Just had the worst week for my mitre saw mount setup

Last Monday I spent 3 hours rigging my 12 inch mitre saw to a fold down plywood table on the garage wall. Tuesday morning I got to the first cut and the whole thing sagged forward because I used cheap L brackets from the hardware store. By Thursday I had rebuilt it twice using some 2x4s I found in the scrap pile and now it holds solid. The lesson was I should have just started with wood instead of metal brackets. Has anyone else had a mount fail on them right when you needed it most?

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ivanlewis11d ago

10 minutes of setup and it sagging on you is pretty frustrating, yeah... but honestly, 3 hours on a mount for a mitre saw feels like overkill to me. Ive used a sawhorse with a couple of 2x4s screwed across it for years and never had a problem. @jamiew83 is probably right about the L brackets being junk, but I think you might be overthinking this whole mounting thing. If the cut is square and the blade doesnt wobble, does it really matter if the table moves an inch?

jamiew8311d ago

My brother had the exact same thing happen with his 10 inch sliding miter saw two years ago. Those L brackets from the big box store just bend under any real weight, especially if you have a heavy saw like a 12 inch one. I rebuilt mine with a 2x4 frame and some scrap 3/4 inch plywood for the top, and it barely moves even with a 16 foot board hanging off the side. Did you brace the back of the table to the wall studs or just let it hang on the hinges?