Miter Saw Mobile Cart

20 minutes in and its been favorited 3 times. Looks like you did something right. Nice work.

I just had a manufacturing class design a cart like this and told them we would make the best one. I think this may be the one we make.

-- Clay

You did a great job on the cart. It looks very useful and versatile. My only question is how do you plan to control the sawdust? I have a mitersaw set-up in my shop and the only way I have been able to get any control of sawdust from it is to build a hood over it. I put plugged ports on the top and each side big enough for my 4” vacuum hose to fit through. This didn’t really work to well, so I just put a smaller hose attached to the saw’s dust port. This helps a little, but not enough to make any meaningful difference. However, the hood does catch the sawdust and prevents it from spreading around the shop. You look like a serious woodworker who might have an idea for me (if one exists). You can see my set-up on the workshop home page if care to look. I sure would appreciate any advice you might have.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Nice job on the cart!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Great idea!
...having just purchased a fantastic sliding compound mitre saw your project stood straight out; also stefang’s comment really hit a chord as I never realised how much dust gets created!
I spent 2 hours on the saw and nearly the same de-dusting!!! :)

Think my saw my be used on a mobile bench OUTSIDE.

Steve (Australia)

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Wow! Fantastic idea with the hex bolts – so simple. Great looking cart.

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nice work station looks great.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That’s the best miter saw cabinet I’ve seen. Looks great. I like the leveling system. Are you going to add an adjustable fence to the wings? Great job!

-- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines! Mike D.

Great Job. I think I will borrow it.

-- Duane, Ohio

Vincent, Great miter saw stand. Very well done.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

I will be connecting the miter saw to my Penn State dust collector. I use a stepped shop vac adapter to fit the dust outlet on the saw. Examples would be Penn State part number DHMULTI or Peach Tree Woodworking part 434. Home Depot also carries them but at 2x the price. The flexible adpater can be cut to fit a variety of nozzle sizes. The large end of the adpater has a inside diameter of 2.25” id. So to connect to my dc I use a 2.25” > 4” adapter. I have used this arrangement on prior installations with good success.

I have not decided on a fense installation at this time. I am debating t-track or some other fense system. I will post an updated photo once it is completed.

Real nice cabinet.

Like Stefang mentioned—dust collection— my sliding miter saw is a real problem… it’s the dirtiest tool I have. Can’t figure out what to do about it. I think I need to tackle that before I work the saw stand.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Really very nicely built mobile workstation!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Im gonna build one this weekend…thanks an great job..

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That’s a great addition to the shop. Excellent job and thanks for posting.

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

Vincent, great job, got the same plans off the web site …now that I have seen one ”:up close” believe it is time to make one. Thanks for the post

-- Gary, Little River,SC I've Learned that the Lord didn't do it all in one day and neither can I

Like all the other jocks have said-very nice saw station, Vincent, and great looking. I know you’re proud of it. It always feels good when you get a project made after hours of labor on it.
It works great, But—what makes it work better is I built some “baffles” to set on both sides of the hole, and these direct nearly all the dust right into the hose and to the d.c. I made them removable so if I need to swing the saw for different cuts, they won’t be in the way. For 90 degree cuts, I put them back in. Works great. Hope this helps. You might give it a whip and see if it works for your saws.

This is for Stefang and Dustyal : I built a chop saw/ RAS station in my shop, and from my d.c I ran a 4” drop from the main line down to each tool and built a boxed hood for each. I drilled a 4” hole at the very bottom for the c.s box, installed a 4” 90 degree”elbow” to go in the hole in the back, and hooked it up to the drop.

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one other thought. you might be able to fit a benchtop planer on there and use the wings for infeed/outfeed supports. I’m not sure if the cart is deep enough for it or if it would be efficient to switch between the tools.

Good Job. The wings, how are the supports stored and held in place?

-- RMH Designs

After I took the pictures, I stapled on some velcro to the underside of the wind to hold the support in place. The wings hangs vertically by gravity. The tolerance between the wing and the support structure is pretty tight so it does not bounce around when moving the cart.

How would you compare it to the dewalt track saw ?

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