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Thanks for this beautiful piece of inspiration! I have to use my miter saw on a scaffolding step for the moment...it sucks but it's better than on the ground. I've been trying to think up a similar set up to yours...thanks for simplifying! Now I can focus on something else. Your bead joints....perfection! *air fist bump*
You have a habit in every video where you never show the final product in use or even functioning
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Question? I was once in a Shellac processing plant where the materials were not "poop" but rather the hard aleuritac acid of an Asian Beetle or sap extruded from a tree which was rendered by the use of Sulfric Acif into the paint like product we know and use. Correct me if it's not poop.
Dude. You built a desk.
Quite frankly, the idea of a sliding miter saw is brilliant! Yours is not only a space saver, but a fine piece of furniture to boot! And....it looks great! Nice work! :)
The lazy Scott I know would motorize the sliding feature and cry over it 15 times.
Only 15?
I've said this before, many times, I absolutely love the dowelmax. It's the one thing that has prevented me from investing in a domino. Simply amazing. As is your miter stand and the sliding feature. Absolute genius. Beautifully done Scott.
Having both, the only significant reason to go domino over a good dowel jig is speed.
Sooo many cool uses for the relatively cheap linear rails on Amazon in a wood shop. I like your idea of moving the mitre saw! Space in small shops is a premium, and the ability to cut long stock for projects is huge. Not all of us have 12 ft to handle most all size cuts to build a mitre station “alter”. Moving the saw is super clever!
If not mentioned by someone else, most makers of linear guides also make an optional clamp block for them. These bolt to the end of the linear bearing and allow you to clamp the bearing in place on the rail. You can get them in air, hydraulic or manual screw actuation.
Miter saw cabinet turned out amazing love your idea of the sliding miter-saw for a small shop what a great idea. And the mag switch to lock it in place great idea also
Love the sliding track idea. Just in case any viewers missed it, don't glue your drawer bottoms in, and if you run the grain of the bottom aligned with the drawer front shrinkage won't be a problem that will pull the sides in as shrinkage mostly is across the grain. Also when making your drawer sides keep any natural bow to the inside of the drawer and let the bottom square the drawer up.
Wow, that cabinet turned out beautifully! I watch so many channels that have made variations of a plywood miter saw station, so your solid pine version is such a breath of fresh air. Incredible how the beaded details accent the piece. A little bit "country kitchen" without going full 90s. Excellent!
Hey Scott, I know nothing about woodwork but i absolutely enjoy your videos and the extra attention you pay to details. Excellent videos!!
I’m very impressed by the playing card trick.
Man Scott that miter station looks beautiful..I never knew beaded boards would look so good. From your bench to this I absolutely love the attention to detail.
and thanks for showing a detailed how to miter with the bead board, that was top notch!
well done man, cool take/solution of the small shop vs mitersaw station dilemma - overall video edit/quality was well executed as well. Solid pacing, clean transitions, and kept me interested enough to watch all the way through.
I built a slab flattening sled with those bearing slides. They work very good for that. Your video has started me thinking about other uses for them. I built my bench using dowels. I used 4 X 4 Douglas fir construction lumber and milled it to appropriate sizes. In nearly 50 years of woodworking, this is the most solid bench ever. Like you, I can make nearly all types of joinery, but chose dowels for all the reasons you mentioned. One difference is that I used offset dowels for extra "pull" on half-lap joints. Thanks for a great info-tainment video.
Really nice to see your work. Love watching your shop develop.
That's one sharp looking miter station. Love the ingenuity of the sliding mechanism.
I love the use of the 3d printed jigs! Always looking to get more use out of my printer and this is some solid inspiration.
I LOVE this build. HS wood shop was my favorite class and we used all solid wood. And love the sliding saw idea. I may borrow that!😊
Just found this channel and I'm thoroughly blown away by your attention to detail. You didn't just build a great miter station, you built a beautiful piece of semi-modular built in furniture. If you move or rearrange it can very easily be torn down and reassemble. Bravo man.
Great build, Scott~! I love how those drawer fronts turned out~! I also like the look of the solid wood over plywood. Very nice~!
