Circular facing
When it is difficult to acquire such a tool due to lack of finance, you can make it yourself.
For installation you will need:
- Thickened metal sheet.
- Steel corners to hold down (use an old bed).
The welder is used to cut holes in a sheet of steel, and its ends are processed with a file.
A particularly powerful electric motor is not required to use the tool, 0.9 kW is enough. It is mounted on the base with an additional spring performing a stabilizing task. To rotate the unit, it is necessary to attach a handle, as a result, it will be possible to achieve a gradual movement of the saw. The characteristics are as follows:
- 0.2 m. diameter of the cutting disc;
- 1500 rpm. rotation speed.
This will allow you to easily handle wood up to 0.07 m thick with your own hand-made tool. Take care of the adjustable stands and supports. For pendulum risers, take a channel mounted on a metal base. As a result, our tools will become stronger and heavier, but thanks to it, trimming work will be done with ease. You can take a three-phase electric motor (2.3 kW) and a plate swinging on hinges.
Slide the belt over the motor pulley. The pendulum can be fixed on the base of the frame material. For convenient work with wood, the saw diameter must be 0.42 m, and the rotation speed must be from 2800 rpm. Cut a slot under the disc.
As you can see, it is possible not only to purchase a high-quality tool, but also to make it with your own hands. Here’s what we got:
Comparison of finished products
| Miter saw | HitachiC10FCE2 | RedVergRDMS2101200 | DeWaltDW711 | MakitaLS1040 |
| power, kWt | 1.95 | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1.65 |
| Cutting height, m | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Cutting width, m | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.1 |
| Slope, hail | 52 | 45 | fifty | 52 |
| Rotational speed, rpm | 5000 | 4500 | 2750 | 4600 |
| Weight, kg | 11.9 | 6.8 | 20 | eleven |
| Dimensions, m | 0,460,5610,628 | 0,430,5270,445 | 0,590,620,49 | 0.530.5320.476 |
| Cost, rub | 13676 | 6290 | 30432 | 15826 |
Advantages and disadvantages of homemade products
- Making such a saw with your own hands will save finances. For example, about 500 rubles were spent on modifying the grinder. The price is suitable for most of the craftsmen.
- The main characteristics are selected according to your needs.
- Having made the tool on his own, the master can easily find the causes of the problems that have arisen and eliminate them.
- Factory products have a margin of safety and a guarantee, and homemade designs are usually made from any unnecessary things.
- Self-made trims are rarely powerful enough, since high-quality parts are needed for their best work.
- Sometimes the money saved on the purchase of factory units is spent on revision, repair of homemade products.
- Specialists often endanger their lives, since, while saving, they do not provide the device with security structures.
- Factory options have a scale showing in detail the angle of the cut in the wood. It is difficult to make such a device on your own device.
The purpose of the trimming machine
Unlike a circular saw, the miter saw in question can be used exclusively for trimming the ends of various lumber. Some models allow you to maintain a certain angle. In the case under consideration, trimming takes place when the workpiece is stationary, which determines a better cut. This moment determines the fact that a homemade miter saw in workshops is quite common, since only when using it can you make a clean, even end. Do-it-yourself saws can serve for several years without major repairs.
Purpose and characteristics
In order to choose the right model of wood trimming, first of all, you need to understand how it functions, as well as what types of tools are used in construction.
Let’s start our acquaintance with the purpose of these devices, used for sawing and trimming a wide variety of materials, namely:
- construction laminate;
- aluminum blanks;
- plastic products.
Another area where trimming is usually chosen is furniture workshops where most prefabricated elements need to be trimmed and trimmed.
The main characteristics of a cross-cut machine include such technical parameters as the rotational speed of the cutting nozzle, the total weight of the tool and the declared cutting accuracy. Often, when choosing this device, users pay attention to the power consumed from the network.
Selection and independent production of wood trimming
A special hand-held miter tool (saw) is widely used when processing small-sized wood blanks, when they need to be cut at a right or other specified angle.
Wood trimming is a general name for machines and devices designed for these purposes and having an appropriate device. Trimming can be used both in the manufacture of window and door openings, and when laying floor coverings. In addition, the tool is often used when adjusting various elements of wood building structures (roofs, in particular).
Tool creation
It is possible to make a miter saw with your own hands, taking the available equipment as a basis.
