Miter station input

[WoodyWonka]

Hey ya’ll. I’ve been planning out my workshop layout in one bay of my garage. Do you think an 8ft miter station with adjustable height to allow for lunchbox planer to use the counters as in/outfeed is a good idea? I plan to make the countertops, workbench, router table, etc the same height as the stopsaw I’m buying. Drum sander is already on a fixed wheeled base. Below is a photo of the mess of a garage as well as the planned layout. Let me know if you have any suggestions on layout. Wife’s car will be In the bay closest to where the photo was taken. Thanks!

 

[Kirk S]

I have a very similar sized workshop, 1 bay and wife car parked in 2nd bay. In my experience, I find that I use the miter saw a lot less than I thought I would. Depending on what your intentions of the shop are, you might want to dedicate the 8ft of miter station surface to something else. My planer is on a cart with wheels and if the miter saw is needed, I set it up at a temporary work space.
On a side note, working in a one bay of a garage is very inefficient and requires a lot of constant cleaning/ organizing and a ton of patience. I am so jealous of others who have a larger/ dedicated space.

 

[WoodyWonka]

I have a very similar sized workshop, 1 bay and wife car parked in 2nd bay. In my experience, I find that I use the miter saw a lot less than I thought I would. Depending on what your intentions of the shop are, you might want to dedicate the 8ft of miter station surface to something else. My planer is on a cart with wheels and if the miter saw is needed, I set it up at a temporary work space.
On a side note, working in a one bay of a garage is very inefficient and requires a lot of constant cleaning/ organizing and a ton of patience. I am so jealous of others who have a larger/ dedicated space.

I appreciate the feedback. I thought about doing what you are but not sure where I would store the miter saw to be honest. Where do you keep your’s? I planned for drawers in the miter station for storage and organization. Either way this is going to beat pulling out everything and setting up in her bay then putting it all back afterwards.

 

[Kirk S]

The wheeled cart that I have the planner set on. The upper level is the planner and I have a lower level that holds the miter saw. The is only stored there, if I need to use it, I have to relocate it to a temporary work station.

 

[WoodyWonka]

The wheeled cart that I have the planner set on. The upper level is the planner and I have a lower level that holds the miter saw. The is only stored there, if I need to use it, I have to relocate it to a temporary work station.

Not a bad idea. Cheers mate

 

[Martin Roper]

Like Kirk, I decided against a dedicated miter saw station because I also have a one-bay "shop." If I need to make precision cuts, I do it on the TS with a miter gauge or sled. My MS simply sits on a cart, not even bolted down. On a couple occasions I had to move it outside and put it on the driveway to cut really long boards.

 

[Melinapex]

I am in a single car garage so have tight space but one more wall than you do to work with. I bought a wheeled miter saw stand so I can move it around when I need to. Everything in my shop is on wheels so I can move machines and benches around as needed. Mostly the miter saw is used for breaking down larger boards, so I could do without it if I had to. Given how I use it, I would not permanently dedicate that much space to it. At least not until I get the BIG shop!

 

[Darl Bundren]

My miter saw is mounted on a Ridgid MSUV that they redesigned and made inferior and started charging a lot more money for. The only thing I really miss is having an accurate stop I can set for making repetitive cuts. I've seen ways to make them for mobile carts and may go that route. Before I had the cart I'd set it on the floor, set up some blocks that were ripped to the same height as the table to keep my material level all the way across, and use it there.

 

[NCPAPAOF2]

I've had my Bosch mitersaw on a Dewalt stand for many years. Worked OK but repetitive short cuts were a hassle. Added these tables a few months ago. Helps when cutting shorter pieces and has a t track for stops on repetitive cuts.

 

[JRedding]

When I was in a 2-car garage I had mine on a Bosch T4B stand that folded down and was very mobile. Also had integrated infeed and outfeed tables that I regularly used. Folding it up and rolling it wherever I needed it or to store it was convenient. It was also very easy to get in the bed of my pickup.

My new shop has plenty of room so I’ve got cabinets that were donated by a member and now have a permanent station, otherwise I’d still be using the T4B.

 

[Johnathon]

With such a small space I would probably put a shelf under the main table pictured in your drawing that could hold your miter saw and planer and have a mobile cart that you could put either on as needed. That has worked well for me. I also have my Ridgid sander and air compressor under there. I considered one of these but I already had the shelf and didn't want to lose the additional floor space. I'll just lose use of my back instead.

 

[tvrgeek]

I set mine along an inside wall with a full 9 feet to the left. There is a door to the right. I use a flip up when I need overhang on the right. Another option would be a cart with flip ups on both sides. As long as you have a good foot bast the saw bed, solid clamping can make up for any slop in the flip-ups.

 

[JNCarr]

Here's what I use under my outfeed table. Kitchen mixer lift can hold about 80#. Boards to cut overhang onto TS fence rails. Spacer raises them to proper height. Not shown is the shroud that has a vacuum port to catch a fair amount of the dust.

 

[WoodyWonka]

I appreciate all y’all

 

[Berta]

I have a Mobil metal miter saw station, two wheels on one end. Expandable ends. This makes it portable. You can set it up in the driveway for use. I had my husband take it to the back yard near the house when I was installing baseboards. I think you could actually store it vertically against a wall. (I would recommend putting bungee cords on too) I bought the saw station at Northern Tool some years ago. I also have a fast cap dust hood for it.