Husky rolling storage as miter stand

I have a DeWalt 708 and 723 stand. I like them both very well. They make for an excellent miter platform but they are not all that convenient to move or store.

A few months ago, I picked up a couple of Husky rolling storage boxes from Home Depot. They have two dados in the lid that can take 2×4s.

It’s a really simple system that is hugely portable. This little 10" Hitachi saw has to be set at 45* to fit in the box but it leaves plenty of room for other stuff like extension cords, etc. I have another identical box for my little Rolair JC-10 air compressor so I can move the infeed rest to the other box and position it wherever I want for cutting long boards.

This little saw can cut 6" crown.

I have found this to be a good system for remote work where portability is important. I’m sharing it, in case someone finds value in this idea.

Thanks for sharing..

Can surely put those boxes to good use: tool stand, mini bench, saw horse, and portable storage... That Husky box looks like it was made for Your Hitachi saw..

Thanks for the comments. I mentioned it to WilltheEngineer in another thread a few days ago so I figured I'd share a pic of what I was talking about for him to see.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298579

My other box has a JC-10, a bunch of guns, and the tray is full of nails, brads, staples, etc. to go with the guns. The tray is large and strong. It can handle the 50#, or so, of steel fasteners. The box is really heavy with all of that stuff but it has wheels and the handle pulls out to make for fairly easy carrying. It's all I can do to lift it onto the truck, though.

It's nice to roll into a job with one box and have a bunch of nailers, fasteners, hoses, cords, oil, etc. in one big kit. I can trim a house with those two boxes.


By the way, the quality of the boxes is excellent. I wanted the DeWalt Tough System rolling storage boxes but settled for these. Now I'm glad I got these because I've seen a few broken DeWalt boxes, plus the DeWalt boxes don't have the dados for holding a saw. The DeWalt is a bit bigger, though.

Oh yeah... these stack great and the lids are plenty strong enough to put 150# box on top of another box.

Here's a shot that shows the model of the miter saw.

I will have to go visit HD and see and measure the box to verify if my miter saw will fit on top as described above.