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Demonstrate Compound Cut

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Miter vs bevel vs compound

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What happens here

The presenter introduces the compound cut, which combines both a miter angle and a bevel angle simultaneously. He sets the miter saw to a specific miter angle (e.g., 45 degrees) and then also tilts the blade to a bevel angle. This creates a cut that is angled in two directions (across the face and through the thickness). He demonstrates this cut on a piece of wood and mentions its most common application in crown molding installations.

Goal: Perform and understand a cut angled in two directions.

Tools and materials

  • Miter Saw Ridgid — Performing the cuts
  • Pencil — Pointing to angles on the workpiece
  • Piece of Wood — Material to be cut

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I can make a bevel cut. But what if I need my cut angle in two different directions? Change your miter angle, change the angle of your bevel. The miter gives me an angle in this direction and the bevel gives me an angle in this direction. And when I use both of them at the same time, it's called a compound cut. Now we have an angle in both directions. A compound cut is most commonly used in crown molding. Cross cut, miter, bevel,

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