Let's see your miter saw bench

[78C-10]

I'm looking for miter saw bench ideas for my miter saw. Post up pics of your miter saw benches. Thank you in advance.

 

[tjdux]

Lol i expect you ment pics that actually let one see the bench as compared to the mountain of junk it accumulates.

Miter saw tables are the mortal enemy of those with "flat surface disorder". Mine tends to fill up with everything. Its worse now because im reworking the shelves streight above it though.

Give me an hour and i will post a photo of it at least a little clean.

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[tjdux]

Sorry for the upside down shot in the "before" post. Now this one isnt super clean either but you can at least see whats going on.



That's the whole thing. Its 12 ft and some change long. I can go to infinitey to the right as it aligns with my shop door but i figure if im cutting more than a 12 footer in half i can use my circular saw.



Its basically just and mdf box approx the height of the saw. Then the "fence" is just a taller peice screwed to the back of the box. I left the front of the box open which left many small cubbies which i eventually made drawers for out of 3/16 underlayment.



They hold lots of little tools.



Make sure you have a dust collection solution as miter saws make a huge mess.

Thats several inches of sawdust. Im going to eventually get dust collection hardlined in and fix this mess. At that time I will probably make a dust hood for the saw as well.

Also there are 100s of great examples on Pinterest and good image search. I got some good inspiration that way.

Another good one to look at is this guys instructable. ..

https://www.instructables.com/id/Miter-Saw-Station-Build/

It uses drawer slides to allow the fence to move forward and doubles as a shelf for other stationary tools. Its great.

And also google Jay bates miter saw station. His stuff is pretty top notch in my opinion.

Good luck.

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[tjdux]

Heres jay bates link. He also has some youtube vids of the build that are worth a watch.

https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Ultimate-Miter-Saw-Station/

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[78C-10]

Thank you for the pictures of your miter bench and link tjdux, that is a nice looking bench.

 

[tjdux]

Thank you for the pictures of your miter bench and link tjdux, that is a nice looking bench.

Thanks no problem

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[6PTsocket]

I'm looking for miter saw bench ideas for my miter saw. Post up pics of your miter saw benches. Thank you in advance.

There are many plans online for miter saw benches, some pretty innovative.

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[RWorth]

I just tore down my radial arm saw bench, had it for about 20 years, it was 20' long and took up way too much space, and was always cluttered so you needed an hour of cleanup to do a 2 second cut. I opted for a good Bosch chop saw stand and a couple of Rockwell tripods. Only advantage the table had was for repetetive cuts. Other than that, the Stand is far more usefull. Just don't buy a cheapy stand.

 

[ptgarcia]

I've been looking at the FastCap Best Fence PRO system. Not cheap, but looks quite nice.

 

[Terranova]

We originally built one of these for our saw using their plans etc.

http://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/mobile-miter-saw-station/

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Then when I brought it up to my new shop I considered removing it from the station and building it into a new bench. Then i realized I could incorporate the whole thing in.


I basically built a box for the station to set in that then set in the metal legs/back I used.

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That allowed for future portability if I ever needed to use it outside the shop.
I actually lent it to some neighbors the other day. I know. Never lend tools.
We'll see.

 

[jimreed2160]

My mitersaw gets frequent but lightweight use. It recently got kicked off a large table and has been residing on my Workmate. Lucky for me that HD has a sale on mobile workbenches.

Now the Workmate is free for other chores and the saw has a nice home with wheels AND storage.

This cart with drawers was cheaper than most chop saw stands and the bonus is that it is on wheels. I might use something else if I had lots of framing to do, but for light shop work, I think this thing is a great solution. My only regret is that the back of the saw protrudes too much for the pegboard back to be used.

 

[28HopUp]

Here's what I built at my old house -

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[78C-10]

That is a slick saw setup 28hopup!

 

[28HopUp]

Thanks! Our new house has no basement, so I have to put everything in the 2-car garage. It is still a blank slate for the most part, but I am getting there slowly.

 

[Toolfool]

Probably more than you need :

 

[jshillin]

Right now I just sit it on my Keter table. I don't have the space for an elaborate setup, so I'll be picking up the Ridgid MS-UV as soon as it goes on sale again.

 

[FTWingRiders]

Theres 8' to the left, and 16' to the right. All old kitchen cabinets we took out of the house.

