Building a Heavy-Duty, Mobile Miter Saw Station
Get the step-by-step plans to build this Heavy-Duty Miter Saw Station here: www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/h...
Over the years, we’ve featured a number of different miter saw stations, some of them taking up an entire wall. The one shown here hits what I consider a sweet spot in terms of size and features. The drop-down wings on either side of the cabinet open out to provide over eight feet of workpiece support. Below the saw is a compartment for a dedicated shop vacuum. And the whole thing is mounted on casters, so it can easily be tucked away when not in use.
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I just built it with some minor mods. Narrowed the top slightly. Added a 1/4” x 2” hardwood strip on the top of each side to ensure the wings hang vertically. Rather than just a block to support the wings I had some large adjustable furniture feet. I epoxied a couple of coupling nuts in a chunk of 2x4, screwed that to the wing supports and installed the furniture feet in the coupling nuts. That gives me about +/- 1/2” of adjustment. I opted for no doors but added a shelf. Used a 2x4 for the caster plate rather than hardwood. The casters mount in threaded inserts. I bought an auto switch for the vac and added a homemade cord wrap at the back. I also put some slots in a piece of hardboard and some inserts in the back of the case. The hardboard mounts to the case using machine knobs into the inserts and can be raised up to contain some of the dust the shop vac doesn’t catch but can be lowered to give full range of motion to the saw. Ran the pieces through Cutlist Optimizer and would up using about 1 2/3 sheets of plywood, it would have been close to a full 2 sheets with doors. Overall very happy.
Thanks for the example. One thing I might add to the project is magnets on the support for the wings. This would be a quick way to keep them in place while folded out.
These are the kinds of build videos I absolutely appreciate. Slow, clear, step by step instructions without the quick camera cuts or loud music in the background throughout the whole video. Although I wish you hadn't skipped the installation of the hinges and the blocks for the wings. I'm more of a visual learner so seeing that process would've helped a lot. Anyways, thank you.
This is one of two really good mobile miter saw station videos on KZhead and no one makes one with better structural integrity. Thank you.
The plans included a materials list and supposedly, a cutting diagram. The cutting diagram was for the caster plates (trivial). No cutting diagram for the three sheets of ($84 per sheet) plywood. I can figure out the cutting diagram (probably not optimally), but it would have been nice to have one provided.
I built it with two sheets of plywood with some minor modifications using Cutlist Optimizer.
Nice build. I think I would use the Rockler workbench castors so after you roll the cart to where you're working you can lift the wheels and the carcass sits on the ground for more stability.
Great project, not all miter saws are the same width as to the one you made your cabinet for. I built this stand for my Ryobi 12" slide glide miter. I had to make adjustments for it to fit
¡Qué placer veros trabajar, gracias por compartir el vídeo! ¡Internet es una hermosa herramienta!
Works great
Another good compact option that is very usable.
To complex. There are other tables that are similar to build with less material (therefore less expensive) and less labor to make.
I really enjoyed watching this build. Y'all take the time to explain things in detail and make something that could seem impossible for a newbie actually doable. Love it! Also, the guy with the thick sideburns..... just commit to it dude, go ahead and go full mutton chops! 👍😁 Excellent instructions! I'm so glad you offer full plans on your website! Thank you!
I built this one by following along the magazine. I put a tape on mine, left and right side of the blade.
That’s a nice upgrade. 👍
Superb quality throughout, easy to assemble. I found the saw to be highly accurate and a delight to use (I am a homeowner using this saw for various projects). I attached the saw to a folding mobile stand to save space and that works great kzhead.infoUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe as well. However, you have to be sure the saw is securely locking in position before collapsing the stand. I've had many of the brands over the years and have come to point where I only buy Bosch, the extra money is a small price to pay for the quality and ease of use. Treat yourself to the best.
thanks
Looking at the video and at the plan in Woodsmith #248 brings a question to my mind : is the way the cabinet sides extend over the shelf where the saw is located would not interfere with the rotation of the saw when setting miter cuts? The Bosch miter saw will go to an angle of up to 50 degrees on the left and 60 degrees on the right... I'm planning on building it with the same saw I already own. However this detail is tickling me... Is this something you guys at Woodsmith tought about? It might seem an unimportant detail, but since my shop is quite tiny, I usually rotate the saw to the right when not in use so it minimizes its footprint "out of the shelf" so it does not hangs over so I don't risk hitting it or bumping on it...
