Great video Karl. Been watching your back catalogue of videos and love your thought processes of how to develop and improve ideas with original concepts of your own. This mitre station is a classic example of that as it can be used for a variety of applications and not just cutting with the mitre saw. Great work sir😀
What a stunning idea! I'll be using this when I do the installs on my workshop. Great to see you building and posting again. It's like New Yankee workshop updated. Dam I miss Norm!
@@StrawbyteWorkshop Not taking a single thing away from you Karl, but Norm's workshop is/was every wood workers dream and his mitre saw bench was about 20 foot long with all sorts of add on's like mortice's {sic} You idea is better bud, it's portable, well made and has a few bells and whistles Norm's mitre station didn't have. I think the only thing I'd add is maybe some sort of adjustable flexi light for fine lines that need precision cuts.
@@TheFakeRussian The most interesting thing I know about Norm's workshop is that it wasn't his workshop. It belonged to the show's creator Russel Morash as was located at his home. Through the magic of TV we all assumed we were looking at Norm's back garden.
Excellent job. Hurry up with the base unit. I had been planning to build something similar but for L boxx storage, drill press on one side and wheels ( necessary for my situation). Had not thought to use dog holes, I will steal that idea.
Steal away. The thing to know the height overall of the top is 100mm and the space between top and bottom is 64mm which is not far off the minimum if your using track clamps through the holes. It's not the next thing in the list but it will be a late November build. I will have plans available by then. K
Great idea, looks really smart, I also love the "modular" process of building something now that is fully useable as is, but will integrate seamlessly at the next stage! My only recommendation would be that if you were building another, to include a "spine" running left to right, to prevent bowing of the station left to right. I imagine once it is added to the future cabinet then it won't matter, but if you wanted to make it removable (perhaps to reuse with the stands "on location") then a spine would help it stay straight for longer!
Thanks for the comment Simon and your suggestion is well made. When I made the two rolling shop cabinets for my last workshop (not filmed but a sketch-up video showed the design) I didn't do anything to re-inforce the top or bottom of the cabinet and they both bowed over time. Here I risk the same thing happening and you're right about that. Work has started on the new under cabinet and the plan was always to re-use the threaded inserts for the mitre stand hardware (plus 4 more installed but not shown on screen) to fix two pieces of angle-iron to the underside to keep it flat. The under cabinets were to get the same treatment in the bottoms. That said I filmed the 'passive dust collection' add-on yesterday and I've already fitted a left-to- right rib in the centre section and an up-stand at the back of the saw across the width with the intention of adding strength to the bench. Look out for that video in the next couple of weeks.
nice work Karl, I really like the design and agree on the MFT style tops - an alternative (to the in my opinion too expensive) parf guide set is to pick up a CNC MFT available from a few different sellers on eBay in MDF or ply for the top then follow your design
Hi Karl great idea, this would work really well in my garage, especially with castors on..could you give us an idea of the overall size and how much the saw is offset from centre, looking forward to the cabinet build, keep up the good work...
Hi Chris - thanks for the comment and question. The two pieces that make the top are 1347mm x 605mm. The longest size is governed by the need to accomodate 3 x Makpaks, 4 x 18mm uprights and 6 12mm clearances for runners. Hence the odd number. The saw is dead centre of the top with the front of the feet pulled forward to 5mm from the front edge. In an earlier video I made a fuss about saws not being able to get close to the wall and there's a reason for placing the saw at the front of the bench which will become clearer in the next video. The cabinet will eventually have two 1.35m cabinets to the left of the blade and a 500mm wide cabinet to the right. I'm hoping the cabinet build will be up on the first Sunday in December.
In response to your viewer who said you aren’t a true woodworker.I’ve found that one of the most important distinctions in woodworking is deciding when to put an enormous amount of time into a project. ie( fine woodworking) versus when to get on with it and use time saving tools ie power tools , domino etc You could have used hand cut dovetails for your joinery in your miter stationer but I don’t see the value of that in shop projects. Making efficient progress on utilitarian projects gives me more time to put into the minutiae and detail needed on a fine delicate piece
Definitely cheating ha! (I've got both of the domino machines - as a small business) it's the same amount of cheating as I do by driving to work in a van and not my horse and cart, or by using my drill instead of my bit and brace. It's called tool development and there's nothing wrong with it! It's often jealousy that drives those comments. I'd love a massive panel saw, but can't afford one (space and moneywise!) - but I don't begrudge anyone having one! Rant over! 😁 Hi, I'm Craig and I'm a furniture maker - and now a new subscriber too 👍
Hey Craig. Thanks for the sub and comments. The DF 500 has really changed how quickly I can work and given I get no more than 15 hours a week in the workshop turning-out stuff, I really appreciate the time saving.
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Great video Karl. Been watching your back catalogue of videos and love your thought processes of how to develop and improve ideas with original concepts of your own. This mitre station is a classic example of that as it can be used for a variety of applications and not just cutting with the mitre saw. Great work sir😀
Hey, thanks very much for your comment.
I was using fredboat on discord and played "parf gen dal". Then this started playing. Very nice video!
Thanks for watching!
What a stunning idea! I'll be using this when I do the installs on my workshop. Great to see you building and posting again. It's like New Yankee workshop updated. Dam I miss Norm!
Hey there. Thanks for the comments. I first realised a mitre saw station was a thing was from the New Yankee Workshop. I'm sure he'd approve.
