Easiest DIY Mobile Miter Saw Stand

Bytylynn_sattler
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Plans and tutorial to build a DIY mobile miter saw stand for your workshop.

Head to my new YouTube channel for the full video on how I put this DIY Mobile Miter Saw Stand together.

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So the craziest thing happened a few weeks ago. One of my friends over on Instagram broke 100k followers and did the COOLEST giveaway ever. I still can't believe it, but he teamed up with Delta to give away one of their Delta Cruzer 10" sliding miter saws and I won ... like, WHATTT?! I don't even know.

It was a completely random drawing and I guess I remembered to do all the correct things to enter and BAM. Here we are.

So this new DIY miter saw stand goes out to the new saw - you the real MVP of the shop!

Last summer I built a stationary DIY miter saw bench for my very first saw - a well used DeWalt from the ol' Craigslist. And when I say well used, I mean I bought this thing off a contractor after like 10 years in the field. I was hoping to upgrade this summer, so this giveaway was really unbelievable. The big miter saw station is great, but my FAVORITE FAVORITE workbench is the mobile workbench I built for the table saw. I work out of the garage, so my goal is to be able to pull everything to the center to work and then push it back to the sides so we can pull the car in. The big workbench works great along the back wall, but I wanted to try out a mobile stand for the miter saw as well, just to see how it helps with work flow.

Alright, here you go - DIY mobile miter saw stand with collapsible wings.

DIY Miter Saw Stand

Tools & Supplies

Lumber Lists

  • 6 | 2x4 @ 8' (legs and frame)
  • 1 | ¾" Particleboard @ 4'x8' (tabletops and shelves)

Cut Lists

  • 4 | 2x4 @ 29" (center frames)
  • 8 | 2x4 @ 21" (center & wing frames)
  • 4 | 2x4 @ 24" (wing frames)
  • 4 | 2x4 @ 28" (legs)
  • 1 | ¾" Particleboard @ 24" x 32" (center tabletop)
  • 1 | ¾" Particleboard @ 24" x 29" (center bottom shelf)
  • 2 | ¾" Particleboard @ 24" x 24" (wing tabletops)

** NOTE: I built this workbench so the wings are at standard kitchen counter-top height (36"). If you're tall, you may want to adjust the legs to make it a little taller.

Step 1.

Build the frames for the center of the mobile miter saw stand. Make sure the frame is square and use two 2 ½" self tapping screws on each end of the 2x4s to attach them together.

DIY Miter Saw Stand frame step 1

Assemble two frames - one for the miter saw shelf and one for the bottom shelf.

DIY Miter Saw Stand frame step 2

Step 2.

Repeat the same process to build two frames for the wings as shown below. Again use two 2 ½" self taping screws on each end of the 2x4s.

DIY Miter Saw Stand frame step 3

Step 3.

Next, attach the legs to the center frame. Line the legs up so they're flush with the edges and bottom of the first frame. Use 2 ½" self tapping screws to secure them.

DIY Miter Saw Stand frame step 4

I used three screws per leg - two through the side 2x4s and one through the center of the ends of the front and back 2x4s.

Repeat for the second center frame.

DIY Miter Saw Stand frame step 5

Step 4.

Now it's time to attach the folding brackets.

The brackets came with exactly ZERO instructions, but they're pretty straightforward. I didn't use the included screws since they were huge and looked like they'd split and destroy the 2x4s. Instead, I opted to use 1 ¼ self tapping screws and washers.

DIY Miter Saw Stand hinges

Line the bracket up with the outside of the leg, level it, and align it at the top to hold the wing level with the top of your miter saw table and fence. The tabletop of my miter saw sits at 3 ⅝", so I set the brackets so the wings fold up exactly level with that.

Use a long 6" bit to reach in the bracket and attach it to the legs.

I ended up removing the single 2 ½" screws I drove through the end of each of those center frame 2x4s so I could get the brackets in the correct place. I took the screw out, lined the bracket up where it needed to be, and then used a washer and that same 2 ½" screw to secure the very top of each bracket. So the screw and joint is still the same - it's just holding the bracket as well.

DIY Miter Saw Stand hinge screws

You can opt to leave those screws out until now when you attach the brackets, or just remove them one by one as you attach the brackets like I did.

I used 1 ¼" screws and washers to secure the rest of the bracket.

Step 5.

Once the brackets are secured to the legs, position the wings and attach the brackets to them.

The brackets should be centered in the bottom of the wing 2x4s.

Make sure everything is square - it may take a little shimming and finagling - so the brackets slide smoothly.

Step 6.

Flip the whole thing over and attach the locking casters to the bottom. I suppose you could do this before attaching the wings, but I did it after - totally up to you!

I used 1 ¼" screws and washers to secure the casters. The holes for attaching the casters are larger than the screw heads, thus the washers.

Step 7.

Lastly, add the tabletops.

I secured the tabletops to the frames with 1 ¼" self tapping screws in each corner.

DIY Miter Saw Stand

Countersink the screws for a perfectly flat tabletop and shelves.

And there you have it - easiest DIY mobile miter saw stand EVER!

DIY Miter Saw Stand

Let's just ignore all the random cords hanging from the ceiling and molding back corner of drywall ... focus on the beautiful workbench haha!

