I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
I think the coolest part of any workshop improvement project is that, at some point, the project itself starts to participate in its own construction. It starts helping to build itself.
I have just finished watching your table build from start to finish, totally amazing. I have always wanted to do woodworking since I was young, well hear I am almost 70 with one foot in the grave and just purchased my first table saw and miter saw. I don't know how far I will get with any of it but am excited about it. I would like to have seen you do your measurements yet I understand your just showing your projects. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent.
I have successfully built a workbench based on yours. I am so happy and proud of myself. Glad to know there are people like you out there with such cool ideas. Mine holds a vise, under table router, shop vac and miter saw. It also serves as an outfeed table for my table saw.
Brilliant video - I am designing my own multifunction table - tablesaw, router, thicknesser and mitre saw. Your logic and problem-solving is amazine - inspirational.
The South African accent is so great! I have a few friends from SA and love hearing them speak. Add that on top of woodworking and you have a new subscriber!
I really enjoyed watching your video, as it was easy to follow. Especially like the fact that you pay attention to detail. I don’t know if you had to edit or stop the camera frequently, but it appeared that you did not waste any moves. Thank you for the value you have added in my effort to build my own shop table.
You can buy shaft collars that you drill out to your pipe OD. They are cheap and are readily available from most commercial supply houses. Great video.
I'm impressed with how well thought out this project has been so far! I'm also a bit cramped for space in my shop, and this project is giving me all kinds of ideas about how I can more effectively use the space. Thanks!
I think the latches are a very cool idea! From the looks of it, plenty strong too. I could imagine gas struts/springs to help support the mitre saw when angling it down. Nice work!
Funny enough, I did add one in the original drawing so that if anything had to fail it would act ass a shock absorber. Maybe I should take another look at the idea. Thanks!
t-track in table top to left of miter saw would allow a removable stop block for repeat cuts, and still leave perfect functionality of table if you were inclined to do that.
This series is one of, if not the best how to video/narrated/edited series I’ve seen!! I still have the rest to watch but I’m definitely subscribed and enjoy watching your videos!
I'm enjoying this series. I wish I had the space to do something similar but I also have just a slightly over-length single garage and have to park my car in it too. So I'll be building separate rolling benches that can push away to the back when not in use.
Steve Crane unfortunately in our beautiful country this is the case. Cars can rarely be parked outside. In that sense I am very fortunate. But yes rolling benches would make sense if you would need to use the space for your car also.
Great project. What about putting a lip on the inside of your drop saw area? That way, with the saw down, you could drop a free panel onto the hole and cover in the area formed by parking the drop saw. That would preserve a large clear uninterrupted work table. Cheers.
Loving this series - actually breaking it down by segment makes the whole project less overwhelming. I was particularly interested in this segment for the mitre saw as debating myself as to whether a lift, a flip or folding, (like yours) is how I will go. This one is getting good consideration! If I may, one thing that struck me as you were installing the pivot blocks was how snug the rod was in the plastic bushes (which is not in itself a bad thing) - however the rod in the holes in the shelf is possibly (likely!) slightly looser; that means that the wooden holes in the shelf braces are more likely to pivot around the bar, rather than the bar to pivot in the plastic bushes. Now it's not like this is going to be rotating on a frequent basis, but ultimately the wooden holes can wear through this mechanism and the whole point of those lovely bushes is to have them be the pivots!. A simple solution to forcing the bar to pivot in the plastic (vs the shelf holes) is to fix the bar to the shelf so the shelf cannot rotate on the bar - this could be as simple as a ground-off screw through the shelf rail acting on the bar like a 'grub' screw. Thanks for your great tutorial and execution!
Love the idea, never thought a mitre saw and table saw combined into a single workstation would work well together. One tweak I would make add a back plate at 90 degrees to give more overall table space when the miter saw is down. Obviously this get s tricky with sliding saws and the rails poking through but i figure an extra hatch to let the slider through should do the trick, or at the very least just cut a hole for that. Would help with dust collection options as well.
I think I understand what you are saying and it's a cool idea. The only problem is that when the saw is down it isn't sitting at 90 degrees in relation to the bench top. It is slightly angled.
