Bench Dog 10-027 Polymer Crown-Cut Crown Molding Cutting Jig
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bench Dog 10-027 Polymer Crown-Cut Crown Molding Cutting Jig
Customer Review: OK product within limits but not recommended
Summary: 2 Stars
The Bench Dog Crown Molding Cutting Jig is a helpful product within limits, but I found that it wasn't completely satisfactory for what I needed. Here is why:
- The body of the jig raises the molding up above the saw table. This makes it much harder to keep a long piece of molding perfectly straight for cutting.
- The thickness of the bottom of the jig also made it very difficult to use with medium sized (4-3/8) moldings on my 10 inch saw. The molding kept scraping the bottom of the blade while I adjusted it into position.
- Using this device meant trying to keep one extra thing straight. It is easy to get the molding straight in the jig, but then it becomes annoying to make sure the jig is straight on the saw table.
- The jig is useless for short (under about 12") pieces.
On the good side:
- The clear instructions on the face of the jig help prevent those really stupid mistakes that everyone does with crown.
- For moderate length and moderate sized material it is quite helpful.
- If the user has a chop saw that isn't compound, a tool like this is great.
Customer Review: Lifesaver
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is brilliant - best $30 I ever spent. I had been dreading the job of crown molding on the kitchen cabinets I had just installed after looking through all the how to's....figuring out angles, glueing guides to arm saw, etc. etc. etc. I had little confidence that I was going to be able to do the quality work that the rest of the installation had warranted.
I'm not even sure how I came across this thing but what I thought was going to be a weekend (at least) and lots of thinking and measuring 15 times, turned into a few hours without 1 error or "miss".
I can't compare it to any of the other products like this, but it worked great for the standard ceiling/kitchen molding I was using.
If you're a DIY'er thinking about doing crown molding, don't even think twice about this purchase, you won't be sorry.
Customer Review: Crown Cut Molding Cutting jig
Summary: 4 Stars
Best $30.00 spent. I'm a weekend project warrior, I'm actually doing the whole house in crown molding, and was looking for the easy button. I used this Jig for the first time to successfully install 4" dental molding. This was also my first time installing crown molding so the concept of cutting everything upside down took some time to get used to, Couple w/ an miter angle reference table and it makes crown molding a cinch.
My only complaint I have a 10" compound miter saw. When I swing the arm right the cut would not finish completely. The saw would hit the jig. In my opinion it will work on 4" crown or you need a 12" saw.
Customer Review: You'll dance a jig with this jig.
Summary: 4 Stars
Jig is easy to use. Couple w/ an miter angle reference table and it makes crown molding a cinch. I actually am doing the whole house in crown molding and so I bought a second one in order to mount a jig on each side of the miter to avoid having to switch each time for left and right hand cuts. Now I can just rotated the miter. Jigs stay in place.
My only complaint/wish? That it came with something to fix the jig to the miter saw. Seems the hole is standard to all miters but then again . . I only have one miter saw.
Customer Review: Great help!
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked this up for doing crown molding on wood cabinets and it works great. Inside and outside miters come out perfect for molding that can't be painted. Everyone who has seen my cabinets wants to know how I got such perfect cuts that didn't need to be filled. The other secrets are quality fine tooth blade and slow cutting to avoid any tear-out.
So far I've cut up to 6" molding on my 12" miter saw with no issues. For the guy who had issues with 5" molding on his 10" saw, it's not the jig's fault.