DIY Miter Saw Stand

Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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132 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for your plans! I made a work bench and then decided I needed more space AND it couldn’t take up more space AND it needed to ell with the miter saw problem. This fit the bill perfectly! I made the box and am waiting for the right size collapsible hinges from Amazon. They sent me 10 inch but your ideas have inspired me that I can just put another board on the other side for extra space without a big box. Saving space but giving me ample space when I pull out my van I can open it all up and play carpenter! Thank you so much!

    1. That's so great to hear! I'm glad the plans will work out for you. Good luck!

  2. Hi! I’m confused... I bought wood A few days ago based on this post but now I’m legitimately in the garage ready to cut and there’s no cut list 🙁 I try to purchase your cut list now but I click add to cart and nothing happens. Help!! Haha

    1. Sorry about that. I just rolled out a new thing on my site where I'm charging a little for the lumber and cut lists. I'm not sure what's going on with the cart? All the other orders I've seen have gone through just fine. I know this sounds stupid, but did you check the cart after you added it? There's an icon in the top left corner that will take you to the cart a little different way and maybe that will kick it into gear?

    1. It's 3 5/8". I just attached the brackets at the correct height so the wings sit level with the top of the miter saw tabletop.

      1. Hi! Your build looks great. Sorry if this is an obvious question but I'm new to woodworking. If you're using a 2x4 frame for the wings, then your wings are 3 1/2" high. If your miter saw sits at 3 5/8" high, how did you adjust your build to account for the 1/8" difference? Did you put the top of the brackets 1/8" above the frame you built? In your youtube video, it looked like the top of the brackets were flush with the top of the frame. Thank you so much in advance!

        1. I scooted the brackets up just a little to adjust for that extra 1/8". I didn't catch that in the YouTube video though cus I thought it was simpler to just show it how I did - still learning the best way to teach over here!

          1. Thank you! I thought your video and explanation were great, this was my one question. I'm going to give it a shot this weekend!

  4. Thanks for this project. I have looked at dozens of plans, most much more complicated, but none more functional than this plan. Built it this weekend and it went very smooth thanks to your details. I made my saw platform 2” larger due to the size/miter angle of my Dewalt sliding compound saw. It turned out great! Now I’m going to add sliding extensions to further support longer wood without having to use a roller stand. I’ll let you know if that works. Thanks so much for the post!

  5. I'm dying to show you my spin on this project. Just finished it today. I had to change some dimensions to fit a larger saw. You guys have an email or forum to share these images?

  6. I built the miter saw stand this weekend and it turned out great! The step-by-step instructions were so helpful. Hope to send pictures soon.

    Thank you!

  7. This is a great plan. I did notice one issue. In the cut list for the particle board that the saw will sit on needs to be reduced from 29 inches to 28 inches. That needs to be flush with the outside of the legs for the wings to be fully opened. I’m going to be mounting the wings tonight so wish me luck.

    1. Thank you for calling that to my attention - I updated the plans. Just a heads up though - the dimensions are feet and inches, so it's 2'8" not 28". Don't want you to misread and mess that up!

  8. How long of boards can this stand hold? My saw table top is a little over 4.25 inches, would my best option be making the wings out of 2x6 boards, and then mount the bracket lower on the stand legs? Great instructions and video! Looking forward to building this.

    1. I cut mostly 8' boards on it, but I've also cut 10'. It really just depends where you have it positioned along the tabletop (I hope that's what you meant by that question?).

      I think 2x6 boards would work great!

  9. Thank you for the plans. Built this and it came out great. Not sure if I missed this but how did you attach the side table tops to the bracket?

    1. Just screw them to the brackets from the bottom. I showed it in the YouTube video, but didn't really walk through it in the post here.

  10. After attaching the wings to the brackets, I noticed that they sag a fair bit and as such are not quite horizontal to the mitre saw table top. The bracket itself is attached quite well to the legs and I used longer brackets. Any ideas on what may be causing the wings to sag and how I can fix it.

    1. The brackets have a little give in them. I usually just use a small piece of scrap wood to shim the end of the board up to level with the saw when necessary. It's unfortunate that the brackets have a little wiggle given the price, but mine are that way too.

  11. Thanks Tylynn. I did some shimmying with washers between the legs and brackets and that made it much better. Love the stand!

  12. Thanks 🙂 Tylynn Sattler for the great informative article i just bookmarking your site because i am newbie..
    i am searching to buy miter saw and this looks study same like bench.. and whats the final coast for this miter saw?

    1. There's a link to the saw in the "Tools & Supplies" section at the top of the post. Or you can just look up Delta Cruzer 10" saw. Ryobi also makes a good miter saw if you're just getting started.

  13. Build looks easy and well made so after searching many of these going with this one. Not able to purchase the lumber plans but hopefully I can figure it out based on my saw size etc. Just curious if while using the saw does it move around at all while cutting being there are wheels on it? Even locked just want to make sure it doesn't move around.

    Thank and thanks for sharing!

    1. No I haven't had any issues with it moving. The locking casters lock completely in place.

  14. oh great .this is really great miter saw. and blade good for working. i was looking someday good miter saw but i didn't find. now i find a great miter saw. thanks you so much .

  15. How were you able to make sure the wings were exactly level with the cutting surface of the miter saw? I assume not all miter saws are the same height? Feel like this might be the biggest challenge for me if I build this, wondering how you were able to get around it!

    1. I measured the height of my miter saw tabletop and then attached the brackets so the wings sat at that height when they're up.

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