Miter Saw Stand

This is really cool It looks like it has more features than my store bought Dewalt stand. That looks like a Ridgid 12”slider I have one for my shop it’s very heavy an bulky. This is a great design as you upgraded it and a great build. It should save you well for a long time.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Really too nice for the shop Peter.
5 coats of natural Tung oil now and it’s on its way to the dining room .

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I really wish I has space for something like that. It looks really nice. I made one that doesn’t exactly line up with my saw out of recycled 2×4’s. I wouldn’t cut molding with it but it works for fencing.

Mark

Nice looking miter saw stand.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Peter, this is a well designed stand. It has a lot of useful features to it. I particularly like its portability and size.

Nice job.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I second Bob – too nice to use. I must try making thos flip stops some day

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

Thanks, guys! It’s a little too narrow to use as a dinner table … maybe a lunch counter?

Eventually, I’d like all my cabinets and stands to look nice, almost like they belong in a home. I spend a lot of time in the shop and I want to feel like I work in a nice place. And since I don’t have a showroom, the things I build for the shop have to fill in as items that are representative of my work. If the materials and construction and finishes can stand up to the abuse of the shop and job site, that says a lot for how they will do in a client’s home.

A correction: that’s #2 Common Soft Maple, not #4 Com.

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Looks great had any trouble with the legs? They look a little thin but then again I have a tendency to over engineer most of the time.

-- teh most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

Good question, Hacksaw. The original plans called for clear pine and just flat pieces for legs. That might be enough for a smaller saw, but not for a saw this heavy. Even with the maple, there was a lot of bounce. I attached another board about 1½” wide to the inside of the legs to form an “L”, and that stiffened them up.

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Great looking project! I love the details, your flip down and extendable stops look very cool.

Jeff

-- Jeff Coulam, Austin Texas

Very nice. Good idea to also make it portable if you need to move it. Great job.
Maybe not a dinning table but how about a serving table???? ;-)

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

Wow, very impressive!