I noticed in video 4 you have the board inserts to go over the top the miter station and you made a jointer station.. did I miss this video of the "how to". Great stuff, love your videos!!! 🤟🏼
I really enjoy your approach to the project. I can see a couple of tweaks I'd have made, but those would be specific just to my own preferences. That, and I always over-engineer! Very cool.
Understandable. To be honest, this is a prototype. Building it is allowing me to test it and identify areas that need improvement. I'll probably add many modifications in the future.
I think it's a great design in general. Every woodworker is going to do it a little differently to meet their own preferences, joinery types, or tool needs. I think the only significant change I'd have made from the start is the material for the top, maybe electing to use a good finish grade plywood. But, there's always the trade off of moisture stability for something being milled flat. All in all, still a very cool project and design.
You sir are a genius! I love the very cool clamps in the front of the miter saw and the clamping collars for the stainless pipe so it doesn't pull our are awesome!!
Just wanted to say, great work dude, inspiring me to build a table saw bench with flip section for my mitre saw. Very useful videos, thanks for taking the time to post them.
There are a lot of clever ideas in your workstation. My only suggestion would be to attach a lanyard to each of the pins on your latches so the pins don't get misplaced.
This is a pretty amazing build and obviously a lot of time and experience working in a confined space has focused your thoughts on your requirements. I'm really enjoying the journey. Many thanks. 👍
Great job, and enjoyed your explanation of your thought process. Might I suggest a couple of pneumatic struts on the table swing to make the saw feel weightless, and stop it slamming down if something goes wrong when you're moving it..
That has been mentioned in the comments before and I think its a great idea. When the bench is finished I'm hoping to start looking into adding some of the suggested improvements.
I would go even further then that and add two 12v linear motors with a switch. You can buy them relatively cheap on eBay, do a search for "linear motor on eBay. They have some that can lift 330lbs by themselves. Two would easily lift your mite saw.
Very nice😍😍😍. But, i think the box dust collection system from the back of the miter saw is still needed for both dust collection efficiency and aesthetically. The table saw might put too much dust on it even if it hidden and the miter saw will still make a lot of dusts when you cut multiple pieces. If you put the box lid on the back this problems will be gone. Additionnaly the workbench will still have a flat surface even if the miter saw is kept underneath. But otherwise, good job!!!👍👌👌👌
Dude that slot idea for the small adjustments - I watched the video thinking, oh yeah, thats cool. 30 mins later, I'm trying to think of a way to attach wheels to the bottom of my own workbench in an adjustable manner. Then all of a sudden, I thought, hey what about that slot idea that I just watched a video of. Blew. My. Freakin. Mind. I've been trying to think up minor adjustment methods for a while now. This is why I like youtube. Now it sucks that I can't go to the shed and try it because it's 1.45 am and I have work tomorrow :(
Can’t get over how smart this is! What is it with you guys and cotter pins? Were you not impressed with his machining ability on those clamps? Did your respect for him as a craftsman not bump up a little when you saw that clamp? If it gets him a few extra likes and subs, it’s well worth his time, and repays ($) his effort many times over.
Had similar plans but the mitre station was going to be much lower, had to bend over to use it. I think I'll adjust the plans to do this! Subscribed, thanks for the idea. Cheers!
couldve done a flip over table , that way you have a flat table with the mitersaw hanging upside down under it , would mean the hingepoint is in the middle and far enough down so that when the mitersaw is flipped right side up its level with the table its a little more balanced too so you dont lift the whole weight it would allso prevent you from having to reach down so far to grab the mitersaw to lift it in possition
Considering moving the miter saw will only be temporary, have you in hindsight considered using sliding rails instead? It would take up the space you use to get around the table but maybe not needed when sawing larger sheets anyway? Maybe you get better stability with your folding technique so it always return to the same location and angle. Great video series!!!!
How does the miter saw do with 45 deg cuts? Is there enough space in the recessed section for movement in your angle adjustments? Thinking of similar installation in my garage workshop
I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
I think the coolest part of any workshop improvement project is that, at some point, the project itself starts to participate in its own construction. It starts helping to build itself.
I have just finished watching your table build from start to finish, totally amazing. I have always wanted to do woodworking since I was young, well hear I am almost 70 with one foot in the grave and just purchased my first table saw and miter saw. I don't know how far I will get with any of it but am excited about it. I would like to have seen you do your measurements yet I understand your just showing your projects. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent.
