Has anyone tried rigging up a Rousseau outfeed table to work with the Bosch 4000 tablesaw? I have an old Rousseau table gathering dust in storage, and although I love the saw the outfeed support (factory add-on) is less than ideal. I don’t want to spend the money on a new Rousseau stand; I like the space-saving width of the saw and the 25″ available rip capacity is fine for me.
Also, has anyone tried the new Gravityrise stand? I wanted to try it at JLC live but there was always a big crowd around it. It looks like it might be a trip hazzard the way it sticks out to the side. I don’t have a van or trailer, just a truck cap, so I don’t know if the stand would be worth it.
Mike
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I put the 4000 on a wheeled Rousseau stand and added their outfeed table, which requires an extra bracket. Up and down easy, compact...I like it a bunch.
PJ
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Peter, is this like your setup:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=1305&FamilyID=6525
Does the bracket attach to the saw or the stand?
Thanks,
Mike
Mike, it attaches to the stand. If you look closely at the pic in the link you sent there's a square tube on the outfeed side of saw...that's the top of the bracket. The outfeed table has a couple of straps that hook over the tube, so it can be positioned anywhere along the outfeed side of saw. The bracket bolts to the stand and is height adjustable. I've got it set about 1/8" below saw table.
Is that clear as mud? If you like, I can shoot some pics. It really is a convenient set-up. I haven't seen anything I'd trade it for. The link below is the best deal I found, free freight over $100. Their pricing on most things seems real competitive, too.
http://www.northwestpowertools.com/tool_manufacturers/rousseau/rousseau.htmPJ
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Thanks for the clarification. I was hoping I could just get the brackets to work with the stock stand, but that wheeled job doesn't look bad, and I would love to have a nice outfeed table again (just not the old 8" Makita I used it with!)
Mike
MikeLook at #2521. I think that is what you need. It appears to be a bracket for the saw to support the outfeed table.
Bill, that's what I was asking Peter, if the bracket attaches to the saw or the stand. I don't see a picture of the bracket on the Woodcraft site, do you or is it just my computer?
Thanks,
Mike
You probably want to check with the manufacture." Support Bracket for Bosch, Porter-Cable & Dewalt, Model 2521 #402102"My first impression was that this was an adapter that would allow the outfeed table to connect to the saw.But looking again it might be an adapter that is required to use those saws with the basic table.
Mike ,
I have the 4000 with the folding stand and I have a mid-size van so room is at a premium.
I saw the stand at Homer place and tried it and it worked well--I just can't have that knida weight to lift in my van--
Love the separate folding stand --put it in place , go get the saw, and drop it on,
Others may move their saw around -then the wheels would be nice-but I have a tendacy to park it , use it , pack it
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Yeah, that's pretty much my situation too. What do you do for outfeed support? Do you use the left side extension? I don't have it, not does anyone else I know who has one. I can't decide if that's worth the $30 or not.
Mike
Hello Mike, I have both supports--It orginanally came as a set with the folding base and the outfeed and a really super blade(NOT) -Why do they even bother with those POS- In any case I bought the left side and truth be I use the left side support way more than the outfeed I use it allong with a folding roller stand--cause if I am ripping something more than 8 feet the outfeed makes the weight move away from the front edge of the saw making it want to pivot on the back feet.Don't get me wrong I really like the saw and any ot them will have the same problem so it really isn't that big a deal just something to watch for.IMHO the left side is worth the 30 bucks and if you are given the choice of one when you buy one I would take the left.Mike" I reject your reality and substitute my own"
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Thanks Mike. The other day I was using another guy's Makita in a Rousseau stand, with the left side extension. I've just never used a saw with much table space on the left. It was pretty handy for the 4x8 sheets of mdf we were ripping. It did take up too much space in the little room it was set up in, but I guess that's the beauty of the Bosch left side support since you can slide it in when you're not using it.
I know what you mean about the saw wanting to tip when weight transfers off the front of the saw. Do you ever do those acrobatics with one foot holding down the front of the folding stand, reaching back to try to control your stock? Not exactly the ideal setup. I think I will get my Rousseau out of storage (aka my dad's barn) and see if I can rig it up to the Bosch outfeed support. If height is an issue I can make some levelling feet for the outfeed table.
Mike
I'm with you on that one--was in a house ripping MDF ( light stuff No?) for some enamaled built ins and after the first rip and I felt the saw get light in the front so I went as far as drilling a hole thru the steel leg and running a screw into the subfloor.I got out the roller stand which worked for the ripped piece but I don't have three of them to span across the 4 foot width.Got smarter as the project went on and ripped the sheet in half with another guy and then down to final width by myself.Not sure he was real excited about being on the downstream side of the rip but three sheet and 7 min. later he was done and none to soon. I guess that is the tradeoff for having a good saw but still being able to move it from site to site.Let me know how it goes--I may have to look into that myself." I reject your reality and substitute my own"
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I have mine mounted on a Ridgid folding/rolling stand. It's the stand that comes attached to their own jobsite saw - was able to buy the stand separately a few years back for about $100 - was a display I think.It is very similar to the new Bosch stand, it is nice to be able to wheel the saw around if you need to here and there.The Bosch outfeeds are great. Even if you don't need capacity, the left one is handy for stacking pieces you've cut or are about to. It still amazes me that with this saw and the ridgid flip-top stand (also very cool), I can rip 3/4" plywood into 8' strips by myself. Helpful to have a sandbag on the front of the stand though...Julian
Are you saying you have your bosch saw on a ridgid stand?" I reject your reality and substitute my own"
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