Miter Saw/Planer Stand
Fully folded, the saw station takes up fairly small footprint.
I was thrilled when I opend up Fine Woodworking Issue 209. I’ve been doodling plans for my own convertable miter saw/planer staion, and John White had exactly what I was hoping to do. He even had the same miter saw I owned!. It’s pretty faithfully reproduced with some exceptions. I used scrap MDF and Maple for the case and edging and scrap melamine coated particle board for the wings. I cheaped out and just made my own stop system from T-Track on hand. I don’t have a shop vac to dedicate for this, and I can always use storage space, so I built drawers underneath. Finally, I made it 34″ tall rather thathe recomended 32 1/2″.
Thanks John and Fine Woodworking for the article. It was a perfect match for my needs and what I had on hand.
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Fully folded, the saw station takes up fairly small footprint.
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Remove the fences and with a new base on my planer, it comes up to the height of the wings, reducing snipe when I plane.
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I needed storage far more than space for my shop vac.
Comments
Very nice. I loved the original plan, but for me, your improvements are closer to what I hope to build. Which leads to a question.
I too would like to use the stand for more than just my miter saw. I haven't worked out yet how to secure tools to the stand without making a lot of fuss when swapping them. Care to comment on how you handle that?
M57,
I made separate bases for both the miter saw and my planer (each is of a different height). You can probably just make out the bases in the photos. These bases are fixed to the tools. I have positioning dowels that get both tools in the right spot. These also align tee bolts in the top that fix them to the stands.
Not much fuss to change over. First unscrew 2 knobs, pull the pins. Move the first tool out, and the second in. Position with the dowels and then screw in the knobs.
Fast and secure.
Good luck.
I'm just about to finish this project, but I have a question. How long should the hanger bolts be? Thanks!
where can I get the plans?
i joined the on line membership today just to get the plans for building the miter saw table in issue 209. once in, i see the issue is out of stock. do you have any other way for me to get to the plans for this miter saw table.
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