I think this is the best idea yet in terms of folding away the mitre saw. I will build this ( as soon as I have got my mitre saw).
It is a pleasure to watch a mechanic at work that knows what he is doing.Thank you.
I love that this whole build is very simple and practical. You stay away from fussy mechanical bits and stick with simple moving parts.
I have successfully built a workbench based on yours. I am so happy and proud of myself. Glad to know there are people like you out there with such cool ideas. Mine holds a vise, under table router, shop vac and miter saw. It also serves as an outfeed table for my table saw.
Sounds great. I would love to see some pics of your setup. If you'd like you can email me. jean@woodworkjunkie.com
Wow, that was a clever build. Its like a military operation - one carefully planned step at a time leading to a perfect result.
Brilliant video - I am designing my own multifunction table - tablesaw, router, thicknesser and mitre saw. Your logic and problem-solving is amazine - inspirational.
The South African accent is so great! I have a few friends from SA and love hearing them speak. Add that on top of woodworking and you have a new subscriber!
good design without over complication
Since the aluminum clamps are not going to be seen, you can always use hose clamps, really cheap and does the job well.
I really enjoyed watching your video, as it was easy to follow. Especially like the fact that you pay attention to detail. I don’t know if you had to edit or stop the camera frequently, but it appeared that you did not waste any moves. Thank you for the value you have added in my effort to build my own shop table.
You can buy shaft collars that you drill out to your pipe OD. They are cheap and are readily available from most commercial supply houses. Great video.
Ingenious and creative way thinking inside the box
FANTASTIC BIT OF WOODWORK.... Looks bloody good mate, well done
Thanks Steve!
Awesome idea. I would add some fixed blocks under your adjustable pivot points. Just incase they ever slip, losing the level to your table.
ObiBassoholic yeah not a bad idea. I was worried about the vibration from the saw causing the blocks to slip.
I love this mechanism! I’ll copy this idea for my workbench!
I'm impressed with how well thought out this project has been so far! I'm also a bit cramped for space in my shop, and this project is giving me all kinds of ideas about how I can more effectively use the space. Thanks!
I think the latches are a very cool idea! From the looks of it, plenty strong too. I could imagine gas struts/springs to help support the mitre saw when angling it down.
Nice work!
Funny enough, I did add one in the original drawing so that if anything had to fail it would act ass a shock absorber. Maybe I should take another look at the idea. Thanks!
t-track in table top to left of miter saw would allow a removable stop block for repeat cuts, and still leave perfect functionality of table if you were inclined to do that.
This series is one of, if not the best how to video/narrated/edited series I’ve seen!! I still have the rest to watch but I’m definitely subscribed and enjoy watching your videos!
For the person who doesnt have family to turn the bush. Use a nylon cutting board for the adjustable block with a hole in it for the pipe.
Love the idea of slots for leveling.
I'm enjoying this series. I wish I had the space to do something similar but I also have just a slightly over-length single garage and have to park my car in it too. So I'll be building separate rolling benches that can push away to the back when not in use.
Steve Crane unfortunately in our beautiful country this is the case. Cars can rarely be parked outside. In that sense I am very fortunate. But yes rolling benches would make sense if you would need to use the space for your car also.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Already have a fantastic 8’ work bench on casters that I wanted to add my miter to
You do very accurate and quality work. A very useful project built tolast
Great project. What about putting a lip on the inside of your drop saw area? That way, with the saw down, you could drop a free panel onto the hole and cover in the area formed by parking the drop saw. That would preserve a large clear uninterrupted work table. Cheers.
Loving this series - actually breaking it down by segment makes the whole project less overwhelming. I was particularly interested in this segment for the mitre saw as debating myself as to whether a lift, a flip or folding, (like yours) is how I will go. This one is getting good consideration!
