Miter Saw Station

[Wilsoncb]

A couple weeks ago there was a discussion concerning a miter saw station. I’ve been wanting to do something for a while now but didn’t know what to do. @HMH posted what he did and it inspired me to do something, so thanks Heath.
I’ve been using a portable saw station for years and needed a better fence that I could incorporate a flip stop. So this one has that along with a more sturdy flat surface. The cabinet below has compartments for cut-off and throw-away bits and pieces. I still need to rig up something to suck the dust out of the compartment behind the saw. For now I’m just going to see where the dust collects and figure it out from there. I tried to minimize the opening, but with a sliding/tilting/rotating saw there’s still a big opening. The built in vacuum port pulls quite a bit, but there’s still plenty of dust that can fly all over the place.

 

[Jack A.]

What is the green material you're using for the horizontal surfaces?

 

[Wilsoncb]

What is the green material you're using for the horizontal surfaces?

It’s ultra high density fiberboard. Something I had leftover from another project.

 

[HMH]

That came out great - nice work! I’m sure you’ll get a ton of use out of it!

 

[Dee2]

Must have been around a while or is the MS stand eligible for the contest?

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Very nice, Craig! Do you just have the one dust hose connected to the back of the saw, or is there another hose at the back of the box surrounding the saw?

 

[Wilsoncb]

Very nice, Craig! Do you just have the one dust hose connected to the back of the saw, or is there another hose at the back of the box surrounding the saw?

Thanks, just the one hose for now. I’m going to do some testing to figure out the best way to get the dust that is captured by the box surrounding the saw.

 

[Ricksmi]

That came out great and like that it is compact where as the sides fold down. Great job.

 

[HITCH-]

Well done!
I agree it should be in the monthly contest for tool bases.