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Spent 10 years cutting crown molding wrong before a foreman in Columbus set me straight
I always cut crown flat on the saw like everybody showed me. Last month a foreman on a custom kitchen job watched me set up and said 'you're fighting the saw, man.' He had me stand the piece vertically against the fence and suddenly my miters lined up perfect on the first try. No more shims or caulk hiding gaps. Anyone else have a basic skill they learned backwards for way too long?
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gracea194d ago
Check if the fence was actually parallel" - that one's on you though. A square tells you square, but a tape measure from front to back of the blade tells you parallel. Two different things.
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linda_ward4d ago
Man, I feel that in my bones. I spent two years setting table saw fences wrong because some old timer told me to "always measure from the blade to the fence tip" but he never said to check if the fence was actually parallel to the blade. I ended up with a ton of boards that were wider at one end than the other. Finally watched a YouTube video that showed me how to use a simple carpenter's square to dial it in. Did you ever have a moment where you realized you just needed someone to point out what was right in front of you?
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