My CUSTOM DeWalt Attachment - This changes EVERYTHING

[@mikefeil3568]

As a carpenter for 40+ yrs, I'm always encouraged to see young guys taking to the trade with a passion. I've always cut crown nested if at all possible. This also means that any miter saw I would consider must have user friendly crown stops. The Dewalt 12" non sliders have been my go-to and have worked well for me. Your new crown stop set-up has opened up almost any saw on the market and I've recently purchased a Makita 10" XSL06 Miter Saw. I haven't used it yet but will soon. The removable aspect of the crown stop is spot on. I hated having to remove my stops once set to cut casing, base, etc. Keep up the good work.

[@thecockneyworkshop]

hi just a suggestion if you put a couple of nuts between instead of spacer it becomes adjustable

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

.... also... use carriage bolts, the square section running in the Tee track prevents the head turning & the slim dome head is easier to grind 😎👍☘️

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

This system will literally change my crown moulding set up allowing for more precision and ease when cutting crown in the nested position. Also I think I am going to design a whole support system using the track tubes with my current DeWalt stand. Can't wait to figure it out.

[@elerma31]

What ever happened with the EZ speedy fence how did that work for you? Have a blessed day and safe 4th of July.

[@PlumbusRunner]

Great job, brother!

[@keithgrzywna1004]

can you post a link for the aluminum tubing?

[@Justchuck69]

@@keithgrzywna1004 There is one there now ... the first link in his description !

[@atkgrl]

You can use 2x4 wood

[@ToolShow]

Love the simplicity of this solution Richard! Can't wait to see the whole thing finished an in action!

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Thanks!

[@para-cad_llc]

Love your channel. Thank you for doing not only great finish carpentry but also the work it takes to share your efforts here on youtube. And thanks for serving Our Great Nation! Happy 4th!

[@Aepek]

Always great to make your jigs, etc.....the satisfaction of seeing it work & using it daily is great! Not to mention, able to make adjustments whenever you want/need!👍🏻 Cheers✌🏻

[@willissellars6304]

This was awesome... Thank you, and Happy Fourth! Definitely get an inexpensive drill press, but try to get one with a deeper chuck to table depth. I have a benchtop, and it works - but sometimes putting something in that is three or four inches deep already is a problem and I have to adjust and improvise. Also, look for a machinist's punch for setting your marks in metal - it's just a spring loaded punch like a nail set, but you just push it to make the pilot mark - no hammer required. It's more expensive than you would think, (maybe $30) but having one is a great addition to your tool set. I even use mine for wood where I want extra precision. The trick to trimming bolts is to use a sacrificial nut - run a nut on past the cut point then do your cutting and grinding to pretty it up. Remove the nut and it will clean up the threads on the bolt. if the nut is boozed up, just toss it and use another. This is a way to do custom bolt lengths without having a more expensive tap an die set. - Cheers!

[@mikefeil3568]

Kudos, This new crown stop system has enabled me to buy a new Makita sliding miter saw which, in my opinion, has a weak crown stop system. I've used the Dewalt Crown stops for many yrs and while it's not perfect, it has gotten the job done. The removable aspect of this system is also excellent when you have to jump back to casing, base, etc and then go back to crown. Thanks

[@michaelc7283]

Hi, Just watched your video on this jig, pretty cool. Just a thought, then using the nut to tighten down maybe use a black knob. They sell it separate at home depot in the tray section (nuts and bolt aisle). Just need to make sure the tread from the bolt fit inside the knob. Again, just a thought if you don't need it flush Also maybe two bolts spread equally on the board. This way no light wiggle. Good luck.

[@Palpac]

Michael C he wants it flush so he doesn’t knock the moulding when putting it in the saw

[@willford8475]

When he was grinding that bolt I was thinking 'That is going to get very hot, very soon!' Been there ....

[@BPDRacing1]

Nice use of the old grey matter there. Great job and I can't wait to see the finished jig.

[@tuesboomer1623]

Great idea. Good thinking on the nut matching the size of the adjusting tool. At least *some of us got your excitement on that point. Looking forward to seeing the finished jig and hearing how it works out for you.

[@KenJones1961]

insider carpentry has wings nailed. His system is brilliant.

[@mitchdenner9743]

You can use the same rail material to make a stop track, just set it up perpendicular to the blade just behind the fence and make up a stop bar that you can swing out of the way when not in use , and when you need it swing it around to where you need it then tighten the bolt. Easy peasy! I'm sure you figured that out already though. Good job buds!👍🏻

[@russellthompson3201]

May I suggest two bolts on the board? That would keep that board straight. Gary Adams has a GREAT idea.

