Comments on: Make a Miter Saw Work Station: Part 2

By: John

John — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:58:07 +0000

What is the brand nameof the pocket jig used?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:12:05 +0000

I like this plan a lot. In fact, I built it this weekend. One comment I would make is that this is a good beginner project but most beginners probably don’t have a pocket hole jig. I ended up drilling from underneath to attach the supports, being careful not to split the plywood. I would have preferred the pocket holes but as I’m still amassing tools, I don’t know if a $50-100 jigs is my best move right now.

Other than that, I love the plans.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:50:01 +0000

thanks for the quick reply-
that makes so much sense for nesting crown-
i’m sure a temporary stop could be tacked to those wooden fences as well for lots of cuts of the same profile-

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:13:39 +0000

Ryan,
I use the sharp crisp edge of the wooden fence to fence off of–read any of my articles on using a miter saw and you’ll see what I mean. I also use the wooden auxiliary fences for measurement lines when cutting repetitive pieces (you’ll notice a lot of that in other articles, too!).
Gary

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:18:06 +0000

explain to me why an additional wooden fence is mounted to the face of the extension faces that are already on the saw-
thx-

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:52:31 +0000

Richard,
If you build the type of stand I described in this article, with continuous extension wings, you can clamp a wooden crown stop, like a 1×6, from wing to wing, right across the front of the saw. That’s the best and easiest way to cut crown.

Here’s a short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPUp42ov2M

Regards,
Gary

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:48:47 +0000

These articles were written for a book I published a couple years ago with Taunton called Trim Made Simple. I thought more people might enjoy reading the articles, so we’re republishing extracts from the book.

Taunton limited me on the tools I used for the book. They wanted me to use tools that were popular among DIYers. They marketed the book in Big Box stores.

That should explain why I used the tools I used.
Gary

By: Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:47:56 +0000

I have the Mikwakee sliding mitre saw.I’m going to be installing crown molding thoughtout an entire house and want to use this stand to make it easier.My saw doesn’t have crown molding clamps so I want to use the wooden fence and the mitre top to create a guide for the crown molding to sit in for repeditive cut. Any suggestions on what others have done? Thanks

By: Robert Mulchinski

Robert Mulchinski — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:25:00 +0000

That’s funny Kent that was the first thing I noticed!!

By: Kent Brobeck

Kent Brobeck — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:54:36 +0000

Gary, where did all the Festool stuff go? :)