@@StrawbyteWorkshop Not taking a single thing away from you Karl, but Norm's workshop is/was every wood workers dream and his mitre saw bench was about 20 foot long with all sorts of add on's like mortice's {sic} You idea is better bud, it's portable, well made and has a few bells and whistles Norm's mitre station didn't have. I think the only thing I'd add is maybe some sort of adjustable flexi light for fine lines that need precision cuts.
@@TheFakeRussian The most interesting thing I know about Norm's workshop is that it wasn't his workshop. It belonged to the show's creator Russel Morash as was located at his home. Through the magic of TV we all assumed we were looking at Norm's back garden.
Excellent job. Hurry up with the base unit. I had been planning to build something similar but for L boxx storage, drill press on one side and wheels ( necessary for my situation). Had not thought to use dog holes, I will steal that idea.
Steal away. The thing to know the height overall of the top is 100mm and the space between top and bottom is 64mm which is not far off the minimum if your using track clamps through the holes. It's not the next thing in the list but it will be a late November build. I will have plans available by then. K
Great idea, looks really smart, I also love the "modular" process of building something now that is fully useable as is, but will integrate seamlessly at the next stage! My only recommendation would be that if you were building another, to include a "spine" running left to right, to prevent bowing of the station left to right. I imagine once it is added to the future cabinet then it won't matter, but if you wanted to make it removable (perhaps to reuse with the stands "on location") then a spine would help it stay straight for longer!
Thanks for the comment Simon and your suggestion is well made. When I made the two rolling shop cabinets for my last workshop (not filmed but a sketch-up video showed the design) I didn't do anything to re-inforce the top or bottom of the cabinet and they both bowed over time. Here I risk the same thing happening and you're right about that. Work has started on the new under cabinet and the plan was always to re-use the threaded inserts for the mitre stand hardware (plus 4 more installed but not shown on screen) to fix two pieces of angle-iron to the underside to keep it flat. The under cabinets were to get the same treatment in the bottoms. That said I filmed the 'passive dust collection' add-on yesterday and I've already fitted a left-to- right rib in the centre section and an up-stand at the back of the saw across the width with the intention of adding strength to the bench. Look out for that video in the next couple of weeks.
That's a great build. I'll definitely be using that idea once I've built my workshop.
That's great to hear. Let me know how you get on.
A really nice looking, smart solution! Great work Karl
Thanks Keith I really appreciate your comment.
Nice work! If you ask me, the tools used don’t matter. What is important is the final result. That is a good looking miter bench!
I couldn't be happier. Thanks for the comment.
Strawbyte Workshop you’re welcome!
Great vid
Cheers!
nice work Karl, I really like the design and agree on the MFT style tops - an alternative (to the in my opinion too expensive) parf guide set is to pick up a CNC MFT available from a few different sellers on eBay in MDF or ply for the top then follow your design
Thanks Bill. I was lucky enough to be gifted the guide set but your approach would work fine. Good luck.
What a great idea and enjoyable build video. Thats given me some inspiration for my workshop 👍👍
Great stuff. 😀
I do like what you have achieved there indeed. Great job.
Thanks very much
Looks great karl good video buddy
Hey thanks. I'm glad.you liked it.
That's the thing with the Parf guide - you end up putting holes in everything!
Your right. Been round the house with it andI now have a parf bath
Considering how expensive it, I guess you feel like you have to get plenty of use out of it!
@@jamesrodgers3132 Lifetime investment though. £150 for 20+ years worth makes it justfiable
Love the content keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
That’s very impressive indeed 👍👍👍
Cheers.👍
Looks Good
I'm really pleased how this turned out. Thanks for the comment.
Hi Karl great idea, this would work really well in my garage, especially with castors on..could you give us an idea of the overall size and how much the saw is offset from centre, looking forward to the cabinet build, keep up the good work...
Hi Chris - thanks for the comment and question. The two pieces that make the top are 1347mm x 605mm.
The longest size is governed by the need to accomodate 3 x Makpaks, 4 x 18mm uprights and 6 12mm clearances for runners. Hence the odd number.
The saw is dead centre of the top with the front of the feet pulled forward to 5mm from the front edge. In an earlier video I made a fuss about saws not being able to get close to the wall and there's a reason for placing the saw at the front of the bench which will become clearer in the next video. The cabinet will eventually have two 1.35m cabinets to the left of the blade and a 500mm wide cabinet to the right.
I'm hoping the cabinet build will be up on the first Sunday in December.
@@StrawbyteWorkshop Hi Karl, thanks for the info thats great...
In response to your viewer who said you aren’t a true woodworker.I’ve found that one of the most important distinctions in woodworking is deciding when to put an enormous amount of time into a project. ie( fine woodworking) versus when to get on with it and use time saving tools ie power tools , domino etc You could have used hand cut dovetails for your joinery in your miter stationer but I don’t see the value of that in shop projects. Making efficient progress on utilitarian projects gives me more time to put into the minutiae and detail needed on a fine delicate piece
I don't get much time in the workshop as I would like and I love the amount of time I save with the domino. Thanks for the comment.
Definitely cheating ha! (I've got both of the domino machines - as a small business) it's the same amount of cheating as I do by driving to work in a van and not my horse and cart, or by using my drill instead of my bit and brace. It's called tool development and there's nothing wrong with it! It's often jealousy that drives those comments. I'd love a massive panel saw, but can't afford one (space and moneywise!) - but I don't begrudge anyone having one! Rant over! 😁
Hi, I'm Craig and I'm a furniture maker - and now a new subscriber too 👍
Hey Craig. Thanks for the sub and comments. The DF 500 has really changed how quickly I can work and given I get no more than 15 hours a week in the workshop turning-out stuff, I really appreciate the time saving.
brill video karl
Cheers Nick.