I really enjoy watching the project videos published on this channel and I have purchased some of the plans that are available for the projects. I have the plan for the combination router table that Don had done two of the videos to show how the cabinet was built using mdf. On either the first or second video, Don had some shop built jigs for holding the pieces in place once they were placed in the dados that had a cross cut in them. I wanted to make some of them for myself but I would like to know the dimensions of the blocks and if they are just one piece of mdf or two pieces glued together before the cross cut was made. I would also like to know the dimensions of the right angle positioning clamping squares that Don used to keep the pieces at 90 degrees that Don had placed during the dry fit of the cabinet
While I liked Mr. Wittmer's use of a square to verify that the wing was level, however it seems that method only assumes that the miter saw shelf is precisely level with the case. I suggest that it would be better to use the shelf, in lieu of the case, for a reference point. Otherwise, great presentation.
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One thing that will affect the long term survival of the stand is that the support wings don't fold flat/vertically, there is always pressure on the relatively flimsy piano hinges trying to rip them off - even butt hinges will eventually pull their screws loose. You should add a spacer block about 1.5 inches thick at the top of the side panels on the outside, then screw the hinge to that. Then the support panels will be hanging off the hinges, no sideways pressure. Only downside is if you let sawdust and shavings accumulate in the gap, or forget a pencil or something similar in there.
Reviewing the start of the video, the wings are hanging flat as the support arms are nested due to the cleats which are attached to the underside of the wings.
use door hinges
@@jonlegato1620 @Bruce Lee -- You're both right! At about 1:05, the wings fold flat against the sides of the carcase, as Jon says; however, around 16:55, the support arms clearly prevent the support wings from folding all the way down flat against the carcase, creating the stress on the piano hinges that Bruce Lee is talking about. I share Bruce's concern about stressing the piano hinges, but as Jon points out, the cleats on the underside of the support wing create a "pocket" into which the support arm nests. Just a matter of mounting the support arm to avoid interference with those cleats.
@@johnholz394I've been scratching my head in trying to understand how the wings are hanging flat on 1:05. Do you know how they achieved this? I would really like to know as I'm about to build a similar miter saw table.
@@harrydoherty8299that’s the move!!!!!!
Curious as to the make of the track saw. It's unusual to see such a machine with the blade on the left, especially here in the UK.
I'm on the west coast U.s.. I am right handed and have a hard time using left handed saws.
Kreg ACS
Should the trick with the square to set the shelf height take into account the height of the shelf? Otherwise it seems like the saw’s table would be taller than the height of the sides of the cabinet.
That was the trick. Mount the cleat at the line. The shelf rests on the cleats and raises the saw up by the thickness of the shelf. The wing is made of the same thickness of plywood and, because of the mounting hinge placement, rotates up to match the height of the miter saw. Both are clear the top of the cabinet.
I'm with CP. What is the track saw you used?
Kreg. I love mine. When hooked up to my cyclone and Shop Vac, it throws almost NO dust.
What's your opinion of the Kreg track saw? Looks like a good alternative to some of the others, especially the price. I have the Shop Fox/Grizzly that is sold under other brands. Not a bad saw, but it seems like there is some deflection when going through thick, hard material.
Can you make a similar cart for a planner
Yes, I made a similar cart for my PC planner/joiner and miter saw.
How do I get the plane and how much😮 23:27
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Great video and project! I want to point out that you all seem to pronounce the word as “hithe” when in fact the word is pronounced “hite” it is spelled “height” the ending is a “t” not “th”. It may appear to be trivial, but you are publishers and probably want to be grammatically correct. I have enjoyed your magazine since its start and learn even more by watching your videos. Keep up the good work.
Tom-ato, tom-a-to.
Must be a regional pronunciation
enjoyed the build but annoying that the builder kept pointing at the camera/viewer.
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