Miter Saw Stand Suggestions

[Jim Becker]

That looks pretty sweet Jim! I like how they tied the halves together. One benefit of the built on site rigs is like Wes mentioned, nice to just leave it outside and know that no sane person is going to walk off with it. That Cut Hub beauty might attract the wrong crowd though...

Kyle of RR Buildings uses one of these things which is why it caught my eye. Not for me, but for a pro crew who needs to set up on-site for quality work. Kyle has a pretty big one that supports both mitering/cutoff as well as ripping support with a portable table saw, etc.

[Brian W Evans]

I used to have the Bosch gravity rise. The stand itself is very nice and definitely makes it easy to move the saw around. The supports and stops are all but useless, though.

Youtuber Spencer Lewis has a great channel for mainly trim and finish carpentry. Here is an episode where he describes making custom wings for his stand. You're probably not going to get better than this for less than a few thousand dollars.

[Lloyd McKinlay]

Another vote for the Bosch gravity rise. As others have mentioned if you are trying to cut six inches off the end of a ten foot board you will need additional support but what would you expect from a portable stand? The Bosch is solid (and heavy) while setting up and breaking down in mere seconds.

Mine is new and I haven't tried loading it in and out of my van yet. The saw can be removed quickly so I have two sixty pound items to lift into the back. I may try to devise a plywood sled that would allow me to slide it in and out as a one piece unit. That is to be determined depending on how often I move it.

[Cameron Wood]

Here's my on-the-job set up. The design was in Fine Homebuilding years ago when it was put out by tradesmen. It's made from one sheet of 1/2" plywood plus a few 3/4" ply blocks. 8' long overall and the tables are 17" wide. Bulky but pretty light. On the long side the table is 4 1/2' from the blade, enough to hold up 10 or 12' lumber or a full length of trim.
The key elements are that the saw is not fastened down, has room on either side, and no fences. For carpentry stop blocks are generally a waste of time, IMO, and if necessary the saw can be wedged to one side. For accurate cuts, you wrap your hand around the stock and press it against the side of the chopsaw table, and creep up to the cut line if necessary. This keeps control of the stock, and the hand solidly away from the blade. The gaps also leave a place for offcuts, and small tools.

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I also have a Dewalt slider and stand. I agree that the stand is not great. I've made it so a plywood panel clamps to the stand, and the saw sits on that, and some small flat panels on the outriggers. This at least gives a place to put stuff down- a glaring problem with that type of stand.

In the shop there is just the saw with a support on one side and a fold down one on the other.

[Wes Grass]

That's way too fancy for construction. But moveable ...

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[Steve Rozmiarek]

While we're showing site built, here is a quick and low stock usage one I whipped up a few years ago. Took it apart and used it for blocking later in the project.

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[Cameron Wood]

While we're showing site built, here is a quick and low stock usage one I whipped up a few years ago. Took it apart and used it for blocking later in the project.

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Nice! character character

[Zachary Hoyt]

D7C05AEC-6902-4215-B369-A28EB1D5A8B8.jpgACE74E19-80E8-4477-83EA-BAF6E985DFBB.jpgThis is what I used to make repeated 12', 8, and 4' cuts from rough cut 1x8x12 this spring. Once I had the first two rows of boards down I didn't have to do any more measuring on that floor.

[Bill Bukovec]

I made mine out of 1x6 material. Light and cheap. It sits on a couple of sawhorses. I don't worry about anyone taking it or if it gets rained on.

[Brian Holcombe]

I built one using heavy extrusions from 8020. Added a fence from JA Dawley.

[Ken Kortge]

I recently invested in the FastCap Best Fence D4 with the flat extrusion for my Dewalt miter saw & Dewalt miter stand. Not cheap, but so far I think it'll be good for my needs.
https://www.fastcap.com/product/best...tem-for-dewalt

[Steve Rozmiarek]

That looks pretty good Ken. It's not big enough for the carpenter stuff, but interesting for smaller components.

I recently invested in the FastCap Best Fence D4 with the flat extrusion for my Dewalt miter saw & Dewalt miter stand. Not cheap, but so far I think it'll be good for my needs.
https://www.fastcap.com/product/best...tem-for-dewalt

[Ken Kortge]

If you need more length, you can buy another 64" extruded table and connect it using a Best Fence Male to Male Connector and a FastCap Upper Hand stand.
https://youtu.be/e7CvDKRK-G4

They also have several other accessories that connect to the tables.
https://www.fastcap.com/products/best-fence-pro

[Steve Rozmiarek]

That does look like a nice solution, I'll definitely consider it next time I'm looking.