This fence draws dust and chips away. Thrifty Dovetail Jig. Create Account. On the easy list are most stationary machines: Plug the hose into the port and it works pretty well. I ditched the top fence and just embedded track for stop blocks. Simple Set-up for a Fussy Joint. Note- the dovetail jig attachments are a little large for this sled.

The plan appears to be a pdf of a magazine article published in June Woodworker's Journal. It's 10 pages and includes a materials list and a cutting diagram for the plywood sheets and the hardwood trim. The plan, as originally drawn includes some shop made storage bins, a shop made fence using Kreg track and stops, and includes some dust collection features.

The main idea of the dust collection is to use an ivac switch to turn on a shop vac hidden away in the center section. It's a good idea and would help muffle the noise of the shop vac. The downside is you would dedicate a shop vac to the miter saw. Another feature is the way the saw mounts. It has a center section that can be built to the appropriate height for any saw.

If you ever change saws all you have to do is modify or rebuild this piece. The saw mount is also adjustable front to back to align with the fence if you add a zero clearance fence to the saw. The author, Chris Marshall, gives a step by step walk through of cutting and assembling the case pieces.

Construction is a combination of dados and butt joints for the case and pocket screws for the face frame. The hardwood edging is attached with biscuits. It's complicated enough that I would not consider it a beginner project. It would certainly be a great skill building project for someone who has built a few projects and wants to practice some new techniques on shop furniture. Anyone who takes their time and follows along will end up with a nice miter saw station. The optional storage bins are put together with dovetails and this is really the only area in the plans that is not well documented.

Builders who do not have any experience with a dovetail jig or hand cut dovetails would be stuck. For what it is it would have been better to instruct the builder to use butt joints or some sort of table saw joinery. Overall I would rate the plans highly. The instructions are thorough, except the bins, and you are walked through all the steps in the proper sequence.

When I first ran across this plan I knew it was very close to what I had been looking for. The Craftsman saw in the picture is just like mine so it was meant to be. The first thing I did after getting my hands on the plans was to change a couple of things. The spacing for the top section was 6". I wanted to use Harbor Freight storage bins which are just over 6". As a side note, I have a bunch of these bins for my shelves and find them useful for all sorts of things.

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Unlike other miter saw bench plans, this one from Home Depot is wide open under the cutting table. It also has decent storage space and allows you the option to hang accessories on the outside of the bench. Wheels on the bottom give it mobility. Mobile and with lots of storage and great features, this DIY miter saw stand from Popular Woodworking is a great way to maximize what you get from your miter saw. This great upcycling project from Woodworking Online is another example of repurposing a barbecue grill cart into a miter saw stand.

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