Apologies if this isn't the right forum…I'm working on designing a new workbench for my garage and wanted to incorporate my miter saw into it as the Makita LS1018 saw on a ryobi stand isn't the best setup. Also I love all of the harbor freight toolboxes built into the benches. This is going in a corner of the garage (wall on the left) and I have 9' of working space. Originally I was going to build a 9' bench but then decided maybe 8 would be better and allow for a place to hang clamps and other tools on the end.
Two concerns:
1. As I'm designing this it dawns on me that the corner of my garage would limit my length of board I could cut. My solution put it on casters - but now i'm thinking this thing is going to be weigh as much as an elephant.
2. Would I really want all of my nice mechanics tools subject to a heavily sawdust area when using the mitre saw? Does anyone else saw on a bench with a harbor freight chest? If so, does dust find its way into the drawers?
Here is what I had been designing when I started questioning the weight and position.
Here is the garage - it will replace the existing work bench and hopefully incorporate the larger HF 44" chest.
Would you guys go about it completely different?
Two concerns:
1. As I'm designing this it dawns on me that the corner of my garage would limit my length of board I could cut. My solution put it on casters - but now i'm thinking this thing is going to be weigh as much as an elephant.
2. Would I really want all of my nice mechanics tools subject to a heavily sawdust area when using the mitre saw? Does anyone else saw on a bench with a harbor freight chest? If so, does dust find its way into the drawers?
Here is what I had been designing when I started questioning the weight and position.
Here is the garage - it will replace the existing work bench and hopefully incorporate the larger HF 44" chest.
Would you guys go about it completely different?