Kapex. How to cut long crown moulding?

[clearcut]

Hi to all!
New on the site.  I just purchased a kapex. the whole system with 2 crown stops and all other accessories.  I bought it specifically to make precise cuts on crown mouldings.  Was shocked when I noticed that I can not use the crown stop together with the ug extensions. All the other other saws and stand I owned before I was able to cut long pieces of crown moulding on and I thought this will be better than my other machine to do the job.  Am I missing something or did they actually miss the mark on engineering?  It must be just my inexperience on the machine!  I own most of the other major tools festool offers and I was happy with everything else....

 

[Bohdan]

Reverse the UG rails (R to L and L to R) so that they act as crown stops and length stops as well.

 

[Corwin]

Welcome to the forum!

You might check out these aftermarket replacements for the Crown Stops that work with the UG Extensions:

Multiblades Kapex KA-UG Connection Brackets

 

[CrpntrFreak]

Reverse the UG rails (R to L and L to R) so that they act as crown stops and length stops as well.

Holy crap...... that is so simple. Wish I would have thought of that! Lol. Thanks!!

 

[Naildrivingman]

Reverse the UG rails (R to L and L to R) so that they act as crown stops and length stops as well.

Holy crap...... that is so simple. Wish I would have thought of that! Lol. Thanks!!

Yup!  I floated a question about the value of crown stops and I’m not sure if [member=36526]Bohdan[/member] was who replied, but I got the same response and it works GREAT!  It is a little finicky to set up, but once done it works very well.  Totally agree.

You may need an additional outfeed support, but that is a pretty simple resolution.

 

[ear3]

Another method I use is the one demonstrated by Gary Katz -- which is useful if you don't want to go through the trouble of switching around the UG extensions, and will give you support all the way through the cut:

 

[clearcut]

Thanks a lot for your input guys!  I tried reversing the UG rails, made my cuts on all the long pieces I needed to cut, then I used my crown stops to make my short pieces.  Works fairly well until I find a better solution.  Only issue I can see if I need to alternate between long and short pieces frequently ...  Thanks again!

 

[rizzoa13]

Cutting on the flat and using a miter/bevel chart has given me way more accurate cuts than I was ever to get by cutting nested.

 

[Master Carpenter]

Cutting on the flat and using a miter/bevel chart has given me way more accurate cuts than I was ever to get by cutting nested.

Cutting on the flat and using the Bosch digital angle finder with built in crown calculator has given me more accurate cuts faster than cutting nested.

 

[Rogr]

Welcome to the forum!

You might check out these aftermarket replacements for the Crown Stops that work with the UG Extensions:

Multiblades Kapex KA-UG Connection Brackets

If you’ve used the multiblades, how did you recalibrate your extension tapes, do they just peel off and reapply?

 

[JimD]

I follow Ron Paulk's method of cutting crown.  He has a whole series of youtubes on it.  Basic idea is to make a piece of scrap the width of the projection of the crown on the ceiling.  That is where you set your fence.  He uses another piece of scrap wide enough that you can't cut through it with the saw as the fence.  You then cut upside down and backwards.  Inside corners are coped.  Works. 

 

[fshanno]

Cutting on the flat and using a miter/bevel chart has given me way more accurate cuts than I was ever to get by cutting nested.

Cutting on the flat and using the Bosch digital angle finder with built in crown calculator has given me more accurate cuts faster than cutting nested.

I had never done that until a few weeks ago when making some caps for brick columns.  It was fast and easy and accurate and why have I been fighting it so long!  The Kapex is especially good for this.  Next time I do crown you bet I'm giving it a try.