I'm hard at work getting my unfinished basement ready for my wood shop. Although it will be bigger than my current shop, the floor plan is L-shaped, so it limits my layout a bit.
In my current shop, I have a permanent station for my miter saw with a big dust shroud behind and below it and tables to each side for work piece support. I do use it fairly frequently, but I also have an excalibur sliding table on my cabinet saw that I could use for most of my cuts.
So I'm thinking about just keeping the miter saw on a shelf, as a portable tool. I will keep it for household projects like trim work or general construction... But the space it takes and the dust it generates (despite considerable effort) make me question its value.
I'm curious how many of you have taken a similar path and whether you regret it.
Maybe it would be safer if I just don't set up the miter saw at first and try to do without it for a few projects. Then I can assess.
What say you?