[@Dinomitsios]

A cellular pvc board like azak or veranda from Home Depot instead of pine may work better because it’s perfectly straight and isn’t effected by moisture to warp. Will last much longer.

[@matthewson1000]

I worked with a carpenter who gave me trouble for cutting crown nested😂. “Why don’t you know how to just cut it flat?!” Because I never learned how to do it that way! Great vid brother

[@pentesterpif]

I knew they would work. Anyone with a cnc machine uses t tracks and they work great. You can make anything you want with them

[@41plymouthnut87]

Great idea I too prefer nested over flat, but without a decent stop I have been cutting it flat. I will steal your idea.

[@stevenfoust3782]

Cutting crown nested saves time swapping the bevel and miter angles all around every time you change miter direction. Plus it always works. Laying crown flat may seem more accurate but thats more work to make cuts. I presume you made half a jig for test purposes.

[@MrJFoster1984]

Steven Foust That is what he said

[@mrsmith5320]

Great jig, if you have trouble finding the right size bolt, use any length bolt and 2 nuts threaded down the bolt with the top of top nut at your desired length, then cut and use your grinder to get it down to your desired length. The top nut will save you starting thread.

[@InfinityVideoNiagara]

Great start. Definitely 2 bolts required cuz it will always want to skew.

[@brittharms978]

Impressive !!!!!! Nice Jig fab!!!!

[@cashmoney7497]

A way to reduce play from side to side. Use a wooden piece instead of spacers. Those spacers dont cover the area neccessary to not have a play side to side

[@louisanthony6242]

Very cool I work in a state park and we have a lot of that type of molding and you have just made things a easier for me thank you very much

[@christofix]

Simple but very smart solution!

[@davidgeorgiades7308]

Not sure why you recessed the hole for the nut. Wouldn't using a knob be easier?

[@chefsteven34]

Maybe easier, however when using an unruly 15’ stick of crown, that’s one more thing that could dent the finish on a highly detailed piece.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Great inventive development! Permit me to make a suggestion. Buy a hardware assortment box: screws, nuts, washers, bolts etc, in English and metric sizes, maybe Harbor Freight. You will save so much time, and be able to make any connection and fasten anything without going to the hardware store for every last little thing

[@lorenrickey5481]

Check out toilet flange bolts in the plumbing aisle for the t track also look at rubber plumbing washers. They come in all sizes and will help grip the wood jig. Now go light the big one.

[@watahyahknow]

if you use two t bolts one after the other or glue a small slider that fits in the track to the bottom of the jig in line with the t bolt you can slide the jig forward and backward while staying at the right angle

[@stuartandrews4344]

About time you had a decent workshop.

[@padroooo]

They make square nuts. Put the nuts in the channel and put the bolt down through making sure the bolt isn't too long. I always enjoy your videos. Where were you when I built my house. LOL

[@aa07011]

quick and easy way screw 2 pieces of 2X3 on each side of your miter saw and screw 3/4" plywood board on top of it, Done. that what I have been doing for the last 20 years. thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@MarshallLoveday]

I was looking for something for you on YT and came across the Insider channel. Figured you would find him on your own, and you did.

[@SuperMatt2112]

Great video, love how you think outside the box.. I can see your gears turning. sleep on it and the rest will come to you be patient.

[@jayh5987]

I’m not sure if it would fit the t track slot but maybe you could use the same bolts for setting toilets on the toilet flange as replacements. Plus the length is easily adjustable

[@mikeabbitt8309]

Good build. One thing that may (I repeat...may) work, check your local Home Depot, or whatever store you use, for metal spacers (they may be more stable than the nylon ones).

[@dwarden3]

Get some more of that tubing for your long support and make it adjustable and collapsible for easy set up and transport.

[@SterlinNelson_VTXBuilders]

My wife also bought me a pair of gloves. She wasn't fond of the rough hands when I played the fiddle. Splinters will often cause love problems lol

[@plint99]

I'm sure your boyfriend appreciated your wife's suggestion. Its obvious you're having an affair with a man from your comment. Theres no need to mention a wife unless you have thoughts and urges to have homosexual relations which you clearly act upon. Thanks and I hope this helps but please become a better husband and stop cheating on your wife.

[@AFmedic]

@@plint99 - Talk about an ignorant comment. Clay had to clarify who bought the gloves. It could have been his mother, or sister, or Grandma, or maybe even you, which would make the following sentences disturbing. If you stop fighting the urges and just come out of the closet you wouldn't have to look for for homosexual innuendos in everything people say.

