Miter Saw Stand - Finally Started Building

[Always_Thinkin]

All,

I finally found some time yesterday and started building my miter saw stand. I went the cheaper route rather than take hours and hours designing and building a detailed folding setup. So far I have $20 in it. I used an eight foot long 2x10 as the main structure of the stand and an eight foot long 1x6 and 1x4 for the material supports. This was a simple and quick build.

I am really happy with it. I only have the legs left to build. I am trying to figure out how exactly I want to build them. I all ready have three different ideas. It is just a matter of picking one and building it. I will update the post once I have the legs finished.

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[hunterguy86]

Looks great! Any plans for any dust collection?


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[6PTsocket]

You might want to add fence extensions with adhesive tape measures on top and a movable stop. It will make measuring and positioning multiple pieces quick and repeatable. The thing I always disliked about the portables was lack of a continuous fence with just an end support and stop.

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[mhm993]

Very nice!
Moveable stop sounds like a great idea, too.

 

[Chris705]

For the legs.....Take a look at Trojan saw horses to grip your new 2x10 stand....I concocted something similar to yours using a pair of these saw horses and love it, the legs allow quick knockdown and moving to a new location.

 

[strutaeng]

Great idea. A stop with a measuring tape would be nice for repeatability.

You might want to rethink mounting the stand on those plastic sawhorses. I have similar sawhorses by Stanley and 2 of the end "ears" at the notches have broken...

visualize you pushing on the saw at the top and bottom rotating towards you...

 

[6PTsocket]

There are many plans on line. I have seen legs that were A frames with a 11/2" wide slot at the top to slide onto the 2x10, at an angle, with the bottoms wider apart. Strips of wood on the 2x10 on both sides of the A frame and both sides of the 2 x10, 4 at each end, create slots for the A frames Slip them on and off and the spread angle makes them stable.

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