Was skeptical about the drawer beads, but the finished detail turned out beautifully. Great idea with dividing the stack of playing cards too. Thanks!
Personally, I LOVE beadboard, and I've always wanted to make it for myself. I may not use it on my miter station, but some of the furniture I have plans for will get a nice beadboard finish, and it's nice to see someone building it out of solid woods before I try it myself.
Just a beautiful job at constructing this work station, and with a practical solution to the limited space you have in that corner of the shop : the sliding , sliding-mitre saw. Thanks for sharing this video.
Beautiful shop furniture once again. Inspires me to have more fun making shop infrastructure. Your old carts that are painted dark blue and green with beaded side panels have always been favorites. I think you made the second one that was similar for sanding supplies or a pantorouter cart? Always wanted a video on that but you’d have to need another cart. Given the problem and solutions the sliding is great. My problem is bench top space and it makes me want to drop a shallow platform with short stub sides to account for the height of the rails. Like one of those oven top covers. Just for some space. Then you gotta move it somewhere and that makes it less ideal. We say put wheels on everything but once you have several carts you realize some tools just need to get put somewhere else or under others.
Very nice. It is good to see some more traditional woodworking, (cutting, milling, and gluing solid wood), rather than the plywood route.
Oh my gosh! I've been a wood worker for 40 years on and off, and I've never seen that card spacing trick! My miter saw is on a large shelf that hangs out over my combo jointer/planer which can roll out from beneath the chop saw when I need it and thus triples up the use of the center of my shop length location for jointing, planning and cutting stock. I also loved the long pause at 15:21 when you realized you had rabbited the wrong side of the drawer side. I noticed it immediately and was thinking through through several ways you might be doing it on purpose then finally concluded it was a mistake just before you finished the cut... and then the magic moment occurred! ;-) Beautiful work and a great video on a great miter station.
Great job. Love the sliding saw.
Very clever idea! That's especially good for smaller workspaces.
First off, the pine looks great! Furniture and shop furniture don’t always require expensive hardwoods, although my favorite. I really, thoroughly appreciate your pursuit into solid lumber that’s affordable rather than plywood!!! Like you, I’ve never had enjoyment out of transporting and breaking down plywood, plus even the expensive Columbia brand has lots of errors and it’s cumbersome for someone my size to breakdown. And I’ve noticed it strips out bad or isn’t as forgivable like solid wood. I thoroughly love the true bead board (not the thin junk at all the big box stores that’s made up of cardboard and rots right away with the slightest moisture) and the simple joinery… perfection! I use dowel joints, bridle, half laps and rabbets are newer but all options are worth the effort and quality and without costing $2 grand like the domino jointer. This is a stunning mitre saw station, love the concept of a moveable mitre saw. I have zero space in my one car garage and it’s become a tool hoarder’s paradise (all necessary tools for building and growing skills and projects) but I have to start building floor to ceiling cabinets with vertical drawers and slides and then a mitre station like such is essential. I have such limited space for a long mitre saw station because I have plenty of other tools that need a home. Like Michael Alms, I love his multi purpose mitre saw station with the flip top lathe, hidden air compressor and of course mitre saw but I think adding your sliding concept would further improve functionality by adjusting the placement to breakdown larger boards… very intelligent concept for addressing lack of space issues!!!
Thanks for all the kind words! At the end of the day, if you have a table saw and aren't constantly making enormous projects, a miter saw isn't necessary. I went without a miter saw for years and years, and haven't used this one much since it was never set up correctly.
