To make it work most important for me was a good working place, it means sufficient space and a large workbench. I did have the space, but I needed to make a practical workbench. On the internet you can find many designs for workbenches.

For me it was important that the table saw and the crosscut saw were integrated in the workbench and to have sufficient space to handle large plates, as sawing large plates (244x122cm) is one of the most frequent jobs. Read further ..

For making right angles a T-square is indispensable, preferable a large size, at least half a meter or more, as a mistake is easily made. Make sure that the van is water level, read further 

Apart from  the table saw and the crosscut saw I used a plunge saw and a mini circular saw. The latter I needed to cut pieces out of the floor and wall when making holes in the bottom and outside wall of the van. Read further … 

Apart from these saws a jigsaw is absolutely necessary. For the more subtle angle I used a very thin saw with rectanguar saw teeth ... read further
 

Furthermore I enjoyed working with round saws of 20 to 75 mm intersection for passages of pipes and wires in wood and metal. Read further …

When sawing a lot of sawdust is released which has to be disposed right away. I used a dust cleaner which is especially developed for this purpose with a long hose to remove the dust in all kind of positions. With ducttape I mounted the hose to the wooden beams above me. I produced at least 50 liters of saw dust. Read further ...

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