Assembling a complex machine
There is an option with a more complex and heavy construction. She will definitely cope with cutting pipes. At the same time, a self-made installation does not require the use of a circular as a component of the machine. But for certain stages of work, it is better to have a circular on hand.
Depending on the components you choose, you can get a higher power machine. To assemble the machine with your own hands, you will need:
- Electric motor with a power of about 900 W. If you have to cut pipes regularly, you can choose a more powerful electric motor;
- Metal sheet;
- Metal corners;
- Channel;
- Hinge groups;
- Bulgarian;
- Welding device;
- File;
- Spring of impressive power.
When everything you need is assembled at the workplace, you can start assembling the miter saw with your own hands.
- A homemade bed can be made by hand using adjustable supports, metal corners and bed racks.
- A sheet of durable metal acts as a working surface. In this table-sheet you need to make holes and process them with a file.
- To weld a pendulum rack for a future machine, use channels and a welding machine. The structure is installed on a metal sheet. Approximate rack height. 80 centimeters.
- The support for the electric motor is made of a metal sheet in the form of a fixed plate. Be sure to install the stand on the hinges.
- The stabilizer of the electric motor of the miter saw is a powerful spring. If you managed to find one, it is quite possible to refuse from belts and a swingarm.
- Using the eyebolt, you can tension and adjust the belts. The pendulum can be made of metal to make the structure reliable, durable.
- Select the disc of the required diameter with the operating tool. For domestic purposes, a saw blade with a diameter of 400-420 millimeters is usually sufficient.
- Be sure to provide for the presence of protective covers, since the assembly of such a machine is accompanied by a certain degree of danger.
Choosing the option of assembling the machine with your own hands, and not buying a factory trimming machine, you need to understand that there will be a rather serious difference between them in quality, accuracy and error in processing wood, pipes, metal and other products.
Trimming from a grinder
miter saw from grinder
Technical characteristics of cross-cut with a broach, assembled by hand:
- disk revolutions. 4500;
- cutting length. 350 mm (much higher than that of a middle-class factory tool).
The tool can be removed from the table and the grinder can be used for its usual purpose.
- The rotary device of the tool is installed on the pivot axis of the car wheel (kingpin), it is held by a ball bearing for 150 mm (if you can find more, it will do).
- We attach the ears to the outer side of the bearing by welding to fix it on the base. It is fixed by means of M6 screws.
- To protect against shavings, the clip is covered with a box.
- We make the broach from the shock absorbers from the truck (broken ones will do). Oil is poured out of them, holes for ventilation are drilled, which should be tightened with a mesh from dust and shavings.
- To avoid a jerk when starting work, the saw is supplemented with a soft start module, which slightly reduces the revs.
- The last stage of work is the manufacture of protection for the disk.
- works very noisy;
- to adjust the accuracy of cuts in wood, trimming of bars is used, after which the thrust is fixed rigidly and you can work clean.
Circular trimming devices
The trimmer design is similar to a circular saw mounted above a work table. Its main advantages are: compactness and low weight. Thanks to this, saws are used not only in workshops, but also on construction sites. Unfortunately, DIY tools are quite cumbersome and heavy. It is convenient to operate them in stationary mode.
The miter saw is designed for a single task. trimming the ends of lumber at various angles. Due to the fact that the workpiece is stationary on the table during cutting, the cut is neat and clean. Craftsmen dealing with woodworking prefer this particular tool. over, hand-made saws have been successfully used for years.
Review and comparison of factory models
| Model | RedVerg RD-MS210-1200 | Hitachi C10FCE2 | Makita LS1040 | DeWalt DW 711 |
| Power, W | 1200 | 1950 | 1650 | 1300 |
| Cutting height, mm | 55 | 59 | 93 | 55 |
| Cutting width, mm | 120 | 144 | 95 | 140 |
| Inclination angle, degrees | 45 | 52 | 52 | fifty |
| Rotation speed, rpm | 4500 | 5000 | 4600 | 2750 |
| Weight, kg | 6.8 | 11.9 | eleven | 20 |
| Dimensions, mm | 430527445 | 460561628 | 530532476 | 590620490 |
| Price, rub | 6290 | 13676 | 15826 | 30432 |
RedVerg RD-MS210-1200 Hitachi C10FCE2 Makita LS1040 DeWalt DW 711
Grinder machine
Many people prefer to do their own trimming. Homemade installation has undeniable advantages, which we will talk about later.