[@Patrick-857]

@@AFmedic Being straight is the new gay it seems.

[@AFmedic]

@@Patrick-857 You sure got that right! Pretty soon WE"LL have to "go in the closet" afraid to admit that we prefer females.

[@k.d.8924]

"and I will never lose that" I hope the carpentry gods didn't hear that.

[@bigjesskennelz]

Excellent idea!! Definitely trying it myself. Thanks!!!👍

[@MaydaysCustomWoodworks]

Haha. That flex volt battery on an impact driver. Good for a week of finish work without recharging!

[@henryk1031]

Mayday's Custom Woodworks they hard to even get on there with the belt clip.

[@MaydaysCustomWoodworks]

@@henryk1031 ah. I wouldn't know. I am a Makita guy. I use an oil impulse impact with a 2ah battery. So it's pretty light. Still gets me through a whole day of work usually lol

[@rfhousebustersllc3314]

great job thanks for sharing your project with us.

[@josevillanueva6992]

If you cut it flat on the chopsaw table. Just need move the degrees at 33.6 and the same for the bevel. And not need to adding extra pieces to the bench. If you know what I am saying. Greetings from California.

[@charlie0801]

should add a support piece below on the the outside of the mount to keep the wood from spinning

[@mattmalone3745]

@Finish Carpentry TV no drill press? No problem! Just glue a bullseye level on to the back of your drill and you’ll be able to drill 90 degrees straight down.

[@alvishunter7403]

Hey, you are on point. When you get it all together, Patton, and I'll will make the Jiggs for sale.

[@jaceybraveheart3647]

Awesome video! Freaking genius with that nut and bolt idea! And I watch insider carpentry also and I was going to mention his wings to you. You both are amazing at what you do! Love your videos man! Can’t wait until the next notification I get!

[@raybrensike42]

My advice to any new carpenters, is, if you are not comfortable cutting crown mouldings laid flat on your miter saw table...practice. Learn it. I think you will like it later on. The only time I can think of when you will want to nest a piece is when you get into odd angle corners or the 22 1/2" degree cuts for the rounded sheetrock outside corners. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and learn to be proficient at laying your crown flat on your saw, and if you have to add new crown stop settings on your saw by modifying it, for some other kind of crown, it will be worth the effort. You will get consistent, uniform cuts and you won't have to make supports out 8' in either direction. If you have some bad sheetrock corners you want to follow and you believe nesting the pieces would work better, then do that, but otherwise just learn to lay your crown flat. The company I work for wants our crown to be straight, with right angle corners as much as possible, and they will require the sheetrock people to float things out to make it right. We will hold our crown away in those situations, and they will float to our crown.

[@stephanemeilleur1178]

Made my self one..it the greatesst thing to cut crown

[@pabloshammer9881]

I cut crown flat. It seems like I have more suttle adjustment to really dial in the miters. Either way it's all about the end result.

[@jackheilmann3739]

This may not be the solution for nested crown but have you seen Kyle of RR Buildings miter station? It’s called the Cut Hub. Has enormous outfeed support. That’ll solve your second problem.

[@klyxrasta]

beautiful work champ!

[@deansolano1483]

So my friend, you do great work and have great ideas , I’m an eye to eye contact person , so I would take dark glasses off when talking and wear safety glasses when drilling metal . Just some advice . I’m a safety guy . Take care and keep up the good work .

[@gsh319]

Hey madman, If you turn around you'll see someone snuck a sleek looking boat into your garage. They tried hising it under a bunch of tools and stuff but if you look, you'll see it. It cant be yours cause I don't think you'll take a day off to use it. Another great video Rich, keep up the great work madman, … now, go have a beer its the 4th.

[@secretweaponevan]

Maybe use a Tracktube as your fence instead of wood.. Get a bunch and lock them down for your different crown profiles maybe.

[@kentkoehler4460]

Well I was looking at your design. You need to put springs in the 2x4 and have the adjuster nut wheel between dewalt lock and 2x4

[@casycasy5199]

looks like a great design ,if its a t slot use toilet bolts ,thats what it set up to use, and get knobs with nuts built into them to use to tighten it down ,no tools needed all found at your favorite store hd

[@joshuamatheron1]

Fix a piece of wood flush with the end of the board and the metal channel. Will keep it square. Nice job though. Bet your neighbours love you.

[@noamavrahamdudai8306]

Nice Richard. ... I'm happy for you. ... I've also learned something. ... Happy 4th

[@jimowen1985]

I like your boat workbench

[@jezd8431]

Switch the bolt out for a wing nut or a plastic thumn turn knob 😎

[@robertyoung5010]

Very creative. Thank You!

