Quick & Easy DIY Miter Saw Station
Intro: Quick & Easy DIY Miter Saw Station
I wanted to build a miter saw station, but I wanted it to be really easy, not very time consuming, and not too expensive. Here’s what I came up with!
STEP 1: Cutting and Assembling the Legs
After cutting, I used 2-1/2 inch construction screws to attach the short end of one leg piece to the face of another. This will result in 8 90-degree leg pieces.
STEP 2: Cutting and Assembly the Side Braces
I cut 8 pieces of 2x4 to 20 7/8 inches. I was careful to make the sides just under 21 inches so that half of a 4x8 sheet of plywood would be enough to cover both benches (keep in mind that the total depth will be 20 7/8 + the width of the front and back braces). If the benches are deeper than 24 inches, more than one sheet of plywood will be needed to complete the project.
I made sure everything was flush and square, then attached 2 side pieces to each pair of legs, making 4 leg assemblies as shown in the picture. The lower side pieces are about 8 inches from the bottom of the legs.
STEP 3: Attaching Leveling Feet
STEP 4: Cutting and Assembling the Front and Back Braces
I also used a spacer to add front and back bracing pieces 8 inches off the ground.
At this point I had a pair or workbenches without tops on them.
STEP 5: Cutting and Attaching the Plywood Tops
You could simply screw the tops into the frames of the benches from the top, but to avoid the screw heads being exposed, I drill pocket holes into the frame to attach the tops.
STEP 6: Attaching the Miter Saw Section
STEP 7: Positioning and Securing the Miter Saw
STEP 8: Done!
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