How Do You Miter Cut Trim Molding?
Taking trim molding around an outside corner requires a precise 45-degree cut on each piece. The two pieces together form a 90-degree right angle. It’s possible to make the cut with a circular saw or other tool, but a miter saw is made to do it, allowing you to swivel the blade to whatever angle you need and giving you a nice, tight corner. (Miter cutting should be used only for outside corners. For inside corners, you should cope-cut the trim, which is a different process.) Measure the wall along one side of the corner with your tape measure. Transfer the measurement to your first piece of trim, putting a pencil mark on the top of the trim at the very back–the part that will be pressed against the wall when it’s installed. Set the trim on your miter saw, in the same position as it will be on the wall. Put the pencil mark right under the blade. Swivel the blade 45 degrees pointing away from the measured span of the wood. Make the cut, squeezing the trigger and lowering the blade throu
