I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great th-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 th-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 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.
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 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.
Brilliant video - I am designing my own multifunction table - tablesaw, router, thicknesser and mitre saw. Your logic and problem-solving is amazine - inspirational.
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.
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!
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. 👍
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!
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!!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!! 🤟🏼
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.
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.
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, 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..
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.
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 :(
Awesome video, I'm working on my own workshop and love how you've put this all together. +1 sub, and I definitely plan to use some of your ideas in my own builds. If I can make one suggestion, you really should consider ear protection when using your tools. Especially in a small space like you have, running that equipment without ear plugs is going to do a number of your hearing down the road. Your call mate, it's just clear to me that you have a real future in woodworking, so making this decision now will be something you thank yourself for in the future. Cheers!
I have a pair but when I make the videos I get so caught up in the project I often forget to stick them in. I realize this is not an excuse and I'll regret it in the long run. Thanks for the reminder! I'll need to start making a point of putting them in.
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
Nicely done. Ive been looking for ideas to build a workstation that maximises a small work shop. By the way, im going to copy the shit out of your idea. Its awesome mate. 😉
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!
Great build of your Metabo Saw shelf (love my Metabo Saw), i'm not sure about those two latches for keeping the shelf up, personally i would have gone for sliding bolts. Other than that one thing, i love it a great idea. Looking forward to the next part now. Barry (ENG)
I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great th-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 th-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 love that this whole build is very simple and practical. You stay away from fussy mechanical bits and stick with simple moving parts.
It is a pleasure to watch a mechanic at work that knows what he is doing.Thank you.
Wow, that was a clever build. Its like a military operation - one carefully planned step at a time leading to a perfect result.
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
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 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).
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.
Ingenious and creative way thinking inside the box
good design without over complication
Brilliant video - I am designing my own multifunction table - tablesaw, router, thicknesser and mitre saw. Your logic and problem-solving is amazine - inspirational.
I love this mechanism! I’ll copy this idea for my workbench!
You do very accurate and quality work. A very useful project built tolast
Nice idea, Thanks !
Dude, you are an inspiration. I love the detail you put into your work!
I LOVE this idea. Super awesome, multiple use spaces and compact ability/hideaway stuff, all super cool.
FANTASTIC BIT OF WOODWORK.... Looks bloody good mate, well done
Thanks Steve!
Love the idea of slots for leveling.
really love your clean work including explanations
This is a brilliant idea
This is a work of art!!!
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
Good job, man.
Pretty slick.
Since the aluminum clamps are not going to be seen, you can always use hose clamps, really cheap and does the job well.
This is my new favorite channel.
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.
Awesome job, that will last forever.
Dang young man you’ve done a hell of a good job on that table so far. Very impressive.
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!
Great Build.
Nice! I need to do something similar shortly.
Really well thought out! Good job.
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. 👍
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.
BUON VIDEO.
INTERESSANTE E BEN REALIZZATO.FORNITO DI IMMAGINI CHIARE.
PROGETTO E REALIZZAZIONE BUONA - COMPLIMENTI.
SALUTI
SSLVIO
Great job
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!
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!!
Great job friend
Very clever. Good job man, thanks for sharing.
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!
Very nice. Very helpful. Thank you
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!
Awesome, dude.
Dude, you are a genius.
Keep up the good work!
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.
A bicycle seat clamp could work as the keeper that you had custom made on your mitre saw pipe hinge.
That's a great working built you got there. Nice job.
excellent idea, excellent execution, I will do something similar
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 :)
Wow, nicely done.
Nice work, thank you.
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.
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'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.
Nice workmanship. Smart and cute ;)
ممتع ومفيد ومعلوماته جيده تكسب متابعها المهاره في اعمال النجاره.......vere good
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.
incredibly nice job working in a small space.
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!!! 🤟🏼
Nice! I would spring-load the bar like a garage door to make the saw seem lighter
Is a great work station
You don’t have problems with the 45 angles ???
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.
I'm loving it more and more as it progresses mate..
Very nice, looking forward to your future builds..
Brillant !!
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 just love this kind of stuff.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
Well thought n executed.... grt for small shops... keep up
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.
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.
Full of admiration - good on yeh!
Wow bro. Just wow
awesome job there
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, 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..
Very nice. Enjoying this series. Subscribed!
Dude that’s sick I recently build almost the same table but wish I had watched this first
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....
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.
very good!!
Awesome video due thx
Great design bro!
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.
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 :(
waiting patiently for the next installment
shimmie busy editing it. Hope to have it out by Monday.
Awesome video, I'm working on my own workshop and love how you've put this all together. +1 sub, and I definitely plan to use some of your ideas in my own builds. If I can make one suggestion, you really should consider ear protection when using your tools. Especially in a small space like you have, running that equipment without ear plugs is going to do a number of your hearing down the road. Your call mate, it's just clear to me that you have a real future in woodworking, so making this decision now will be something you thank yourself for in the future. Cheers!
I have a pair but when I make the videos I get so caught up in the project I often forget to stick them in. I realize this is not an excuse and I'll regret it in the long run. Thanks for the reminder! I'll need to start making a point of putting them in.
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
You could add some soft close struts for the folding down mechanism to reduce any accidental hard drops. Nicely done.
Nicely done. Ive been looking for ideas to build a workstation that maximises a small work shop. By the way, im going to copy the shit out of your idea. Its awesome mate. 😉
Darren Roberts you are more than welcome to. Glad to inspire.
me too! :D
Me too !!
Me too...
Nice series and very interesting. Subscribed
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 clever and well thought out. Thanks for sharing your ideas and showing you work. Wish you lived nearby, I’d hire you out to build one for me.
Great build of your Metabo Saw shelf (love my Metabo Saw), i'm not sure about those two latches for keeping the shelf up, personally i would have gone for sliding bolts.
Other than that one thing, i love it a great idea. Looking forward to the next part now.
Barry (ENG)
Hey Barry. I added the latches for convenience but I am looking at some kind of sliding bolt as a fail safe.
Great cheap solution!
How about a track system for a miter saw stop gauge?