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Originally Posted by Geronimo View Post
Thinking about doing some work on the house this winter, crown molding and maybe some chair moldings... Also a new floor next year.

So I thought a miter saw would be nice to have. I am thinking that the DeWalt DWS779 at $350 is a pretty nice pick. The next model up has a nice light feature that gives you a line projected on the wood. ......
Chair rail and flooring need nothing special. As to crown, size matters, as does how you do it.

I cut crown standing up. No need for a slide, but I want a tall fence. I actually add a plywood fence to the fence, with a stop at the top, as a stop for the crown.

So I cut it like this(pictures taken from online, not mine):



With a fence like this for a stop:


You can buy jigs with the stops at the bottom (first pic above) but with the stops at the top near the blade, I find it more stable.
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