Ideas for a Miter Saw Table

Blade Guard

• A miter saw and table can be a dangerous place if you do not have all of the proper safety equipment in place. When you are looking over a miter saw and table, get a unit that has a retractable blade guard on the saw and a cutting guard on the table. It can help prevent lose clothing from getting stuck in the saw blade and prevent your hand from slipping when using the saw.

Drop Area

• Your miter saw table should have a wide enough cutting slot to allow small pieces of debris to fall through and out of harm's way. Small pieces of wood that are allowed to stay on the miter saw table can become dangerous projectiles to anyone in the room. A drop area at the blade cutting slot and a collection bin underneath the table can make your miter saw safer.

Tool Storage

• Your miter saw table should have a small compartment where you can keep the small tools needed to change the miter saw blade and where you can perform regular maintenance on the saw. It is this convenience feature that prevents you from losing these important tools and makes the tools accessible to make a quick change in the middle of a job.

Increments

• When you buy a miter saw table, you want to get angle measurements on the base of the saw that are in the smallest increments possible. Even if you have no need to cut acute or accurate angles for the project you are initially buying the saw and table for, you may have a need down the road to have an accuracy of up to a degree or even less. Think ahead when buying your miter saw table and buy one that you can use in any situation.