Miter Saw Cabinet and Dust Catcher

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 A Few years ago I bought a Makita sliding miter saw which I just love having in my shop. However, I was getting tired of having it walk all over the shop when I used it on its rolling platform and sweeping about 4" of dust out behind it every few days. So I planned to build a proper cabinet for it with as much incorporated into it as I could think of. The results are in the 5 pictures attached and the LAST picture is the BEFORE picture. You can see why I needed a change.
 
 This new cabinet has 3 full extension dovetailed drawers.
 The wheels have locks on them.
 The saw has a left out stop rail that is doweled to an aluminum block and has 24" and 48" gage rails.
 There is a sliding adjustable support for long work that can be set perfectly level with the saw table instead of using roller supports on an uneven concrete floor.
 There is a dust catching chute made from wood and aluminum flashing that funnels the chips into the barrel in the back.( I have not had to sweep the floor once back there!!!!).
 I replaced the tiny dust catching bag with a PVC pipe to blow the dust into the barrel.
 
 I love the saw even more now!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

13 Comments

Nice! Those sure can be messy.

May you have the day you deserve!

Nice useful cabinet for your SCMS.  Drawers always find stuff to fill them. DW and I leave for WA state mid-May.

daveg, SW Washington & AZ

nice cabinet jim. does it collect most of the dust. seems miter saws are like lathes to collect dust.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Thank you all for the nice comments.

Hi Larry, with that wrap around hood it gist most all of it  until the PVC pipe fill up with long grainy chips. Then it blows some forward and  I know I have to clean it out


Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Looks like it gets the job done that is intended. Well done Jim.

Main Street to the Mountains

After all those years experimenting, I also learned, for mitersaw, only solution is simple wall and backet at the back to collect wood dust.

...woodicted

Thanks Eric, Ivan and Tom!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

GR8 JOB 😍😎👍

*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

Hi Jim

It looks like a 1018, my son has one brilliant saw  good job

Regards Rob

Thanks Rob. It is a great saw!!

JIm

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Nice Cabinet and Saw.....Regards......Cliff.
 Thanks, Cliff........ 

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day