Originally Posted by
Greg Parrish
You're the second person to say ditch the miter saw.
I believe Thomas was just saying to put the miter saw on something more portable to make space more flexible. Personally, I think that the general reaction to consolidate work surfaces to free up space is well intentioned. A big part of some of the shop reorganization that I've done over time was precisely along those lines so I would have more flexible space availability for both assembly and finishing. I leverage some temporary work surfaces that I can store away when not in use to help support that goal so if I need a "big" space, I can make it happen and when I need to hold up a whole bunch of things, I can make that happen, too. Flexibility really is the key to making modest shop dimensions be as big as they can be!
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