig, you will need to make two of them. One for each side of the mating mitre cut.

I hope you understand. It's difficult to describe without being able to show pictures.
I hope this is useful.
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http://www.mitermaster.com/

The above is for use on a mitre saw, but kind of shows what I mean. Good Luck!

Thank you. I will try your suggestions and use a miter box instead. I have both but didn't think fo it the same way as you were. Thanks again.

I grew up with a father that owned a lumberyard/home improvement center. My head is filled with this type of knowledge. I am glad to help.
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Not read, but found information...
http://www.bobvila.com/wwwboard/messages/212.html

This one I found in another post in this same forum. The moderator suggested it...

http://www.compoundmiter.com/crown.html

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Do a search for crown molding here on this site.
There have been numerous good instructions and sites.
Remember, you will probably need to cope corners.

Or, use decorative corner blocks and all butt cutts.

fred