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Absolutely, I love when someone builds a similar concept that’s unique. I love learning in this area and your solid wood really hits home for me because plywood is difficult to work with and easy to ruin. I love all the consideration to how it’s joined together and it’s unique let’s be real! How often do we see someone make bead board or a sliding top. The trim around the doors and drawers is beautiful, it’d make me want to use mine more. Something I didn’t think of till rewatching is your mitre station isn’t ridiculously long. A lot of the older ones take up an entire massive wall and this one allows for minimum space which is brilliant. But you’re right about not needing a station, I just build when I can or want, if I could sell someday great but till then I’m not working on massive projects. I do use a mitre saw mainly to break down materials and I have the occasional big projects but not often, for ie I want to build a temporary-ish fence to protect my garden from my Husky mix lol. I’ve thought about something that can expand when needed for consistent cuts but taken back down when not in use. I like John Builds It did a more recent portable mitre station that he made custom and intuitive for on the move and that would be perfect. I’m just terrible at committing to shop builds, I’m indecisive because I worry I’ll build something and then find I could’ve done something better or more efficient. I have to get over my issues lol. Either way, I absolutely love this mitre station! It’s beautiful, creative and very functional. Loved your coffee table too! Keep filming and I’ll keep watching, anymore shop builds I’m down to watch! Take care and I appreciate your content
Thank you for the great build and clear explanations!
Ordered a dust port for my Hercules last week. Excited for it to arrive! Hoping it will cutdown on a lot of the dust. Love the miter station!
Nicely done and great info for garage work and solid wood construction. Right up my alley
Drool worthy. This is so nice and I’m very jealous. This is the kind of shop furniture that would make me love being in my shop and making new things. I’ll be buying my first house in about 2 years and can’t wait to do my best making shop furniture like this just for the love of the craft.
Planing cross grain is a great technique. I wish more folks mentioned it. Works great for handling tear out on woods like maple too.
Just came upon your channel and am so thrilled! Love all your funny little comments and jokes + your focus on real, yet realistic woodwork for non-professionals. Gonna have to binge your video's!
Such a clever and exiting feature for your shop, well done!! I found a blast from the past @ 29:29. The good old Texas instruments calculator we used in high school 😅 Even better, we recently moved and I just realized I know what box it's in! I'm definitely making that thing my dedicated shop calculator!!
yep, I like the feel of the buttons! I can't stand using my phone calculator.
For a small space conscious wood shop this is a great idea. I am a bit spoiled as mine is set up with 2 skate wheel conveyors so I can feed 12' boards through it all day. I use my miter saw for sizing to length thousands of rough cut boards for shiplap, T&G, and dimensional lumber from my personal sawmill. What I really like is the classy look of your setup. Good job!
Very Nice! As I have gotten older dealing with 4x8 sheets of plywood gets harder seemingly every month! Great video!!
I love that card drawer spacing method. Super simple.
Once in a while you just thank the algorithm for bringing channels that are almost too perfect to what you need & want. Your channel is just that. Subscribed!!
Very Nice! I think this is my favorite, simple small space, miter station build yet. Will defiantly put the track system on my next build.
Falling in love with your channel. This is awesome. I'm planning/building a new shop, and have been trying to figure out what to do with my old sliding compound miter, which isn't zero clearance. So I'm debating a flip top, or a "outward" sliding miter, but the side slide thing give me some great ideas too.
One simple (and dust free) way to accomplish ”outward-inward sliding” is to use plastic laminate on the bottom of the saw base and the corresponding top of the bench. Buff on a coat of Slipit sliding compound on the laminate. You will be surprised how well it slides - without any bearings. In fact you will need to add some “locking” points to secure it in place (I used two threaded knobs on top with threaded inserts into the bottom). One big advantage of this is that no sawdust gets under the surfaces as there is simply no space for it. I have been using this system in two miter stations for the past 15 years and have never had to maintain it or even add another coat of sliding compound.
Every small shop owner could benefit from your genius idea of a side sliding miter saw. Absolutely brilliant to say the least.
This is a BEAUTIFUL and functional build. The dowel joinery was also brilliant: simple, all wood, no expensive Festool equipment, no frills, no hardware. I am also very partial to wood rather than ply and that horror called MDF. I also "stick it to the plywood man."😁 I replaced an entire soggy sheetrock porch ceiling with planed and jointed fence pickets. Yes, $2 fence pickets. For the finish I used Minwax Helmsman. It looks beautiful.
