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SteveBell

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On Sep 22, 10:14*am, "SteveBell"
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I am installing crown molding on my kitchen cabinets. *The
problem is that there is one cabinet that is 6" higher then the
rest but they are all the same depth of 12". *How to I finish the
end of the molding where it meets the taller cabinet. *Since they
are all the same depth, I can't just run it into the taller
cabinet. *If I do a standard 45 deg miter end cap it leaves a
space underneath that you can see through. *Any suggestions on
how to make the transition from the shorter cabinets to the
taller cabinet would be greatly appreciated.

Do a 90° end cap. A 45° turn is only for bullnosed corners.

My mistake. I meant that I dry fitted a 90 deg end cap but it leaves
a triangular gap towards the bottom of the molding that you can see
through. I cannot overlap the molding onto the taller cabinet becuase
of the cabinet doors. The end of the molding for the lower cabinets
has to stop at the taller cabinet edge. Do you have any other
suggestions?

Maybe your miter saw isn't cutting a true 45°. True up your miter saw.

Another possibility is that the spring angle (the angle the molding
leans away from the cabinet) is not a true 38°. (45° is another spring
angle, but it's less common.)

After you verify that your saw is true, cut the return (end cap) and
fasten it to the long run of molding before mounting everything to the
cabinet. If you already put up the long run, either take it down and
start over, or pry out the end to put on the return. The return needs
to be glued in place as well as nailed.

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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX