Custom Miter Saw Workbenches

[cfaas416]

I need to build a new Miter saw bench. Anyone have some pictures of theres? Preferably something with some storage areas to it.

Thanks in Advance

 

[Otts's Garage]

I am just about done with mine. I will get you some pics while I am out in the garage tomorrow. I do have storage in mine the plan is to use it for my sliding miter, my scroller saw My belt sander and some other items.

I will keep you posted.

Arin

 

[Nighttrain]

Here is one I have been working on.

 

[cfaas416]

Here is one I have been working on.

I only wish I had this much room to work with. This is really amazing I love your attention to detail especially the vacuum ports. Super nice.

 

[Nighttrain]

Thanks cfaas, its been a long raod but my dream garage is starting to take shape. I have had everything from storage lockers to 3-car garages in the last 25 years and enjoyed them all. It will be nice to have a place for all my tools now.

 

[Tech Guy]

I have a brand new Millwauke folding table up for sale !

 

[Chaz]

Here's mine

 

[Tech Guy]

Nice artwork !

 

[djd99]

Here's mine

Love the cabinets.

 

[Kevin54]

Here is one I have been working on.

Nighttrain...where is the sawdust going? Is there a vacuum on the other side of the wall?

 

[Silver6.0]

Nighttrain...where is the sawdust going? Is there a vacuum on the other side of the wall?

x2? Where is the dust going? I see the hose through the wall the shop vac attachment. But mine only catches a little bit and the rest of the saw dust goes all over out the back and on the machine. I have it on a rolling stand and when i'm done I brush off the machine and stand and sweep all around behind.

Seems like your whole bench would get covered?

 

[porphyre]

I'm interested in the choice between long-outfeed left vs right. Both those benches are on the right. It seems like most other tables I see are left and I prefer left also. I don't do a lot of crown molding, etc, though. Is there something about trimwork that wants the long piece on one side or the other?

 

[MatthewM]

I just saw this one today and thought it was brilliant. I am going to look into building one out of steel for my 12" disc sander and 14" Milwaukee Cold Cut Chop Saw.

Hidden Miter Saw

-Matt

 

[Chaz]

I'm interested in the choice between long-outfeed left vs right. Both those benches are on the right. It seems like most other tables I see are left and I prefer left also. I don't do a lot of crown molding, etc, though. Is there something about trimwork that wants the long piece on one side or the other?

I was a trim carpenter for a lot of years, and I dont think it really matters. It helps to have at least eight feet of clearance on one side, more on the other. That way any 16 foot length can be cut. I prefer to do all my work from left to right. (I'm right handed) I can work the other direction if need be, but I'm a helluva lot slower.

 

[Nighttrain]

Here is the dust collector under the stairs, I have since upgraded to a top filter and have removed those dusty bags. Works really well. I plan on closing in the stairs to hid all that stuff. The pipe behind the wall keeps makes a "L-shape" and exit to this wall. I have about 5-2" gates and the floor sweep on those walls. Going the other way I have the 4" pipe goin to the table saw, jointer and planner all with their own blast gates.

Good question on the placement of the saw and regards to the left/right out feed table. In the very back you can see my chop saw, the cabinet to the left is just under 6' then you can see my tool box. The tool box lower cabinet is just lower than the surface of the cabinet to the right. I can place a 16' piece of wood to the left and clear the tool box, If need for a support I can put a saw horse in front of that back door to support the piece of wood being cut.

 

[GarageEnvy]

CF this might not be exactly what you're looking for but it could be done without the long tables on either side. The mitee saw area is really only 30" wide and 36" tall. It houses a trash can and a planer lift. As metal scrap becomes available I will add a door to the planer area, a panel to the trash can pullout and a 4" tall drawer between the planer lift arms. It's a lot of use out of a 30" space. I found the area in front of the workbench is the perfect spot to run long boards. I use a fair amount of rough-sawn mahogany for projects and I can plane, chop and dump the dust without leaving one spot. My table saw is right behind it so it's a pretty convenient work space. I intentionally positioned the table saw 12' from the rear wall (8' panel + 2' of machinery on the rear wall + 2' standing space) and the chop saw 16' from the rear wall so it wouldn't interfere with a panel cross cut. My bench is not anchored to the wall because of the size and weight but if doing it as a stand alone I'd probably bolt it to the wall.

Please excuse the mess. I've got wood and metal projects going right now so it's not exactly 12-gauge clean.

 

[Crooked Beat]

http://christophermerrill.net/ww/plans/UTS/Tool_Stand_1.html

 

[Zeke]

I'm interested in the choice between long-outfeed left vs right. Both those benches are on the right. It seems like most other tables I see are left and I prefer left also. I don't do a lot of crown molding, etc, though. Is there something about trimwork that wants the long piece on one side or the other?

Infeed can be supported on a stand. Same for outfeed, so it makes no difference. Just don't put it in the middle with no way to cut long stock in half. If you've got 16' to the left using a stand and 8' to the right (or vice versa), you can work any cut out of a 16' piece. Last big shop I had could do 20's.

And you want to be able to square off the very end before measuring your first cut.

I had one shop that had a door on one side and a window on the other to feed in and back out.

 

[awdblazer]

does anyone have a bench with a sliding mitre saw?

