Folding stand here.
Bill
Yes, and I like having it
Yes, but it's not worth the space it takes up
No, but I wish I did
No, and I don't want one
Folding stand here.
Bill
On the other hand, I still have five fingers.
I've got a 30" by 48" workbench in the middle of my workshop. I keep my mitre saw, grinder, scroll saw and vice on bread racks. I move the tool I need to the workbench as needed. Sub optimal for long pieces - but the tools don't take up needed space in the shop.
I'm currently finishing a permanent bench for my CMS. for me it was a no brainer as I needed a bunch of storage space anyway in my quest to get to a more organized work space. So the bench (12' long) under the saw is providing that. I had the basic bench done, looking at starting the wings. Then I had the good? / bad? idea to capitalize on the space under the wings as drawer space for small-midsize hardware, to solve yet another storage problem. That design change has set me back a while. Hope to make good progress on that this coming week while I'm on vacation.
As others have mentioned, I will use the saw station to cut to rough length. But it seems that I often need to cut miters on long pieces just enough too awkward to handle well on a table saw. (no slider...yet )
Brian
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
My old Tried-N-True Hitachi is mounted on a mobile cart. Sometimes I think 'bout a dedicated permanent miter saw station, then I realize that it would just become a collection point for things waiting to be put away, saved cut offs, etc.
Yeah, that makes sense. Perhaps I should have asked people to also describe the kind of work they do.
As for your last paragraph, in my old (well, current) shop, I didn't have a whole lot of room to the left of my table saw to use my sliding table for cross cuts on long work pieces. In my new shop, I will. So since I've never tried using the sliding table as a substitute for my miter saw, it's difficult for me to decide now. Which means my best course of action is to designate a space in my shop for an optional miter saw station and try going without it for a while. If I can't stand it, I'll put one in. If not, then I get to reclaim a lot of space.
Still a really long way to go before I get to worry about such high order issues though. So far I've put in new structural steel beams and supporting posts with new footings, and I've installed a sump pump and perimeter drain. Still tons more to do before I can bring in my machinery... sound proofing, fixing some siding, earthquake retrofitting, sealing and finishing the concrete, electrical, new dividing walls, dust collector closet, storage, the list goes on and on!).
Mine is adjacent to my RAS and uses the same fence. It is not bolted down, and has four dowels that slide into the base holes of the saw. Simple washers shim it level. If I need it to be used elsewhere, I simply lift it up and go. I usually cut from the left side, but if I need more support on the right side I have a rolling support arm that goes anywhere. Everything in the pic is on the same plane, including the Kreg machine on the left, making for a nice long base for all three machines. Another reason for doing it this way was so I didn't entirely lose use of the bench, as you can see.
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Rick Potter
DIY journeyman,
FWW wannabe.
AKA Village Idiot.
I built one many years ago, it's supposedly portable, the wings come off and you can move it easily, but I haven't moved it since the day I built it and I use it all the time.
There is nothing in my shop that has a permanant station. The SCMS would be well down on the list (behind TS, workbench, bandsaw, drum sander....
shop is a Garage which doubles as shop or shop doubling as garage...
Shawn
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Spent many years as a commercial/residential cabinet maker for others and myself. I know only build furniture but still have a dedicated miter saw setup. Been in my current shop for 15yrs and will be there until I'm dead. I don't have time whether it be hobby or for business to reset up a miter saw as I will use it somewhere on every project. The setup of a permanent table saw,miter saw and a workbench are just a few things I like to have as a constant when in the shop.
You beat me to it, but that describes my situation. I have a dedicated shop and only build furniture. I have a fairly large 12" Delta RAS setup that is about six feet wide; it's primarily used for breaking stock down but has been used in the past for a lot of dado and lap joint work. I have also built a LOT of drawers using a simple lock joint on the RAS. I do have a plain 10" chop saw that sits on a plywood base under one of the table saws; it's used on-site on the rare occasion that I'm doing carpentry work such as building a shed. If I have to make more than a couple of cuts I generally bang together some kind of base that sits on a couple of sawhorses.
A friend of mine designed his work bench so his miter saw sat on a pivot so he could flip his miter saw up when he needed it and flip it down out of the way when he didn't need it. It took him maybe 10 seconds to flip the saw up or down.
For me some sort of cut off station is a necessity. I use my RAS as my cut off station and use it on pretty much every project Ihave ever made.... but I grew up learning woodworking with a Delta RAS being my fathers primary tool. I only use my table saw for ripping boards.
A 16" RAS is a fine tool for framing, way more flex than I could use in furniture. I use a 12" Delta for wide boards and the table saw for both ripping and crosscutting among other tedious things. But a permanent miter saw set up with a Beisemeyer stop or equivalent can cut all day everyday without a glitch. To flip a miter saw would not be precision setup.
I have a home built one and love it. I bought a Morton Quill Stop for adjusting the flip stop. You find these things on the quill of a Bridgeport Universal mill. They run on 1/2" - 20 ready rod. One rotation is .050" so, in theory, you can adjust to .001" which is kind of silly. But it's handy to give it 1/8th of turn and take off just a whisker.