fantastic build there , congrats on the outcome beautiful . i just came in from out in the barn doing some inventory and noticed 5 skids made with rough cut 5/8 slats of probably poplar and thought to myself "self , there is the beginning of a few good drawer bottoms for the inside shop bench", im just starting to put to paper what is in my head cause our mill didnt have 1x4's so now im readjusting it to 1x5's , always really enjoy your builds , keep it up , and thanks for the vid
looks fantastic. love the unique idea
Neat. Love the draw fronts ❤
I can see doing really long cove cuts as you slide the miter saw across the top of the boards ...just another thing the table saw can do as well...but I believe this would allow the wood to stay more flat as it is supported by the platform as opposed to sliding a really long piece across a table saw that may or may not have a large enough base with an outfeed table to keep the board flat after the cut. Cool build!😊
A great addition to your workshop, Scott! Those beaded panelframes really fit like the proverbial glove. Supersatisfying to watch. I'm curious about the longterm experience of the sliding-sliding-mechanism. Will the magnet lock it in place sturdy enough? Will dust derail the miter train? Let us know in a couple of months somewhere in a future video, maybe.
Thanks again Pete! I'm curious about it too. I hope I don't run into issues, but I'll be able to deal with it when it happens. If I push hard enough, I can move the mag lock, but it does take some force. I have room to add a second one, but I don't think it's necessary.
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Thanks for the reply!
Well done! That turned out great! I also enjoyed hearing about it as you guest hosted Off The Cut!
This is one of my favorite woodworking channels. The whit just seals the deal 😂
That's a very attractive -executive office desk- saw stand
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I like the card idea, measure with the top first and then divide everything!! super clever!!
Hi Scott! As a woodworker myself, This Miter Saw Station you made is phenomenal! It's nothing short of a work of art and a game-changer. I'll give it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Happy woodworking, Brother!
I have been searching for builds that don't use plywood for 2 reasons. #1 Plywood is expensive and #2 I own a sawmill and mill up my own lumber with tree's I harvest from my own property. I would LOVE to see more of these builds. Thank you.
Having worked with linear rails for 30 years, in machine design and maintenance, my only concern would be dust in the bearings. Some rail trucks (THK?) come with dust wipers which mitigate it somewhat, and I have full shop dust collection. I may have a pair of rails around here to try but I'm intrigued with the 5 foot (and they have a 6.5 foot rail as well!) you are using. Thank you sir for the idea!!!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the combination of traditional woodworking with 3D printing in stuff like this to make extremely powerful builds! 😄
What A great idea with the miter saw slideing... Awsom
I have my miter saw on the long wall, and I still put non-swivel casters under it. Rails would be a nice upgrade. 🙌
Im a "wood" brazilian diy youtuber. With small space too, and I can feel your relief in keep things organized. Even if its step by step... I love your videos, I discovered this week. Thanks for your awesome content!
Another fine project and video. Thanks for sharing.
My Hitachi radial arm saw sits on a tool chest with wheels. I can move it about anywhere to accommodate any length of timber. My metal drop saw lives on a portable folding collapsable trolley, which folds out and extends at each side of the saw to accommodate long lengths of material. The worst thing in a workshop are fixed benches. Great build, great outcome, if that's what you want.
Simply brilliant!!!
This is by far the best DIY build I've seen in months! Scott - YOU. ARE. AWESOME. Thanks for sharing, I aspire to try to closely replicate this project :) so thank you for offering the detailed plans!
Wow. Beautiful work.
This is fantastic! Thank you for continuing to speak to the “small woodworking” community through efficiency and cost. I noticed you added a sliding stop-block to the rail. Why not add a hold at the wall and slide the miter saw for repeatable cuts? Again, I love this thing. Thanks again
Thanks for the kind words! As I use the saw, I'll figure out if I'm sliding the saw to the stop block, or sliding the stop block to the saw. If the former is happening more, then the stop block will be for naught. But I wanted to give myself the most options now.
Great ideas and video. I have been inspired. Thank you
Awesome!! When you cannot move the workpiece any further, move the miter saw! Brilliant!👍👍👍👍 I hope my english isnt so bad!
big fan of the solid (99% 😉) pine!! And the beaded look completes it. Nice build Scott!
Love your project, scott. Your videos are great, great editing. Although I couldn’t help but noticing that little incident at 15:30. Great inspiration. As always.