 

[cfaas416]

CF this might not be exactly what you're looking for but it could be done without the long tables on either side. The mitee saw area is really only 30" wide and 36" tall. It houses a trash can and a planer lift. As metal scrap becomes available I will add a door to the planer area, a panel to the trash can pullout and a 4" tall drawer between the planer lift arms. It's a lot of use out of a 30" space. I found the area in front of the workbench is the perfect spot to run long boards. I use a fair amount of rough-sawn mahogany for projects and I can plane, chop and dump the dust without leaving one spot. My table saw is right behind it so it's a pretty convenient work space. I intentionally positioned the table saw 12' from the rear wall (8' panel + 2' of machinery on the rear wall + 2' standing space) and the chop saw 16' from the rear wall so it wouldn't interfere with a panel cross cut. My bench is not anchored to the wall because of the size and weight but if doing it as a stand alone I'd probably bolt it to the wall.

Please excuse the mess. I've got wood and metal projects going right now so it's not exactly 12-gauge clean.

Thats is very nice. I dont have any metal at my disposal (or at least that my wallet will allow for) but very nice none the less.

I like the portability/versatility of this!!

http://christophermerrill.net/ww/plans/UTS/Tool_Stand_1.html

THANKS!!

 

[Krash Kadillak]

Here's mine

I like that one. I'm in the process of designing my workbench, and I want to incorporate a lowered 'module' area like that that I can use for a miter saw, router table, bench-top drill press, etc.
- Anybody else execute this idea?

 

[1991Syclone]

I've been thinking about building one with three individual cabinets high-left, lower-middle, high-right all on casters so that you could move the saw stand to the middle if you're cutting the center of a long board, or to the left or right so that you have support if you're cutting the end of a board.

 

[Chaz]

I've been thinking about building one with three individual cabinets high-left, lower-middle, high-right all on casters so that you could move the saw stand to the middle if you're cutting the center of a long board, or to the left or right so that you have support if you're cutting the end of a board.

You'll need an awfully level floor for the saw to work with precision.

 

[1991Syclone]

You'll need an awfully level floor for the saw to work with precision.

No more level than a garage floor. We're not doing NASA rocket building here. The two outfeed tables would be used for support only.

 

[rslaback]

This is the one I built in my high school shop. It works out quite well for us. In the middle you can see a stop block that mounts on the center fence piece and has adhesives rules that read right to left or left to right depending on the saw.

 

[Crooked Beat]

Thats is very nice. I dont have any metal at my disposal (or at least that my wallet will allow for) but very nice none the less.

I like the portability/versatility of this!!

THANKS!!

I made one of those 6 or 7 years ago. It really is a very useful bench for everything woodworking.

 

[cfaas416]

I made one of those 6 or 7 years ago. It really is a very useful bench for everything woodworking.

The more I look at it, the more I really like it, Thanks Again!

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

Hi, I'm new to the garage journal but not to garages. Anyhow I've been lurking on the site for a while and this miter saw station post caught my attention.

I just finished this last week. It has been a plan sitting in the back of my mind for quite a while...

 

[Nighttrain]

^^^ very nice set up. What type of channel did you use for the saw stop?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Not so much of a bench but a cart for mine.

 

[upndown]

Tim, I'd say you've got all the bases covered.. NICE !

 

[ddawg16]

I made my cubby for the miter saw so that it was in line with my radial arm saw...

 

[Tribalvision]

Come spring I think I will make one of those ultimate workbenches. I have to move my old fishtank first. But it looks like a nice solution to my saw problem

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[Tim The Tool Man]

^^^ very nice set up. What type of channel did you use for the saw stop?

Thanks!
The stops are your basic jig accessory channels. Mine are Kerg brand as I had a few extra sitting around from other projects. In fact everything I used to build my miter station was extra stuff I had sitting around the shop. -aside from the maple I used for the fence and a few scraps I bought from the Home Depot banana wood bin.

 

[cfaas416]

Hi, I'm new to the garage journal but not to garages. Anyhow I've been lurking on the site for a while and this miter saw station post caught my attention.

I just finished this last week. It has been a plan sitting in the back of my mind for quite a while...

This may be a dumb question but why 2 miter saws in 1 station? I am definitely an advocate of "More is Better" but I'm just a little confused at why 2? I've seen this several places.

 

[Duker]

This may be a dumb question but why 2 miter saws in 1 station? I am definitely an advocate of "More is Better" but I'm just a little confused at why 2? I've seen this several places.

To be able to make left and right cuts without having to re-adjust the saw for each cut. In production work or a on a large batch project it reduces time and potential mistakes. Not a necessity but it does make life easier...

 

[Toolfool]

Just came across this thread and thought I'd add mine in case it helps. It has evolved a little since the pics were taken. Dust collector has also been added. Built out of a pair of 20' floor joists on top of homemade storage drawers.

 

[McDowra]

does anyone have a bench with a sliding mitre saw?

I would like to see this also

 

[Toolfool]

Mine has a standard miter saw and a slide. ^^^^^^^^

 

[loosewingnut]

Here is what I did. Mine shows a radial arm saw, but it is the same concept. I highly recommend having the long fence with a stop block with a measuring tape on it. I have almost stopped using my miter saws because this setup is so good. The miter saw stand you see is also very good. It is awesome for moving to a job site, but not as nice for just cutting and going.