Mitre-Saw Storage Caddy

Measure what the caddy has to hold, at its widest points.

1. The saw across its base, and its height with the head locked down.
2. A battery pack, plus however many travel with you.
3. Anything else that lives with the saw — stops, a square, spare blades.

Add 10 mm clearance to each compartment so things drop in rather than needing to be aimed.

Cut every panel from three-quarter-inch plywood.

1. Base, two long sides, two ends, and one central divider that will also carry the handle.
2. Check each crosscut against the speed square before you cut, not after.
3. Keep the two long sides identical — cut them in one setup.

Before touching the real parts, fire three or four brads into a scrap of the same plywood and adjust until the heads sit just below the surface.

1. Too deep and the head tears through the face veneer.
2. Too shallow and the head stands proud and snags.
3. Keep hands well clear of the nose — a brad can deflect inside plywood and exit the side.

Assemble base, sides and ends.

1. Run a bead of glue on each mating face and spread it thin.
2. Hold the parts square and fire brads through the sides into the ends.
3. Check the diagonals before the glue grabs — equal diagonals mean square.

Dry-fit the divider with the saw and batteries actually in the caddy.

1. Stand the saw in place and slide the divider until each compartment holds its contents without slack.
2. Mark the divider position on the base with the pencil.
3. Only then glue and nail it home.

Cut a hand-sized opening in the top of the central divider — about 110 × 30 mm with rounded ends.

1. Drill a starter hole inside the waste, then cut the opening with the jigsaw.
2. Sand the opening smooth and round the edges generously, top and bottom.

Load the caddy as it will actually travel and lift it by the handle.

1. If it tips toward one end, move the heaviest item nearer the handle.
2. Re-check that nothing slides when the caddy tilts.