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Calculate Miter Angle for 38-Degree Crown

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Angles for cutting crown flat

What happens here

Using a scientific calculator (demonstrated on a smartphone), the presenter inputs the formula for determining the miter angle: `atan(cos(complementary angle) ÷ tan(half angle))`. For a 38-degree spring angle crown molding, the complementary angle is 52 degrees. For a standard 90-degree corner, the half angle is 45 degrees. Plugging these values into the formula: `atan(cos(52) ÷ tan(45))` yields approximately 31.6 degrees. This is the miter setting that should be set on the miter saw.

Goal: Determine the correct miter saw setting for a 38-degree spring angle crown molding

Tools and materials

  • Miter Saw Ridgid — To set the calculated miter angle

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using for this formula is 52°. Measure your corner. Mine is 90. Divide that by two, and you get 45. For your miter, plug this into your phone. Arc tangent cosine 52 / tangent 45, and that gives you your 31.6 miter. And for the bevel, arc sign sign 52 * sign 45, and you get 33.8, rounded up to 33.9. But, what if you're

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