Ever had a problem figuring out what angles to set your compound miter saw for those unusual cuts? For example, given an (N)-sided box with each of the sides tilted at (Y) degrees, what would be the given bevel and miter settings? Not a trivial problem unless you are a geometry prodigy. I came up with this quick Compund Miter Saw Calculator that should help.

Enter Number of Sides:
Enter Angle of Sides:	Degrees (tilt angle of each workpiece away from the base plane, 90 = vertical)
Angular Bend of Corners:	Degrees. Just for clarification, not a saw setting!
Crosscut Miter:	Degrees. Use this value if your saw labels a square cut as 0 degrees.
Alternate Crosscut Miter:	Degrees. Use this complement if your saw labels a square cut as 90 degrees.
Cut Bevel:	Degrees

Thanks to David Wright and his math wiz dad that posted related information on cutting crown molding.

See also: Compound Angle Table

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