Miter cuts can work on wood, metal, polymers and other materials. But the harder the material to be processed, the higher the power requirements of the device will be.
The most popular trimming is based on the use of a grinder. Almost every master has circulars in the garage or at home, so there will be no problems with the search for the original tool for wood or metal.
If you manage to do everything right, then your broaching machine, made from a manual grinder, will have the following capabilities:
- The rotational speed of the circular disk is 4500 revolutions per minute;
- Cutting length. about 350 mm.
Wood trimming device diagram
If necessary, the circulars are removed from the machine and used with their own hands as an ordinary hand tool. A huge plus is that this type of homemade trimming is versatile and easy to disassemble.
The process looks like this.
2in1 Miter saw with his own hands + milling transverse grooves./ diy circular saw crosscut jig
- Install the grinder’s swivel device on the steering axle of the machine wheel. Its fixation is carried out by means of a ball bearing. Preferably 150 mm in size, but larger ones will also work.
- Ears are welded on the outside of the bearing by welding. They will serve to fix it to the base of the machine. Fasten with M6 screws.
- It is recommended to close the clip with a protective box, so that when the grinder is working on wood or metal, chips do not interfere with you.
- The issue with a broach is solved simply. For its manufacture, use another element from a truck. shock absorbers. Even if they are broken, it is not a big deal. Remove all oil from the shock absorbers, make ventilation holes and tighten with a mesh to prevent dust and chips from getting inside.
- Install the soft starter module. Due to it, you will not feel sharp jerks when turning on the circular.
- The assembly of the machine with a broach based on the grinder completes the assembly of a protection that can protect the saw blade.
Depending on the installed disc, the grinder machine is capable of working on soft wood or metal, cutting off the ends of pipes. But be prepared for the fact that the power of your circular may not be enough for cutting pipes. Focus on the technical parameters of your manual grinder to understand whether the machine can cut pipe elements, or the unit is suitable exclusively for woodworking.
This design has two main disadvantages:
- To adjust the accuracy of sawing wood with a broach machine, you need to use wood trimmings. After that, the traction can be firmly fixed and work normally;
- Such a self-made installation with a broach when cutting pipes and working on metal makes a lot of noise, which can negatively affect at least the mood of your neighbors.
Advantages and disadvantages of homemade trimming
- Making a tool with your own hands saves money. For example, about 500 rubles were spent on the revision of the grinder. The cost of a homemade table and sawing mechanism is available to most craftsmen;
- basic parameters: cutting depth, rotation frequency, disc diameter, engine power, table dimensions, are selected according to their own needs;
- having assembled the tool with his own hands, the master will easily find the cause of the malfunction and eliminate it.
- The service life of the tool depends on the quality of the raw materials, and homemade products are usually collected from all sorts of trash;
- homemade trims are rarely powerful enough. Indeed, for the high-quality operation of the equipment, a careful selection of parts is required;
- sometimes the funds saved on the purchase of a factory tool are spent on repairs and revision of a homemade one;
- craftsmen often save on their safety by not equipping the table and saw with protective devices;
- Factory saws are equipped with a graduated scale that accurately indicates the cutting angle of the tree. It is difficult to build such a mechanism on a home device.
A few more convenient and interesting homemade products, including an excellent stationary, mobile and made in a couple of minutes from several plywood and screws:
Circular trimming devices
Wood trimming
A wood trimmer or miter saw cuts off the ends of various materials to be cut. The tool is able to cut off excess elements at a certain angle. The advantage of trimming is that when working with it, the workpiece remains stationary, and this allows you to make a neat and even cut.
Trimming from a grinder
miter saw from grinder
Technical characteristics of cross-cut with a broach, assembled by hand:
disk revolutions. 4500;
cutting length. 350 mm (much higher than that of a middle-class factory tool).
The tool can be removed from the table and the grinder can be used for its usual purpose.
The rotary device of the tool is installed on the pivot axis of the car wheel (kingpin), it is held by a ball bearing for 150 mm (if you can find more, it will do).
We attach the ears to the outer side of the bearing by welding to fix it on the base. It is fixed by means of M6 screws.
To protect against shavings, the clip is covered with a box.
We make the broach from the shock absorbers from the truck (broken ones will do). Oil is poured out of them, holes for ventilation are drilled, which should be tightened with a mesh from dust and shavings.
To avoid a jerk when starting work, the saw is supplemented with a soft start module, which slightly reduces the revs.
