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Miter Saw/Planer Stand

comments (3) February 6th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

Odrisan Odrisan, member
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Fully folded, the saw station takes up  fairly small footprint.
I needed storage far more than space for my shop vac. 
Remove the fences and with a new base on my planer, it comes up to the height of the wings, reducing snipe when I plane. 
Fully folded, the saw station takes up  fairly small footprint. - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Fully folded, the saw station takes up  fairly small footprint.
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I was thrilled when I opend up Fine Woodworking Issue 209.  I've been doodling plans for my own convertable miter saw/planer staion, and John White had exactly what I was hoping to do.  He even had the same miter saw I owned!.  It's pretty faithfully reproduced with some exceptions.  I used scrap MDF and Maple for the case and edging and scrap melamine coated particle board for the wings.  I cheaped out and just made my own stop system from T-Track on hand.  I don't have a shop vac to dedicate for this, and I can always use storage space, so I built drawers underneath.  Finally, I made it 34" tall rather thathe recomended 32 1/2". 

Thanks John and Fine Woodworking for the article.  It was a perfect match for my needs and what I had on hand. 


Design or Plan used: John White's Your Miter Saw Needs a Stand - Fine Woodworking Winter 2009/10 No. 209 Pages 52 - 57
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engprof engprof writes: I'm just about to finish this project, but I have a question. How long should the hanger bolts be? Thanks!
Posted: 7:49 pm on June 22nd

Odrisan Odrisan writes: M57,

I made separate bases for both the miter saw and my planer (each is of a different height). You can probably just make out the bases in the photos. These bases are fixed to the tools. I have positioning dowels that get both tools in the right spot. These also align tee bolts in the top that fix them to the stands.

Not much fuss to change over. First unscrew 2 knobs, pull the pins. Move the first tool out, and the second in. Position with the dowels and then screw in the knobs.

Fast and secure.

Good luck.

Posted: 11:48 am on July 21st

M57 M57 writes: Very nice. I loved the original plan, but for me, your improvements are closer to what I hope to build. Which leads to a question.

I too would like to use the stand for more than just my miter saw. I haven't worked out yet how to secure tools to the stand without making a lot of fuss when swapping them. Care to comment on how you handle that?
Posted: 1:38 am on July 14th

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