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10/01/2007 10:36 AM

ripping triangular pieces for crown molding backing: possible without a table saw?

subject says it all, I don't yet own a table saw and I was wondering if
I can manage without it for this job (I have to put up quite some crown
molding around my house) or if the time has come to invest in it as
well: given how things are I thought about going the triangular backing
route to install it (so I don't have to worry about joists etc.) but I
am at a loss about how to go in ripping triangular backing with a circ
saw...

It's just that up to now I've been doing fine with circ+miter+jig saws
and I'm really wondering if the table saw would just end up collecting
dust after this project.


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"bent"

in reply to [email protected] on 10/01/2007 10:36 AM

10/01/2007 6:54 PM

some selct lumber is pretty fgiggin straight/flat/square. May even use 4x4.



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FH

"Father Haskell"

in reply to [email protected] on 10/01/2007 10:36 AM

10/01/2007 3:59 PM

[email protected] wrote:
> subject says it all, I don't yet own a table saw and I was wondering if
> I can manage without it for this job (I have to put up quite some crown
> molding around my house) or if the time has come to invest in it as
> well: given how things are I thought about going the triangular backing
> route to install it (so I don't have to worry about joists etc.) but I
> am at a loss about how to go in ripping triangular backing with a circ
> saw...
>
> It's just that up to now I've been doing fine with circ+miter+jig saws
> and I'm really wondering if the table saw would just end up collecting
> dust after this project.

Blocks will work fine. Those, you can make with your chop saw.

Wi

"Wilson"

in reply to [email protected] on 10/01/2007 10:36 AM

10/01/2007 8:04 PM

How about beveling the edges of some 1X, rather than the full triangle?
The cheap saws at Lowes are priceless for this kind of stuff.
Use a good blade, set the fence carefully, and get to work!
Of course you could do it on a router table or with a circular saw.
Wilson
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> subject says it all, I don't yet own a table saw and I was wondering if
> I can manage without it for this job (I have to put up quite some crown
> molding around my house) or if the time has come to invest in it as
> well: given how things are I thought about going the triangular backing
> route to install it (so I don't have to worry about joists etc.) but I
> am at a loss about how to go in ripping triangular backing with a circ
> saw...
>
> It's just that up to now I've been doing fine with circ+miter+jig saws
> and I'm really wondering if the table saw would just end up collecting
> dust after this project.
>


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