 

[Outlander]

Nice guys! Mine is a repurposed computer desk

 

[johnyg]

i really like the trojan portable miter saw rig. sets up fast , stable , good stop and i can move it where im working. no shlepping sawhorses and heavy top. plus it has pneumatic tires and i can slide it under a workbenck when not use.

 

[Chaz]

Here's mine.

 

[jimgood]

Here's mine.

Nice artwork on the cabinets. Did you do that?

 

[mtnwalton]

Here's my rolling saw table, with vac and dust deputy underneath.

 

[Vethead]

My set up. Still need to do the dust collection though.

 

[rayra]

Take a look on YouTube for the Ron Paulk Total Workstation. Guy's a master carpenter and home builder that had a ton of videos about portable workshops and jobsite work tables. He has several useful designs.
I build his portable work table design, already had a rolling table with a router insert and sort of blended the two designs. But I just put my miter saw on top of that. But looking to modify some garage wall shelving to incorporate a cutting station.
Another youtube woodworker named Jay Bates has a very nice cutting station design in his garage and a lot of vids about building his home shop.

 

[aczr2k]

This is what I use, have a large shop but can't have a miter saw setup all the time. Also works great for the chop saw.

https://www.powerbench.com/

 

[tjdux]

Take a look on YouTube for the Ron Paulk Total Workstation. Guy's a master carpenter and home builder that had a ton of videos about portable workshops and jobsite work tables. He has several useful designs.
I build his portable work table design, already had a rolling table with a router insert and sort of blended the two designs. But I just put my miter saw on top of that. But looking to modify some garage wall shelving to incorporate a cutting station.
Another youtube woodworker named Jay Bates has a very nice cutting station design in his garage and a lot of vids about building his home shop.

Great minds think alike.. i reccomend jay bates inn post #4 of this thread lol.

The ron paulk stuff is also really good too. Ive watched a few of his vids. His workshop trailer is great too.

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[sbosecker]

I'm still working on finishing this but we're in the home stretch.

This was published in Woodworker's Journal in 2011 as the Ultimate Miter Saw Stand.

A Video by the author.

Plans are downloadable from Rockler for $7.95 (as of today).

Best regards,

Scott

 

[moparfreak]

This is a work in progress for me that I'm hoping to get finished by summer's end, but maybe that'll be more likely end of fall...oh well. I'm tracking the build process in my garage thread below. But, you can kinda see the idea. Dust hood (along with future plumbing from 3 spots), slots for a lot of drawers yet to be built, and wood storage below, and soon to be above as well. It also holds my drill press.

All I have is a side view so far, I'll see if I can get a front picture later today.

 

[floridafarmer]

Didn't need it but at a garage sale with both saws for 50 bucks..couldn't say no.

 

[Gizmosity]

I don't ever seem to get things 'done' before I have to start using them. Still need to make drawers/doors after about 3 years and either install the fence I built or buy some aluminum extrusion. But, I got it moved to it's new location and installed the upper cabinets and built in the fridge. Dust collection might even happen someday.

 

[shortykorte]

Probably more than you need :

I would never thought of a miter station island. Something to thing about. Thanks.

 

[shortykorte]

Here's my rolling saw table, with vac and dust deputy underneath.

I have to copy your vac/dust deputy cart. Great set up.

 

[moparfreak]

A couple more pics of it as it stands now, still a work in progress.

 

[JRodsGarage]

I decided to make my wood working stuff somewhat stow-able when not in use. Here is my first shot at my folding miter station. It works damn good, but still needs a few things.

 

[lilredex]

Not a bench, but mobile. Shown busy cutting up firewood.

 

[6PTsocket]

Lol i expect you ment pics that actually let one see the bench as compared to the mountain of junk it accumulates.

Miter saw tables are the mortal enemy of those with "flat surface disorder". Mine tends to fill up with everything. Its worse now because im reworking the shelves streight above it though.

Give me an hour and i will post a photo of it at least a little clean.

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I have flat surface disorder. Thanks for putting a name to this illness. There should be an organisation like AA. Hi, my name is Joe and I can't find a square inch to put something down or work on a new project. LOL!!

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[tjdux]

I have flat surface disorder. Thanks for putting a name to this illness. There should be an organisation like AA. Hi, my name is Joe and I can't find a square inch to put something down or work on a new project. LOL!!

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Your welcome but i didn't come up with flat surface disorder (FSD) its common on here.

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