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DEDICATED MITER SAW STATION

(02/2016)

Completed Station

I was so happy when i finally vompleted this, but it didnt stay in this location for long because I realized I couldnt fit a full 8’ length of wood on either side, so I moved it. Later on I also purchased a new miter saw and had to make some adjustments

I installed the Kreg Stop Track

This was an exspensive addition but it made repeated cuts a whole lot more accurate and faster batch cuts

Closer look at the Kreg Top Track

Almost there need to add the door panels

I used frame and panel joinery on this part of the project

Cabinet Carcass built.

Plywood strips, I used these to secure the top to the cabinet base

Attaching the top

Full extension drawer slides

This turned out to be an awesome addition because I was able to lput all my drill bits in one of the drawers at a later time

Frame & Panel Doors & Solid Poplar drawer fronts

Used cheap underlayment plywood for the doors and solid poplar for the door frames

Completed view; Side View

Drawer Drill bit storage

As I mentioned in a previous picture , I used the full extension drawer slide to full use adding this drill bit organiser. Very organised. Just the way I like it.

Spade & Forstner bit storage

The stroage unit I made has two levels that slide on each making it easy to either lift the top part off to access the bottom bits.

Where it is today

I have added a few other projects to this after I built it such as the cordless tool charging station.

So I finally finished it took me almost 3 weeks.. Just to let you know I completed a blog on this mammoth project and a link is below:

I’ll start of by listing some of its features:
1. Made with poplar plywood and solid poplar face frames
2. There are 2 cabinets separated by the a shelf for the miter saw to sit on ( cabinet dimensions are 36” wide x 24” deep x 40” high
3. There are 2 drawers ( 1 in each cabinet) and I used fully extendable ball bearing drawer slides

4. I purchased most of the components of the Kreg Precision Track & stop kit ( all I didn’t get is the adhesive measure tape and flip stop)

5. The cabinet doors are frame and panel design and I used a basic mortise and tenon joint with a dado cut into the rails and stiles to receive the 1/4” plywood.

6. I also purchased the Craftsman compact sliding miter saw.. I got a great deal and I found a coupon I think I got it for $225

7. The ample cabinet space will be used for benchtop tools such as my drill press and I will be getting a band saw soon as well.

I also completed a blog on this project, if you click the green box below you will be brought to my online workshop at Lumberjocks.com

That’s it I hope you like it and finally I got inspiration for this project from a fellow Lumberjock's username ThinKerf

project blog

MITER SAW

ZCI(ZERO CLEARANCE INSERT)

(06/2016)

I was cutting little dowels about an inch or so long, needed a boatload of them and a lot off them were getting trapped under the miter saw throat plate which was a pain to remove..

So I had a bunch of scrap 3/4” poplar plywood leftover from the Miter saw workstation I made and decided to give making one a try…

ZCI (Zero Clearance Insert )

The underside of the ZCI

Kerf Cuts

One ZCI completed

Leftover Poplar plywood

I have to say it was tricky but once I nailed down the design I made 3 of them in 30 minutes.. I’m sure there not as durable as the plastic but that’s why I made 3.

Tools needed

tablesaw
Drill press
Forstener bit

Step 1:
Rip a piece of 3/4” plywood 16”x3”
Step 2:
Install 1/4” dado stack and cut a rabbitt 1/4” wide by 1/2” deep on left side of stock
Step 3:
Cut rabbit 1/2” X1/2” on right side this is the first step making sure the ZCI is flush to the miter saw deck
Step 4:
(Approx.) measure 3/4” , 7 5/8” , 14 5/8” make pencil marks on both sides of ZCI..now use a drill press with a forstener bit and drill semi circles so as that the bottom is flush with the 1/4” material left after placing the rabbits …

Sand

And your done

What I didn’t realize about my saw is that the back fence has to be removed anytime I need to place my ZCI in and that is annoying but it’s a miter saw and the need to use different ZCI is not that frequent, I guess that’s why the stock throat plate came in 2 sections

My First Miter Saw Station

(12/2014)

This is the completed Cart

I have to say that this is one of the ugliest things I have made for the shop, but it served a purpose when I first started building woodwroking projects and my inexperience shows on this build. Lol

Wing Supports

This is how I supported the wings on either side of the mitersaw, its basically a batton that I left free to jame under the wing and rest on that little wooden lip. Befor I got rid of this cart I did add a swinging arm attached with a hinge, but sorry no pictures of that.

Wing is supported by the batton

Plain ugly

Side wing collapsed

So as to keep the footpint of the cart as small as possible I made the wings collapsable.

Building the box

Shelf Support battons

I used 2x2 battons and screwed them to the inside of the box so as that the miter saw shelf would sit on these. Keeping in mind that the placement of these battons was very important so as that when I added the saw the deck pf the ,iter saw and the wings were flush, but they never were . We all have to start somewhere I guess.

I added a scrat under the saw

I fianlly get the saw

I searched for a picture with the cart and the saw and I found this. The Craftsman saw was decent first chop saw but I replaced it about 2 years later for a sliding miter saw.

Nice and Shiney

It didnt stay that way for long

This was my first ever project to house a miter saw, I had just gotten my first ever miter saw and I needed a place to store it, I also wanted it out of the way when I wasn't using it.

I know that this isn't the prettiest thing I have ever made but it did serve its purpose for over a year until I decided to build my Dedicate Miter Saw station above.

I didn't even design it I came across plans online from Ana White and I have included the link to her plans below.

I used very cheap plywood because looks were not that important to me, at that point in my woodworking hobby the shop was just a place to work and I didn't care how aesthetically please my shop was, I do now.

Its basically a box on wheels, with 2 wings on either side to support wood as I was cutting it down. I decided to put this project up here just to demonstrate that I started somewhere and how my skills have increased and I am a more proficient project designer now than I was in 2014 when I made this.

project plans