From back stoop to backstop: This trashy tip catches chips

Mitersaw cuts spray chips and dust everywhere. Capture the debris by surrounding your saw: Just cut away the front of an inexpensive plastic trash can and slide it over your mitersaw stand or workbench. Cut through the base of the can and bolt on a Big Gulp dust hood for dust collection, and you'll find that you never need to take out this trash can again.
—Dale Nesheim, Sioux Falls, S.D.