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Hold the coving as if it is already on the ceiling, and then cut!

Did that - joins at the top and bottom but there's a nice 1cm gap in the
middle.

that's because you're doing it wrong !

are you using a standard mite saw ?

I'm using an electric sliding compound mitre saw. There must be some
combination of sloping cut and angle cut that gives the 45 deg needed. Just
haven't found it yet.


How are you supporting the coving while cutting? As someoen ele said,
the problem is that the coving is not being held in the quite same
position as it will be on the wall, hence the gap.

forget the electric saw, it has no benefits here, and is probably more
the cause of the problem. Get a cheap plastic mitre box for the coving,
and a cheap hand saw. you may need to use a scrap of beading or some
such to hold the coving in the correct position (I screwed a bit in
place on mine).

Then you just need to get the cut round the right way....
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Chris French, Leeds