I’m looking for the plans for a Miter Saw work station. I saw one a while ago but can’t remember where. It had an adjustable table for the saw and fold down arms on the side. Does anyone know where I might find these plans?
Edited 1/7/2009 8:56 pm ET by Michel D
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Search for it on Google under "Ultimate Miter Saw Stand". This sounds like the one you described. You should be able to download a free pdf that gives you an adequate idea for assembly. But, note, the directions for this stand aren't 100% accurate. So, double check yourself and make changes where they make sense for your layout requirements. I changed the height of my stand to more closely match the overall height of my table saw, hoping to use the wings as make shift outfeed tables for lighter work.
Hope this helps.
Thanks, that is the one I was looking for and also appreciate tips.
I think the one I built is the same one Jascotx mentioned above. I built two of these, one for myself and one for my Father in-law. Mine is 7 - 10 yrs old and his is about 5. Both have served there purpose well.I specifically liked the ability to adjust the stand for different saws. I am putting up a few pictures of the one I built and if you look at it you will see it has been used. I put T-Tracks on mine and built the stops for it.
Michael,
Here's a solution that worked for me. It uses the smallest possible footprint, is mobile, but can support stock on 40 inches, either side of the blade with the retractalble wings.
I incorporated an onboard shop vac, but, to be honest, it only captures maybe 50% of the dust.
Frank, that is a very cool miter stand, and I'm jealous you have the new Bosch! (Well, not toally so, as I now have a Makita SCMS, but I really like Bosch miter saws.)
I would love to build something similar to your stand, would you be willing to share some details about how the slides are mounted, how the internal arrangement works?? It's perfect for a small shop.
Re: dust collection, if you make a semi-circular, bent plywood say, surround with a top to stop circulation, and hook it up to that dust collector of your's, your percentage will go up. Below is a small version I made for a non-sliding Bosch, obviously something larger would be required here:
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forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Forestgirl,
The Bosch is a great saw. I had the 10" for years but it developed quite a bit of arbor runout (coincidentally this started shortly after I lent it to a friend who was building a deck.)
The biggest difference in the new one, to me, is the belt drive. Makes for a much smoother saw and it allows for a better arbor assembly.
I'd be happy to share the design of the miter saw work station. I'll snap a few more pictures over the weekend and scratch out something to post.
I've been considering some kind of rear surround to add to mine. Thanks for the picture.
Frank
I liked the slider side arms as well. I might incorporate these into the cabinet of the first plan from jascotx. I'll keep an eye out for your pictures and publish pictures of the finished product.
Thanks, Frank, I look forward to your post!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Kewl design. Count me in as well, I would love to see more details/design that you have! There are a lot of publications out there that would like to buy it as well.
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Frank,This is just what I was looking for also. My small shop is one stall of a 3 car garage so space and move ability is crucial.
frankfive,
I don't want to push you, but I'd also like to copy your miter saw stand. Please post more photos, or a Sketch-Up plan (if you've got one hanging around :) )
This may not be mobile enough for you, but here's my SCMS setup. The boxes on either side of the saw are at the saw table height and have aluminum "angle iron" fences that can be adjusted to line up with the saw fence. Each box has a drawer for "stuff". - lol
This setup handles 75% - 80% of my needs, and I can run out the stand extension arms if I'm working with really long material. When I need to, I can break the whole thing down and load it in the truck in about five minutes.
The DC hood is something I cobbled up from odds and ends a couple of years ago. It's sized to allow the saw full travel and swing in either direction and has a 4" gated DC port in the bottom. A foundation vent screen covers the hole to keep small "chunks" from getting sucked into the DC. With the DC on, and the dust bag on the saw, I get almost no sawdust outside of the "hood".
I'm designing an ungraded version of the DC hood to deal with a few things I want to improve - mainly to use a 1.25" vac hose instead of the dust bag. Building it is high on my "roundtuit" list. - lol
For the price of wood these day you could get a factory built on for less~
I built myself a miter work station recently,, link belowfor another version of a miter saw station..
I also considered just buying one, but I felt I could do a much better job with some wood I had lying around and some more.
It's an entry in my blog but the description and photo are there.If you click the photo, you'll get the larger version.So far it it great, worked out fine and is somewhat portableif the saw is removed.. which is fairly easy to do.
http://refinededge.blogspot.com/
Norman
I also considered just buying one, but I felt I could do a much better job I was more into commenting on the price of wood these days..
I am sure you could do better and have fun doing it at the same time...
Your words.. In my case I like to get back to nature and do some hiking or kayaking in summer, skiing in winter, or anything outdoors for that matter.
I gave up the outdoors when I got out of the military.. I stay inside if at all possible...
I made a Kayak long ago from a kit I bought. Yes a kit.. It was fun until I tipped over and almost drowned.
Have a great day!
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