Comments on: Wooden Miter Saw Stand

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:54:21 +0000

If you can afford it get the festool mitre saw.. well worth the money.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:47:11 +0000

Don’t you get frustrated when cutting long lengths of bendy mouldings WITHOUT a continuous fence on your Miter saw extensions?

By: robert robillard

robert robillard — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:08:02 +0000

Great looking miter stand. I have an old beat up version and you’ve motivated me to update.

I really like the adhustment at the bottom of the leg as opposed to the top.

By: Ray Menard

Ray Menard — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:53:04 +0000

“…and there we go”. Elegant simplicity Lamar. The little drawer & its contents made me laugh and nod with respect. Nicely done!

By: Lamar

Lamar — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:02:34 +0000

Thanks for all the comments, I had fun building it and writing the article. A special thanks to Gary and the guys at TIC for publishing it.

Marty, English is something else I had to make “due” in.

Mike, when I get a round tuit I get some oil on the legs, but for now my tuit is square.

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:38:52 +0000

Thanks Marty! I’ll fix that!!!
Gary

By: EnglishMajor turned Carpenter

EnglishMajor turned Carpenter — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:37:51 +0000

Awesome stand, Lamar. Regrettably, the THISisCarpentry team should have pointed out that the phrase is “make do”, rather than “make due”. I’m due to go make yer stand now.

By: Lynxsg

Lynxsg — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:57:05 +0000

Well done Lamar. That stand is well-thought out, and professionally built.

steve

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:47:59 +0000

I am a finish carpenter/cabinetmaker and I have made a few miter saw stands and bought a few, I was never happy with any of them until I made one very similar to yours. I made my legs/table frame out of metal square tube, I am now happy, very portable along with the rest of my “portable shop”. I made my extentions as long as the bed of my pick-up, I have over 9ft of support each side of center. Kreg stop is worth every penny. I love the look of your hickory legs, they need some oil to really get oohs and ahhhs.

By: Jesse Wright

Jesse Wright — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:45:08 +0000

Great article! We have been using home built extension wing setups like that for 15 years or more…The ingenuity and design of yours is much better than the ones we made. I really like the design as its really simular to the Saw Helper. We have 2 SH setups as well as 2 home made ones…I think I may remake mine to something more like yours.

You did bring up the issue of not having a saw large enough to cut some crown. Perhaps cutting on the flat will be a great techique to learn. Its very easy to do and you only have to setup the angles once! You can then get that really LIGHT 7.5in Makita miter saw which makes cutting large crown really fun!

Great design thanks for sharing it!