If I may, one thing that struck me as you were installing the pivot blocks was how snug the rod was in the plastic bushes (which is not in itself a bad thing) - however the rod in the holes in the shelf is possibly (likely!) slightly looser; that means that the wooden holes in the shelf braces are more likely to pivot around the bar, rather than the bar to pivot in the plastic bushes. Now it's not like this is going to be rotating on a frequent basis, but ultimately the wooden holes can wear through this mechanism and the whole point of those lovely bushes is to have them be the pivots!. A simple solution to forcing the bar to pivot in the plastic (vs the shelf holes) is to fix the bar to the shelf so the shelf cannot rotate on the bar - this could be as simple as a ground-off screw through the shelf rail acting on the bar like a 'grub' screw.
Thanks for your great tutorial and execution!
This is my new favorite channel.
I really like it!! the only thing I'm going to add is a removable panel so when my saw is put away I can have the entire work station
Jose Gordillo I have actually changed my mind since posting this video and decided to do the same.
Awesome job, that will last forever.
A bicycle seat clamp could work as the keeper that you had custom made on your mitre saw pipe hinge.
Love the idea, never thought a mitre saw and table saw combined into a single workstation would work well together. One tweak I would make add a back plate at 90 degrees to give more overall table space when the miter saw is down. Obviously this get s tricky with sliding saws and the rails poking through but i figure an extra hatch to let the slider through should do the trick, or at the very least just cut a hole for that. Would help with dust collection options as well.
I think I understand what you are saying and it's a cool idea. The only problem is that when the saw is down it isn't sitting at 90 degrees in relation to the bench top. It is slightly angled.
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I would install some gas struts to help left the miter saw and prevent hard drops if it slips.
That's exactly what I just scrolled down to comment!
Great minds think alike :)
I noticed in video 4 you have the board inserts to go over the top the miter station and you made a jointer station.. did I miss this video of the "how to". Great stuff, love your videos!!! 🤟🏼
I really enjoy your approach to the project. I can see a couple of tweaks I'd have made, but those would be specific just to my own preferences. That, and I always over-engineer! Very cool.
Understandable. To be honest, this is a prototype. Building it is allowing me to test it and identify areas that need improvement. I'll probably add many modifications in the future.
I think it's a great design in general. Every woodworker is going to do it a little differently to meet their own preferences, joinery types, or tool needs. I think the only significant change I'd have made from the start is the material for the top, maybe electing to use a good finish grade plywood. But, there's always the trade off of moisture stability for something being milled flat. All in all, still a very cool project and design.
You make this look so easy lol. It really makes me want to go tinker into getting my small workshop area set up in the garage.
Dang young man you’ve done a hell of a good job on that table so far. Very impressive.
You sir are a genius! I love the very cool clamps in the front of the miter saw and the clamping collars for the stainless pipe so it doesn't pull our are awesome!!
Just wanted to say, great work dude, inspiring me to build a table saw bench with flip section for my mitre saw. Very useful videos, thanks for taking the time to post them.
You could add some soft close struts for the folding down mechanism to reduce any accidental hard drops. Nicely done.
Nice! I would spring-load the bar like a garage door to make the saw seem lighter
Pretty slick.
Dude, you are an inspiration. I love the detail you put into your work!
There are a lot of clever ideas in your workstation. My only suggestion would be to attach a lanyard to each of the pins on your latches so the pins don't get misplaced.
Great job friend
really love your clean work including explanations
This is a pretty amazing build and obviously a lot of time and experience working in a confined space has focused your thoughts on your requirements. I'm really enjoying the journey. Many thanks. 👍
Very nicely done; maybe a flip top returning a flat surface on top would work better for me...
I LOVE this idea. Super awesome, multiple use spaces and compact ability/hideaway stuff, all super cool.
This is a brilliant idea
Table is coming along nicely. I would still create the cover insert so the full side table could be used for glue up or larger builds.
I am planning on adding one. I just don't have the material at the moment. I'll add it in the final "finishing up" video.
Nice! I need to do something similar shortly.
Really well thought out! Good job.
This is a work of art!!!
Great job
How to tell you're from South Africa without saying you're from South Africa haha @16:47
Great job, and enjoyed your explanation of your thought process.
Might I suggest a couple of pneumatic struts on the table swing to make the saw feel weightless, and stop it slamming down if something goes wrong when you're moving it..
Like the layout so far, I just have to figure out how to do this a bit narrower... I still have 1/2 of the house in the garage also.
Good job, man.
