That Pesky Mitre Saw - where to put it in a small shop

**Bendigo Bob** · 6th February 2016, 03:27 PM

Yep, it was the bane of my shop life from the day a mate gave it to me.

Darn thing sat on the bench till I needed room for something else; then I'm breaking my back getting it onto the floor, then tripping over it – AAARGH!

Where to locate it? Small shed, and no wall to install it real flash like Jay Bates or Dave Stanton on YouTube (oh how I torture myself watching those insanely well kitted out shops)

It's mostly in the way when I want to rip stuff on the table saw, and I don’t use it often but want to keep it.

One night I had an epiphany, a vision splendid, not splintered guys!

One sheet of form ply! – solve the storage problem and lack of outfeed table for the bench saw at one go. So got to it the next day measurign the drop saw (yes, it is a crappy Aldi job, but hey, it was free!), drawing up plans, and ringing a mate with a ute to head to the hardware store.

Attached is the result, and I’m more than happy with this as my own solution. I finally have a proper outfeed table and when it is taken off and flipped over to expose and raise the drop saw (flips up on 4 arms hanging from the sides) it raises the height of my work table to exactly the height needed for a left side fence for the drop saw (made out of scraps, except for the t-track). In fact right and left are all aligned as in the last photo.

Maybe that will help someone else in a similar bind for space.

Cheers. if anyone is interested i can post more details

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**KBs PensNmore** · 6th February 2016, 05:09 PM

What a great idea, have seen it where the saw flips over to show another machine, but that is great. Keep up the good work

Kryn

**justonething** · 6th February 2016, 06:45 PM

You can never have a shed that is too big, it is always too small. My shed is the size of a 3 car garage but I can hardly walk in there

**Bendigo Bob** · 6th February 2016, 06:53 PM

Yes, saw that too, but would not work in my situation, needing that outfeed table space.

Thanks for the encouragement Kryn, I'm still on that 'steep learning curve' mate!

**Bendigo Bob** · 6th February 2016, 06:55 PM

3 car garage, 'oh wot luxury' as the 4 Yorkshire-men would say

Mine's 4x8, would fit one car in that. Oh well, must make do

**Simplicity** · 6th February 2016, 08:06 PM

Just a simply thank you Bob
Just what I need
Now to find the time

**rwbuild** · 6th February 2016, 08:53 PM

Fantastic idea and well executed

**justonething** · 6th February 2016, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bendigo Bob

3 car garage, 'oh wot luxury' as the 4 Yorkshire-men would say

Mine's 4x8, would fit one car in that. Oh well, must make do

But from your picture, your shed looks far more organized than mine which is full of junk.

**Bendigo Bob** · 6th February 2016, 09:24 PM

Give me some more time to 'collect junk'

**Keith_1** · 8th February 2016, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Bendigo Bob

Give me some more time to 'collect junk'

It doesn't take long

**code4pay** · 8th February 2016, 08:10 PM

Love the idea, Haven't seen that concept yet. Thanks for sharing

**Bendigo Bob** · 8th February 2016, 10:03 PM

My only unexpected problem was that I needed to fix a strap to the back of the 'deck' the chop saw sits on and use it to lift both the front and back at the same time to move it into the 'up' position, a little awkward at first but got used to it quick.

I'm sure there is a better solution, but someone else will probably think of it before me

also fitted a broom handle that locks across the arms when in use so as to avoid risk of it pulling forward and falling in use.

**Robson Valley** · 9th February 2016, 12:08 PM

That is a serious fix and solution to the puzzle.
I built a square island bench. It could use some very heavy-duty wheels.
My power tools aren't big, more with wood carvings than much else.
Miter saw, band saw, scroll saw and drill press on the 4 sides.
With the aid of supporting jack-stands and twisting the bench a little, I can deal with a 6m 2x4, coming in from the hall.

**carves** · 16th February 2016, 08:34 PM

Top idea ..

I've been messing with tape measures / hinges / BB drawer slides, and all manner of junk ... to make a 12" fit in an out of the way space,

... for nearly 12mnths ..

and I think you provided me with a solution.

**Bendigo Bob** · 16th February 2016, 09:04 PM

Hi Carves. I'll take a few photos of the mechanism close up, including the 'broomstick solution' to ensure it doesn't come down on me while in operation. Also a few measurements. I did get it all out of a 2400x1200 sheet of formply, including the top.

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