I'm only human 😅
thought it was gong to be a kick back lol
Fantastic project, Scott! I thoroughly enjoy watching your craftsmanship. Your videos are a constant source of inspiration. Although I currently own a Miter Saw, I lack the space to set it up properly. Nevertheless, after seeing your Miter Saw station, I'm inspired to create a similar setup.😁🙏
Great to see a new solution!
I'll give it game changing status! Good job.
Nice work. On the build and the video. It's good to see someone in a shop as small as mine. I'll check for a shop tour of your 'new' shop, but assuming you don't have one, I'd be interested when the time is right for you
Yeah it's on the list to do a shop tour
They make caps to cover the holes of the linear rails. Would definitely help keep the dust out.
Awesome build... That bad boy ain't going nowhere 😊👍👊
Really cool miter saw station. The video is also a work of art!
For Cauls you get straighter more pressure and free clamps using 12 Ga strut. It issues simple bolts and I had spin nibs already. There is at least one video on KZhead about it. I just love them. They are simple and I don’t have to looks for 2x4 with Caul written on it. Caul struts hand on a wall dowel with bolts attached
Scott you did a fantastic job!!
Really nice and helpful video Scott! I consider myself a "fair to midland" woodworker, a don't often get surprised by youtube Videos. But the big takeaways for me was how you cut the angle on the drawer/door faces along with the deck of cards centering technique, and the dust collection adapter for the Miter Saw. I'm going to order one of those - and I guarantee I'll copy your process on making shop drawer faces. Thanks!
I like your comment. The phrase is “fair to middling,” however. 👍🏽
As someone who made a living in broadcasting and tossing to commercials...that was the most seamless toss from your build to Factor that I have ever seen.
Absolutely genius idea 💡
Wow amazing build. Now I have a new project for my small shop.
Great video, thank you,.....and yes shellac does go off!! as I found out to my detriment on a very nice table! Thanks again
Its rare to find a miter station with anything new going on. that slider function is innovative... great job
Cunning editing solution! Good work!
I was planning for months to build a miter station for my Bosch miter saw, the parts are still in the shed. My design is similar, but I will use 1 inch rubber caster wheels to slide the miter saw.
The saw moving on the rails is so satisfying! 😍
Interesting idea and build. Great for small spaces. My only "complaint" is with custom cutting the cabinets to meet the floor. Using leveling feet would permit you to move the cabinet down the road with much less effort.
Still using my radial arm saw most of the time. Nice cabinet for a small shop
Hey man, I refuse to build with plywood. Not because I judge others who do or think it's somehow inferior, but because I adore working with solid wood and I figured out (all too late in life) that I should do more things I love doing. Soldier on!
the gaping technic with the playing cards is genius !
Great build. Love the dowels. It looks like you are a Jessem fan, you should try their dowelling jig.
pretty cool stop block/support !
I like this project so much I am thinking about putting a dummy wing wall in my 20x22 garage shop just so I have a reason to build it.
Super job. Learned some great stuff. Thx!
This is the perfect solution to my small shop problem. Thanks.
The new miter saw station looks great. Definitely more fun and functional than what you were using.
Fair play on using solid wood for the whole build. One idea for a lock could be an over center cam lever somewhere to lock the saw base to the bench top.
That is a really nice idea for dealing with log stock in a short shop. Most people would just take a circular saw and ruff cut that longer stock down then true it up in there none sliding sliding miter saw. I have a 660 SF shop ( filled with crap ) and my miter saw is a job sight one I just set up out side when needed. I'm moving and my new place has a one car garage so I have starting to planing out how to move all them tools in to the new place. I need to made a whop all on one side of this space. This is where a Sliding Sliding miter saw would work out well, but not sliding side to side but sliding away from the wall to allow for long stock to be cut them sliding it back in to a storage area. Your shop, other long wall clamps and a drill press. A saw that slides out from the wall can use your table saw as an side supports and longer stock can stick out side. Heck it does not even need to slide just a cabinet on wheels. lol But in wood working there is all ways so many ways to skin an armadillo.