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Cutting Base Molding
ALWAYS MAKE A DRY RUN WITHOUT POWER BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTS.
Straight 90˚ cuts –Position the wood against the fence and clamp it in place as shown in Figure 19.
Turn on the saw, allow the blade to reach full speed and lower the arm smoothly through the cut.
Cutting base molding up to 3-7/8” high vertically against the fence
Position molding as shown in Figure 20. All cuts made with the back of the molding against the fence
and bottom of the molding against the table.
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Left side: 1. Miter left 45°
2. Save left side of cut
Right side: 1. Miter Right 45°
2. Save right side of cut
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Left side: 1. Miter right at 45°
2. Save left side of cut
Right side: 1. Miter left at 45°
2. Save right side of cut
Material up to 3.9" (3-7/8)" can be cut as described above. For wider boards [up to 5.5" (5-1/2")] sev-
eral minor concessions must be made.
When cutting a board between 3.9" (3-7/8") and 5.5" (5-1/2") in width the guard will hang up on the
work piece. If this occurs, simply place your right thumb on the upper side of the guard and roll the
guard up just enough to clear the work piece, as shown in Figure 23. Once you have cleared the work
piece, you can release the guard and it will continue to open as the cut progresses.
When mitering to the right side of a base molding wider than 3.9" (3-7/8") standing vertically against
the fence as in Figure 20, the saw can only cut through the board up to 1 inch from the end of the
board. Trying to cut more than an inch will cause the saw’s gear case to interfere with the work piece.
If you want to cut base molding between 3-7/8" and 5-1/2" wide vertically see the following the direc-
tions.
Cutting 3-7/8"– 5-1/2" base molding vertically against
the fence
Position molding as shown in Figure 20. All cuts made with the
back of the molding against the fence.
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Left side: 1. Position molding with bottom of molding against
the table of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save left side of cut
Right side: 1. Position molding with top of the molding resting
on the table of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save left side of cut
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Left side: 1. Position molding with bottom of molding against
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3. Save left side of cut
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If the cut must be made somewhere other than 1" from the
end of the molding: cut off the molding at 90° approx. 1" longer
than your final length then make the miter cut as described
above.
Right side: 1. Position molding with bottom of the molding
against the table of the saw
2. Miter left 45°
3. Save the right side of cut
A third method of making the cut necessary for sketch A (Figure
15) is to make a 0˚ miter, 45˚ bevel cut. Your saw can cut a bevel
7 7/8” wide.
Cutting Base Molding Laying Flat and
Using the Bevel Feature
All cuts made with the saw set at 45˚ and 0 miter.
All cuts made with back of molding laying flat on the saw as
shown in Figures 21 and 22.
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Left side: 1. Position molding with top of molding against the
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2. Save left side of cut
Right side: 1. Position molding with bottom of the molding
against the fence
2. Save left side of cut
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2. Save right side of cut
Right side: 1. Position molding with top of the molding against
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2. Save right side of cut
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