Just got in on this forum and was looking for some information on producing curved crown moldings for one of my jobs.
Edited 11/4/2002 11:41:31 PM ET by SCPBULL
Just got in on this forum and was looking for some information on producing curved crown moldings for one of my jobs.
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OK...a little more detail regarding the application might be of assistance. Interior? Exterior? Wood? Plaster? Other? How great a radius? Size of moulding?
J. D. Reynolds
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Thanks for the return. To answer some of your questions (1) will be used for both interior & exterior (2) material to be used is wood and (3) radius to vary from 2 ft. to 12ft. Thanks again SCPBULL
try http://www.flextrim.com pretty good selection of various flexible mouldings.
thanks for the reply but we use it already and would really like to be able to produce some of the more common crowns the we use in a curved project
FHB 121 March 1999 P 103 has a sidebar titled "Laminating Curved Moldings" for crown molding. I can't tell you if it's the most efficient technique, but it's an awfully clever one.
Based upon your comment regarding efficiency of technique, did that article describe ripping alternating strips from two pieces of crown then laminating them back into a radiused piece?
If so, that may be this guy's best bet.
It's either a composite flex molding, back-kerfing a flat molding (or built-up method with back-kerfing), plaster, or the technique in the first paragraph of my reply. It takes two pieces of crown and a bit of glue to get one piece of radiused trim.
Yup, it's your first paragraph and what Stan described. In the time I had I couldn't figure out a better way to describe it.
But don't tell this guy all the details. Remember our host--have him spend $5 or 10 getting the back issue and then Andy can put that in the accounting column as funds directly derived from Breaktime! <jus' kidding>
Scpbull: I would be more than happy to describe the alternating rip method for making curved crown. Its all done on a table saw with two pieces of straight crown.
Itsreally a simple procedure...but a little lengthy desribing it. Let me know if you are interested in this method.
Thanks Mr. Foster for getting back to me. I would be very interested in you method of cutting or making curved crown moldings on a table saw or perhaps any other type of tools that might make it easier to produce.