You should add a gas spring to the miter saw station to help it have a "soft drop" for the miter saw
That has been mentioned in the comments before and I think its a great idea. When the bench is finished I'm hoping to start looking into adding some of the suggested improvements.
i was thinking the same thing. counter levered spring or strut etc
I would go even further then that and add two 12v linear motors with a switch. You can buy them relatively cheap on eBay, do a search for "linear motor on eBay. They have some that can lift 330lbs by themselves. Two would easily lift your mite saw.
Awesome, dude.
Man I really like that idea. I will need to alter mine as it just sits on top of the bench. Thanks for the idea.
Dude, you are a genius.
Great Build.
Keep up the good work!
Dude that’s sick I recently build almost the same table but wish I had watched this first
Is a great work station
You don’t have problems with the 45 angles ???
I'm loving it more and more as it progresses mate..
Very nice😍😍😍. But, i think the box dust collection system from the back of the miter saw is still needed for both dust collection efficiency and aesthetically. The table saw might put too much dust on it even if it hidden and the miter saw will still make a lot of dusts when you cut multiple pieces. If you put the box lid on the back this problems will be gone. Additionnaly the workbench will still have a flat surface even if the miter saw is kept underneath. But otherwise, good job!!!👍👌👌👌
Bosch and Makita, cant go wrong
That particular table saw from makita is a dud. Spend elsewhere. Fence is junk arbor does not support dado blades hard to fit zero clearance plate....
Dude that slot idea for the small adjustments - I watched the video thinking, oh yeah, thats cool. 30 mins later, I'm trying to think of a way to attach wheels to the bottom of my own workbench in an adjustable manner. Then all of a sudden, I thought, hey what about that slot idea that I just watched a video of. Blew. My. Freakin. Mind. I've been trying to think up minor adjustment methods for a while now. This is why I like youtube. Now it sucks that I can't go to the shed and try it because it's 1.45 am and I have work tomorrow :(
ممتع ومفيد ومعلوماته جيده تكسب متابعها المهاره في اعمال النجاره.......vere good
Nice idea, Thanks !
Can’t get over how smart this is! What is it with you guys and cotter pins? Were you not impressed with his machining ability on those clamps? Did your respect for him as a craftsman not bump up a little when you saw that clamp? If it gets him a few extra likes and subs, it’s well worth his time, and repays ($) his effort many times over.
excellent idea, excellent execution, I will do something similar
Very clever. Good job man, thanks for sharing.
Had similar plans but the mitre station was going to be much lower, had to bend over to use it. I think I'll adjust the plans to do this! Subscribed, thanks for the idea. Cheers!
Very nice. Very helpful. Thank you
How about a track system for a miter saw stop gauge?
That's a great working built you got there. Nice job.
Great design bro!
Wow, nicely done.
very good!!
waiting patiently for the next installment
shimmie busy editing it. Hope to have it out by Monday.
couldve done a flip over table , that way you have a flat table with the mitersaw hanging upside down under it , would mean the hingepoint is in the middle and far enough down so that when the mitersaw is flipped right side up its level with the table its a little more balanced too so you dont lift the whole weight
it would allso prevent you from having to reach down so far to grab the mitersaw to lift it in possition
awesome job there
Nice work, thank you.
Nice workmanship. Smart and cute ;)
Really easy to follow great job. Can you install a platform for a router on the
Is bench’
Considering moving the miter saw will only be temporary, have you in hindsight considered using sliding rails instead? It would take up the space you use to get around the table but maybe not needed when sawing larger sheets anyway? Maybe you get better stability with your folding technique so it always return to the same location and angle.
Great video series!!!!
Wow bro. Just wow
Very nice, looking forward to your future builds..
Full of admiration - good on yeh!
How does the miter saw do with 45 deg cuts? Is there enough space in the recessed section for movement in your angle adjustments? Thinking of similar installation in my garage workshop
This is one sweet table bru. I'm thinking about doing the same, but I want to have a removable worktop to fill the gap when the saw is flipped down.
This is a great concept. You should put some kind of hydraulic thing like on a door, so you can just drop the saw.
Andrew Cady not a bad idea. Thanks! I'll look into it. It would also prevent the latches failing and the saw dropping while using it.