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I purchased a miter saw this week for working on the garage workbench (workbench V0.0) described in my shop blog… And of course a miter saw needs an appropriate stand.
I picked up a cheap desk from the local charity store, and bolted the saw to it. To support the workpiece I built a feed rail (table) from 1×4 with spacers cut from 2×4 scrap. I clamped a level to the fence, and use it to align the feed rail with the saw, the bolted the rail down.
The second picture shows an improvised stop/alignment block that lets me drop rough cut workpieces right into place, clamp them down, and then trim them to their final length.
-- Derek, Bremerton WA --
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lew
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posted 300 days ago
Hey, what ever works! Now you can build an extension for the rite side and have a nifty stand plus storage areas!
Rustic
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posted 300 days ago
Thanks for the idea I have the same miter saw. Is it a ryobi 10 inch? I love mine.
-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
Boon
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posted 300 days ago
Ha, good idea. it reminds me of when i made my first router table out of a gutted floor model tv. I still keep the tv shell around for nostalgia. my tool box is sitting ontop of it!
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oldskoolmodder
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Nothing wrong with that. I “rescued” an old computer desk that the neighbor was tossing out when he moved, as an additional work area. You can never have enough storage space or work/assembly area.
-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric
jockmike2
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posted 299 days ago
Looks good, what ever works. I thinks we are all great at coming up with jigs and thing a ma jigs and thinga ma bobs that the normal person would scratch their head at and go ” what the heck is that” or minds just work on a different level. Anyway great whatzit.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
CessnaPilotBarry
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My “temporary” stand for my drill press and 12” disc sander is a student desk similar to yours. I nailed a 3/4” ply stiffener panel on the back, and it’s extremely stable. The desk has three side and one center drawers that hold everything related to the two tools. The bottom drawer holds misc. air fittings and Shop Vac bags. My portable compressor lives underneath, in the leg hole. The desk was free.
Beware the TEMPORARY tag. I’ve been using my little desk for 12 years! <g>
There’s always a more important project than building a replacement, and the desk works fine… Other recycled items serving in the shop are a pine men’s chest of drawers, several file cabinets, 2’x4’ four bulb suspended ceiling florescent fixtures, an Anvil road case, a maple teacher’s desk, an old dining table… All were FREE.
Think of the recycling karma you’re building!
-- - Don't Panic!