miter saw stand: weekend warrior looking for low cost solution

[gychang]

I have 10" slider MS, (northern tools) that seems to work well.

I like to either make a simple stand or buy one like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Denali-Miter-S...=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

ability to cut same length (with a stop on one side) is important for me (I am sure "commercial ones" have easy way to do this).

thanks for the input.

gychang

[Pakaderm]

I have the Hitachi miter saw stand I'm trying to sell. It's brand new in the box, unopened. I'm asking $135 for it.

I see you're in Irvine. I'm just down the road a little in North San Diego.

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-UU610-...0927453&sr=8-1

-Pak

[LCHIEN]

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ighlight=miter

I made this post some time back... easy, cheap, very functional and makes measuring easy. I will restore the rest of the pictures tonight...

[gychang]

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ighlight=miter

I made this post some time back... easy, cheap, very functional and makes measuring easy. I will restore the rest of the pictures tonight...

thanks for a great idea, I am a visual guy so will be looking at your pictures carefully.

gychang

[LinuxRandal]

In the pictures, the Denali is $10 less before taxes, then the Ryobi, which it looks exactly alike.

If anyone does buy one, please let me know if there is a website, or part number for those brackets, I am wondering how they compare pricewise.


Besides Lorings, I have seen other designs, in various woodworking magazines. You might try your library.

[leehljp]

Thanks for the links Loring! I need the Vac Muffler as well as the MS bench.

[JimD]

I made a stand I used for awhile out of hardwood scraps and a little angle iron. I bolted the CMS to a baseplate which attached to some folding legs kind of like a tall version of a TV tray. I attached side supports to the baseplate so I would have more support and some stops. The side supports had legs. I still have it but have the CMS semi-permanently mounted on top of a long work-table in my shop.

Jim

[chopnhack]

Gychang, I dont have a photo of mine, but this is similar



My setup was for cutting long crown, base (16') and repetitive casing. It works really well for me - just remember to give yourself enough room on either side of the "box" for when you swing your miter to 45 degrees left or right. Another neat thing is that you can screw down a pce of plywood across the cutting surface to act as a fence while cutting crown "in position"
Its def. worth taking the time to make one as it will save you time in the long run. Mine doesnt have the t-track for rep. stops. In the future when I redo the entire garage I think I will rebuild my cms stand (i really can't stress how useful it is!)

[LCHIEN]

I reposted the pictures in my original post
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=20500
Read the detailed text and more photos there.
I made some improvements over the design shown at the very bottom below.
One thing that this design does not have that many DIY designs have is a fence guide that runs the length of the board.
I decided that wasn't really needed; if the board was straight the fence of the saw was good enough to get a right angle cut; if the board wasn't straight then no fence will help. My design (click for an enlarged view):

[SARGE..g-47]

Clever idea by Loring.. I have a need for mobility so I built a cabinet from scrap and added the extentions off a Wolfcraft portable I got being closed out at HD several years ago. 4' wide when contracted and 9 1/2' when the extensions are out. Gives me capability for 14" stock by opening the outer shop door.

On sunny days which are often in Atlanta, I sometimes make a quick dis-connect of the DC line and just roll it out the door an on the driveway. Just make sure you check the wind sock to make sure it's not blowing back toward the shop. ha.. ha...

Good luck with whatever you chose to do...

[docrowan]

I've been eyeballing the Harbor Freight Mobile Power Tool Stand for a month or two now. I saw it on sale for $60.00 at one time, but it's normally $89.99. Does anybody have one of these? If I can catch at $60.00 it would be cheaper than building my own. See link below (I hope I did it right.)

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40612

[unknown poster]

How about adding some risers to your workbench and putting the saw in the middle of the bench? HF sells clamp on rollers designed for that, my local HF has a 50% off clearance rack when you first walk in the door, these are on that rack. Not half price online, but this is the tool I'm talking about:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94361

[kramer katt]

You didn't say if portability is important to you but there was a very cheap idea on FWW magazine (last year?) the pro finish carpenter found an old wood ironing board, removed the top, reinforced the splay legs with ply wood and added an appropriate plywood top with fence and stops. Haven't seen these sold for quite a while so locating one might be difficult. If found I bet most likely cost would be $0
kk

[Larry David]

Delta stand

If you need mobility and storage space is at a premium then you might like this:

http://www.deltaportercable.com/Prod...roductID=13883

I have a Makita 10" sliding CMS attached to it. The stand is very well built and easy to assemble. You can collapse the stand and store vertically with the saw attached. I bought it at Lowes for $169. It's not the cheapest way to go but well worth every penny in my opinion. I am going to buy another one of these stands when I get a planer this spring.

[wbsettle]

This stand usually shows up fairly often for $80 on Craftsman Club sale. Haven't used another model to compare it to, but it seems to cover all of the needs I can think of, including the length stop you mentioned.

-Brent