I’m starting to plan a miter Saw station for my shop. There are many YouTube videos of very nice builds, some with nice plans.
My question concerns the fence. I’ve gotten by for many years w/o any additional fence other than the metal one on the Makita. For this station I’d like to add some stop blocks or flip stops.
It seems there are several options. One is a fixed fence extending from the left, and possibly right of the saw. My preference is to avoid this to preserve the top for other use.
Another is a t track running lengthwise on the countertop parallel with the saw fence to which stop blocks can be added when repeated cutoffs are desired. But no additional fence other than the stock metal one.
Finally, there’s this video, of a radial arm build with the two tracks for the fence which are perpendicular to the metal saw fence, which could conceivably be used for a combined miter and radial arm station (or maybe just for the SCMS alone). The fence with the flip stops could be added or removed as needed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mW3JKAqhc
Would appreciate your comments and ideas.
Thx
jon.