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A This oortoble miter sow worKstotion
provide stoble support
for cutting long boords. Two
hold-downs odiust to qccommodote
stock thickness //nsel
Photo). Tightening the knobs
"locks" them in oloce to secure
stock during ond ofter the cut.
miter sqw
WORKSTATION
'When cutting a long board on a miter saw, it r-r-rust be
secured in place to keep it from Lifting off the saw and
causing a potentially dangerous siruadon. Workberrclt retder
Dennis Sarriano of Center Moriches. NewYor-k. solved this
problern with the miter saw wor-kstation shown at left. It
provides sllpport for long boards, ph,rs it has rwo holddowns
that secure the board during and after the cut.The
hold-downs can be adjusted for different stock thicknesses
by sliding thern up and down a rnetal bar (lrtsct Pltorc,lcft).
Though itt designed for r-rse with a rrriter saw this versadle
workstation isn't necessarily tool-specific. Iti equally
capable of supporfine rnd securing r'vide stock during circular
saw operations as well (P/roto, lou,cr lcft).
In use, the nriter saw rests on rw'o long rails.Attached
to these rails are four stock supports.Tl.re nvo nriddle supports
are slotted to hold aluminunr bars. l)ir-ectly above the
rniddle sllpports, the rvvo l-rold-downs :rrc llso slotted to
siide up and down on these bars.Wing nuts "lock" tl.re
hold-downs in position.
Sizing Considerations -
The nriter saw workst.rtiou
shown here is sized to fit a Makiur I0" nritel sawYou'll probably
need to chanqe sonre of the din'rension show:r on p4gc
30 to fit yollr particulrr saw (-scc Si.-irg Corr-sirlcrctiorts).
'With that in nrind, ther-e irrc t}l-ee thing to take into
account. First, the r-ails need to be spaccd to acconulod:rte
the sawt mounting holes.The distance berlveen the outside
edges of the rrils detemrines the length of the sr.rpporus
and hold-downs. Second, tl.re width of the sr-rpports l.r:rs to
n.ratch the height of the saw bed.A'nc'l tlird, thc rnicldlc sr"rppol'ts
nlllst be spaced to allor'v clearance for the slw
thricughor-rt its full r:rnge of nrovement.
A The workstotion is os hondy on the iobsite os it
is in the shop. Removing the miter sow lets you
perform circulor sow operotions with eose.
+ to ollow cleoronce
for oll sow operotions
Width of supporis
motches height
of sow bed
28
wor{KllENcrr f- FErir\uAny 2005