Miter Saw Cart / Precision Fence

[Burkhardt]

Since my "shop" is just a double garage, mainly for storing material, tools and machines I need to keep everything mobile to roll out into the driveway for work. That is kind of a problem for my miter saw where one would like to have it on a long table with measuring fences. As a compromise I built a sturdy cart and added telescoping slides to support the material to cut with fences that can be set better than 0.03" accuracy:

This is the basic cart made from 2x4 on 3.5" casters. I have made several of this kind for various equipment including the CNC. Cost near nothing and built within an hour (the cart only, the rest took a little longer...):
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Added 20" full extension drawer slides with 100 lbs rating:
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Miter saw mounted:
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Toggle fences and measuring tapes added:
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More detail in following posts....

[Burkhardt]

Continued project description....

Fully extended for support of sagging material:
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Folded in for compact storage:
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Swivel caster locking arms up:
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Locking arms down (casters lifted off the ground):
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[Burkhardt]

Continued project description:

Measuring tape metric/inch attached. Top for 1.25" - 21" length, side for 21-40" length cuts.
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Fence in short range position (1.25...21")
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Fence in long range position (21"...40")
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Fence folded away for longer stock and support only:
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[scottp55]

Which took longer G. ?
Designing it, or making it? :)
I'll be dissecting the pics to see what I can steal to use in my shop:)
(I think I'd wreck the measuring gauge the first day though with my 'chair or swinging material around...copper?)
Love CNC making your own tool options and jigs!
scott

[bleeth]

Hey Gert:
As the first cut on a longer board is typically just a shave off one end look out for the tipping hazard when cutting a heavier board.

[dmidkiff]

Very well thought out. It will be an excellent addition to your shop. I agree with Dave about the tipping.

[Burkhardt]

Which took longer G. ?
Designing it, or making it? :)
Designing took only a few hours but I had to think about it for a couple days.


...I'll be dissecting the pics to see what I can steal to use in my shop:)
(I think I'd wreck the measuring gauge the first day though with my 'chair or swinging material around...copper?)
The pointer for the graduation is printed circuit board material, i.e. copper clad glass fiber/epoxy. It is what I had at hand and does not bend. At some point I may do that differently but for now it works well (can eyeball along the surface onto the graduation (which is a butchered flatback tape measure).


Hey Gert:
As the first cut on a longer board is typically just a shave off one end look out for the tipping hazard when cutting a heavier board.

Yes, that is an issue for long and heavy boards (let's say more than an 8' 2x4). For that reason I did not throw away the roller stand yet. I may also add a bottom shelf and store my heavy milling vise there.