The last stage of work is the manufacture of protection for the disk.
works very noisy;
to adjust the accuracy of cuts in wood, trimming of bars is used, after which the thrust is fixed rigidly and you can work clean.
Review and comparison of factory models
| Model | RedVerg RD-MS210-1200 | Hitachi C10FCE2 | Makita LS1040 | DeWalt DW 711 |
| Power, W | 1200 | 1950 | 1650 | 1300 |
| Cutting height, mm | 55 | 59 | 93 | 55 |
| Cutting width, mm | 120 | 144 | 95 | 140 |
| Inclination angle, degrees | 45 | 52 | 52 | fifty |
| Rotation speed, rpm | 4500 | 5000 | 4600 | 2750 |
| Weight, kg | 6.8 | 11.9 | eleven | 20 |
| Dimensions, mm | 430527445 | 460561628 | 530532476 | 590620490 |
| Price, rub | 6290 | 13676 | 15826 | 30432 |
Source: StanokGid.ru
Homemade workbench. the basis for comfortable work
For the convenience of work, a cross-cut machine should be made. It is desirable to have a mobile structure if you have to move with it to another place or directly to the construction site. Therefore, the bed is made collapsible, for which the table top is attached to the legs with self-tapping screws.
To make a workbench, you need to do the following:
Prepare the upper frame. It is assembled from a wooden beam with dimensions of 40×40. Legs made of a similar material are screwed in with self-tapping screws and spacers are installed for their greater stability. Or the joints are reinforced with metal corners. The tabletop is made from the boards. Its width should be 10 cm more than the length of the miter saw, and the length should be equal to the width multiplied by 3. Taking sheets of plywood (chipboard, MDF), prepare and fix improvised tables, trying to position their surface on the same level with the swivel mechanism. butts.
Since it is difficult to make a high-quality rotary device at home, they take it ready-made.
Such wood trimming will be in demand in your workshop or when carrying out various construction work, in which you cannot do without woodworking.
If it is necessary to make a machine with a broach, then for this they take the shock absorbers of the front pillars of the car. Preferably a passenger car, because they are too massive from a truck. You can buy them at any car disassembly point. Before installing the shock absorbers, in order to facilitate the stroke of the rod, drain the oil and make “air” holes in the body.
For comfortable operation, it is recommended to connect a soft start system. It will reduce the load on the structure during the start jerk and regulate the number of revolutions.
Assembling a complex machine
There is an option with a more complex and heavy construction. She will definitely cope with cutting pipes. At the same time, a self-made installation does not require the use of a circular as a component of the machine. But for certain stages of work, it is better to have a circular on hand.
Depending on the components you choose, you can get a higher power machine. To assemble the machine with your own hands, you will need:
Electric motor with a power of about 900 W. If you have to cut pipes regularly, you can choose a more powerful electric motor;
Metal sheet;
Metal corners;
Channel;
Hinge groups;
Bulgarian;
Welding device;
File;
Spring of impressive power.
When everything you need is assembled at the workplace, you can start assembling the miter saw with your own hands.
A homemade bed can be made by hand using adjustable supports, metal corners and bed racks.
A sheet of durable metal acts as a working surface. In this table-sheet you need to make holes and process them with a file.
To weld a pendulum rack for a future machine, use channels and a welding machine. The structure is installed on a metal sheet. Approximate rack height. 80 centimeters.
The support for the electric motor is made of a metal sheet in the form of a fixed plate. Be sure to install the stand on the hinges.
The stabilizer of the electric motor of the miter saw is a powerful spring. If you managed to find one, it is quite possible to refuse from belts and a swingarm.
Using the eyebolt, you can tension and adjust the belts. The pendulum can be made of metal to make the structure reliable, durable.
Select the disc of the required diameter with the operating tool. For domestic purposes, a saw blade with a diameter of 400-420 millimeters is usually sufficient.
Be sure to provide for the presence of protective covers, since the assembly of such a machine is accompanied by a certain degree of danger.
Choosing the option of assembling the machine with your own hands, and not buying a factory trimming machine, you need to understand that there will be a rather serious difference between them in quality, accuracy and error in processing wood, pipes, metal and other products.
Trimming from various scrap metal
the frame of the trimming is made of metal
This is a rather heavy bevelling on a stationary metal table. It will take some effort to manage it. But in the end, the saw mechanism moves smoothly, without jerking, do-it-yourself trimming is easy.
electric motor power. 2.2 kW;
disk revolutions. 2800;
cutting depth 80 mm.
