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Miter-saw set-ups can range from just a couple of sawhorses and a truck bed to something so nitpickingly complicated that I would break it in a week. Instead, I’ve come up with a sturdy and efficient alternative: basically a box notched out to accept the miter saw. Though it’s simple, it delivers continuous infeed and outfeed support, plus a whole lot more. And it serves my inner cheapskate, because it only costs a sheet of 3/4-inch birch plywood and a little of my time.
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