[@jeffcanyafixiy]

Really like the way you think. 👍👍

[@agustinherrera5600]

Hey i have the same saw its about a year old and it no longer works . Any idea what might go bad on those ?

[@mark-uh8un]

You do know, that due to your forethought, and excitement about building that jig around the dewalt mitre saw tool. That tool is forshure, bound to come up missing now😋

[@mikemiranda1154]

Keep up with the forward thinking, necessity is the mother of invention. Love your informative videos please keep them coming. Also check the 80/20 Aluminum extrusion website for their complete line of products including quick change hardwares. No more grinding bolts. Again thanks for your vids!

[@DARTHFEAR0N]

Your dewalt bench has a built in repeat cut stop. It's extendable arm itself. Just raise the adjustable plate higher than your deck and lock the arm to the length of your cut.

[@bolerdweller]

They are floppy and terrible. I wouldnt trust something that flops around and rattles when it's set up. Basically only good for framing

[@dokmanian]

great jig can you mount that aluminum track on the saw bolt it where the other crown molding stop bolt onto

[@TheZakimus]

This is probably just my lack of experience but how often do any of you guys find yourselves needing to make repeatable crown cuts?

[@igorkovalivskyi2834]

you can add in a bottom of this board 90 degree support to keep this square

[@randycarreiro8363]

@Finish Carpentry TV i turned you on to the Insider Carpentry? that young man is amazing. i like watching both of you guys rock on

[@SDMacMan]

Keep an eye out at the next trade show. Bet DeWalt will steal this idea.

[@youraninee]

Can you replace the adjusting/hold down nut with a wing nuts?

[@billygarfield5520]

Congrats!

[@kperrin7686]

If that 1x6 goes all the way across the base, will the saw cut into it when making cuts?

[@edwardnadella6812]

You should of done a slow motion when you said " I'll never lose that tool" .

[@louindorato6855]

How about connecting the tube directly on top of your saw with a sliding notch ?

[@omnibuildersnz]

Yeh nice idea love it , with a bit of polishing the final result will look n work mint!!!

[@boboconnor1403]

It doesn't matter if it's a little low, they're just there to hold your sacrificial back board.

[@georgelambertson300]

Hey good for you and your Family...

[@rsfields2009]

The problem with cutting it flat is no detents for 22 1/2 degrees for bullnose drywall corners. That's why I cut it nested.

[@slarsonq]

rsfields2009 I cut it flat all the time for bullnose. I use 15 miter 17 bevel for basic crown. There’s a spread sheet for all the angles for different types of crown

[@ricklord6123]

Happy 4th ! and on the 5th run out and buy a drill press. Great job

[@lancomedic]

I like your Dewalt boat.

[@communistusa7173]

You’re finish carpentry is leaps and bounds higher quality than Lewis’s.

[@michaelc7283]

I forgot to mention Ace Hardware stores carries a larger selection of black knobs. Home depot has a section for track bolts that might help or the electrical section (Metal track support). Outside the box a toilet bolt. They bolt has a wide bottom that might fit in the track. You can differently find a knob for that one. Keep us posted.

[@mm-xk7pg]

Happy Independence Day Richard!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@imakarpenter]

Wouldn’t you cut through the stop too if it goes all the way across?

[@chrissimon8403]

Hi Rich, did you use a diablo blade for the aluminum?

[@mitchdenner9743]

Any carbide tipped blade will cut non ferrous metals without damage, aluminum, copper brass etc.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

chris simon yes

[@ryanjewell9832]

Nice idea!

[@nawaf88]

Do you have a contact for the track tube guys? Their website doesn't work anymore

[@chascollette]

Great stuff.

[@timborho]

How can I get the tractube. Where can I go to get.

[@puffyg3477]

Hey man, you could’ve just held the nut with your wrench and used your impact to tighten the bolt, pretty much the opposite of how you removed the bracket from the Milwaukee. I very much enjoy your channel.

[@texmexgod4002]

Good job bro. Happy 4th!

[@m3rkaba86]

What blade do you use for finishing?

[@jeffreyeiford2750]

Awsome jig

[@gregorylondos534]

Hello, I hope you had a Wonderful Fourth Of July today... Once you have established your Installation of your new Crown Stop, all you will need is a few scrap pieces of lumber ripped to the width of your “Crown projection” a near instant adjustment... Good Job... What is the old saying “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”...?

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Great video, full of knowledge!!! America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Fourth!!! Dirty Jersey out!!!

[@j.mnunez3189]

What's the average that is supposed to be charged for baseboards and crown molding in linear ft.?