Materials and tools required for assembly:
Homemade Circular Saw Crosscut Jig || DIY Circular Saw Miter Jig
900 W electric motor;
a metal sheet;
metal corner;
channel;
hinge group;
powerful spring;
Bulgarian;
welding machine;
file.
The bed is made of adjustable supports, a metal corner and racks from the old bed. The working surface is a metal sheet like the surface of the table, in which we cut a hole, we process the edges with our own hands with a file.
The pendulum stand for the saw is welded from a channel mounted on a sheet of metal, its height is about 80 cm.
The support for the electric motor is made in the form of a movable metal plate mounted on hinges. When installing an electric motor, a spring is used as a stabilizer. Then you can do without a pendulum and belts.
Tension belts are adjusted with a conventional eye bolt, the swingarm for the mechanism is also made of metal.
A disc with a diameter of 420 mm is installed on the facing as an executive tool.
A miter saw is a rather dangerous equipment, collecting it with your own hands, you need to take care of protective boxes and covers. After all, there are much more errors in the operation of home-made equipment than factory equipment.
Grinder machine
Many people prefer to do their own trimming. Homemade installation has undeniable advantages, which we will talk about later.
Miter cuts can work on wood, metal, polymers and other materials. But the harder the material to be processed, the higher the power requirements of the device will be.
The most popular trimming is based on the use of a grinder. Almost every master has circulars in the garage or at home, so there will be no problems with the search for the original tool for wood or metal.
If you manage to do everything right, then your broaching machine, made from a manual grinder, will have the following capabilities:
The rotational speed of the circular disk is 4500 revolutions per minute;
Cutting length. about 350 mm.
Wood trimming device diagram
If necessary, the circulars are removed from the machine and used with their own hands as an ordinary hand tool. A huge plus is that this type of homemade trimming is versatile and easy to disassemble.
The process looks like this.
Install the grinder’s swivel device on the steering axle of the machine wheel. Its fixation is carried out by means of a ball bearing. Preferably 150 mm in size, but larger ones will also work.
Ears are welded on the outside of the bearing by welding. They will serve to fix it to the base of the machine. Fasten with M6 screws.
It is recommended to close the clip with a protective box, so that when the grinder is working on wood or metal, chips do not interfere with you.
The issue with a broach is solved simply. For its manufacture, use another element from a truck. shock absorbers. Even if they are broken, it is not a big deal. Remove all oil from the shock absorbers, make ventilation holes and tighten with a mesh to prevent dust and chips from getting inside.
Install the soft starter module. Due to it, you will not feel sharp jerks when turning on the circular.
The assembly of the machine with a broach based on the grinder completes the assembly of a protection that can protect the saw blade.
Depending on the installed disc, the grinder machine is capable of working on soft wood or metal, cutting off the ends of pipes. But be prepared for the fact that the power of your circular may not be enough for cutting pipes. Focus on the technical parameters of your manual grinder to understand whether the machine can cut pipe elements, or the unit is suitable exclusively for woodworking.
This design has two main disadvantages:
To adjust the accuracy of sawing wood with a broach machine, you need to use wood trimmings. After that, the traction can be firmly fixed and work normally;
Such a self-made installation with a broach when cutting pipes and working on metal makes a lot of noise, which can negatively affect at least the mood of your neighbors.
Wood trimming
A wood trimmer or miter saw cuts off the ends of various materials to be cut. The tool is able to cut off excess elements at a certain angle. The advantage of trimming is that when working with it, the workpiece remains stationary, and this allows you to make a neat and even cut.
Do-it-yourself miter saw for wood from a circular: we tell in order
The trimmer design is similar to a circular saw mounted above a work table. Its main advantages are: compactness and low weight. Thanks to this, saws are used not only in workshops, but also on construction sites. Unfortunately, DIY tools are quite cumbersome and heavy. It is convenient to operate them in stationary mode.
The miter saw is designed for a single task. trimming the ends of lumber at various angles. Due to the fact that the workpiece is stationary on the table during cutting, the cut is neat and clean. Craftsmen dealing with woodworking prefer this particular tool. over, hand-made saws have been successfully used for years.
- 0.1 Trimming from a grinder
- 0.2 Crosscutting from various scrap metal
- 0.3 Advantages and disadvantages of homemade trimming
- 0.4 Overview and comparison of factory models