Saw Station

Well done Matt. What a huge improvement and it looks great.

It also makes good use of your space while providing more surface area for all your projects.

You should be proud.

P.S. If you need an idea for dust collection for your RAS, look in my projects folder.

Looks awesome. Well executed.

Looking good! It's something I need to do too.

Because I have both at RAS and a Miter Saw, I'm wondering what your plans are for the RAS?

Fantastic. Should make shop time even more enjoyable….......not to mention more productive.
Well done.
I have something similar in my near future. I plan to put a small dedicated shop vac in the cabinet directly under the miter saw with the hose running up the back and attaching to it. Then rig up some simple switch to be able to turn it on and off quickly without having to open the cabinet and bending over each time. Looks like this might be a good option for you as well. Could even "T" the hose and send one branch over to the radial arm saw if you so choose.

Well done! Just got done with a similar project..and the toughest part was fitting in/adjusting the RAS so that it used the same bench top and fence.
Good job!

That's a nice looking setup. Looks much better than what you had going on in picture #2. If I may had to the dust suggestions. I did a similar dust collection box and found that by closing a portion of the top closest to the saw more of the dust fell down inside the box instead of coming back out at me. And I changed the bottom to more of a bowl shape to assist the vacuum.

One more thing related to these kind of saws, Could I get some more voices calling on manufacturers to include both switched & unswitched electrical outlets made into the base of these saws. Like we have on the back of our stereo receivers. One for the vacuum that comes on when the trigger is pulled, and one for an accessory light to help light up the workspace.

Well done. I have a similar set up. I tacked a yardstick on the fence for easy measurements on the chop saw. I'm not smart enough to have 1 stick work with both machines. ;-)

Thats way to cool! I've been planning to make something similar myself.

Sweet. I am in the middle of something similar but not so nice. More of a retrofit of an old 2×4 bench. It is awesome to have the miter saw sunken in the top like that. I love it.

That is a fine piece of shop furniture and a wonderful addition to your shop.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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Very well done! I like how you incorporated the RAS into the build.

Hello FarmGopher

Well done

A nice setup

I like the evolution between before and now

Thanks for sharing

Nice job, Matt.

That made a huge difference! Clean, organized, and plenty of room for staging your work. I am sure it will help you to enjoy working in your shop more than ever.

Charlie

Nice work. I have been busy doing much the same thing since I bought a new miter saw. Looking at at least another months worth of work before I can say I am done.

Hi Matt
May I ask how long is it?

Hi Matt

That is one sweet upgrade.
Looks great and I bet it functions great too

C

Looks nice, but how do you zero-in/align the RAS? Since the RAS is bolted to the bench, squaring the arm/blade requires moving the table in relation to the saw…and your table appears stationary, too. I've never used a RAS that didn't need adjustment!

Looks great Matt…. now the challenge will be to not load up the horizontal surface with junk :^o

Looks like your shop is really coming along

Matt
You have inspired me to do something like this in my shop. Nice job

That looks awesome! You've inspired me now.