I’m in the market for a chop saw stand. Right now, portability is a big issue and it’s got to fit in the back of my Ranger P/U so it has to be less than 6′ long. I think most are under that.
I do NOT own (likely NEVER will) any Ryobi tools, but looking at thier stand, it’s looks nearly identical to DeWalt and for about half the green.
I also saw this online..
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BWDC48/nextag-tools-20/ref=nosim
Amazon.com: Stablemate PRO 1000 Professional Universal Miter Saw Work Stand: T
Looks hefty but I am not sure how well it will store as space is at a premium currently.
Who likes (is using) what?
TIA,
Eric
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Here's a recent discussion, there have been many others.
Search for 'miter saw stand' from 3 months ago to now.
http://forums.taunton.com/n/find/findRedir.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&mg=E6AAF61A-F4E3-42F6-80EB-9549EDCF5D20
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You, too? I thought being a fair newby here and not too swift, that I was doing something wrong by always getting that.
FWIW...I have the Rigid MSUV from HD, got it there on sale at $99.00. Love it !
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I get that when I search, too, but if I wait long enough, some threads relavant to my search eventually come up along the left side.
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Just read through that thread; lots of good stuff there.
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I just bought this one and like it a lot. Everybody at work has the DeWalt one and there not nearly as nice.
My local tool store had it for $220, which is only $20 more then the DeWalt and it has all kind of optional stuff, such as a vice, light and other asorted stuff.
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I see you and Cag have similar thoughts!
Looks nice if not a bit heavy.
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Thats a pretty cool stand. I saw it in a local tool store last year. I'd have picked it up but I already own the DW stand.
Woodwerks is having a 10% off sale at the end of this week, and I'm going to pick one up from them. They were even about $9 cheaper than amazon, though I will have to pay salestax.But I think Woodwerks may just be a local place. Not positive though, so just in case others have them.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-PM7000-Portamate-Miter-Center/dp/B000BKY63G/sr=1-10/qid=1159745972/ref=sr_1_10/104-8536513-9964742?ie=UTF8&s=hi
Check out that one. I don't own it, only looked at it in a store. I did look very well built and I liked the options like on board power strip, minimal tool storage, and the vice.
I bought a Ryobi at H.D. about a month ago..... LOVE it.... every bit as good as a Dewalt.... Nearly identical.... I have a Ranger also.... fits in easily... only $99.00 + tax..... Go for it
Interesting............DeWalt users don't seemed to be thrilled for the most part with the yellow stand. Mostly when extending the supports if I am understanding correctly.
I'm considering making one, I've seen many. Time to revisit the Ryobi though.
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FWIW, I've owned 3 different ones, used a couple of others. My 2 cents.
Stablemate is durable but no finesse, and for the price, I doubt anyone expects trimming with it. Good for the saw that frames. It folds, its cheap, and you can kick it around.
The DW is okay. For the price, not bad. The stops are way too floppy for any kind of repetitive cutting. I still have one of those. Barely use it, but sometimes for punch list stuff. It takes less time to set up than the AD&E and I have the base brackets bolted to a smaller saw.
The AD&E really is the cats meow. It costs more, but I kind of wish I'd heard about that first and not blown money on lesser stands that I just ended up frustrated with. You can get different length extension arms with it. So you could order 5's and fit it in your truck. I have 8's on each side and a homemade deck for the saw, so the wingspan set up is about 20 foot. Which is great for trimming. The repetitive stop is awesome, the crown stops are a great big whoops. Dont waste money on them.Real trucks dont have sparkplugs
I was just reading about what people are using for chop saw stands. You mentioned the AD&E being the cats meow. What does that stand for? It might be obvious, but it's not coming to me.
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My FIL just bought one. It's a nice product. Well put together.
Eric, you're gonna laugh, but I've been using B&D Workmates to hold up the CMS for 12 years. Inexpensive, indestructible, collapsable, and versatile. Mount the chop saw on a piece of ¾ and screw a 1½x1½ cleat lengthwise underneath. Drop that onto a Workmate and grab the cleat with the jaws; your saw will be solid. All you need is a roller stand (or another Workmate with a roller clamped in it) to hold up the long end of the stock. Which is nice when you're dealing with 16 footers. No CMS stand I know goes out that long.
The real advantage is the versatility. If you screw a couple of ¾x¾ baguettes to the outer edges of each jaw of a Workmate, it'll also grab the bottom of almost any stationery tool you can carry in your truck: portable TS, router table, tile saw, planer, you name it. A quick twist of the wrist, and you change tools. And it's a decent vice/work table too; better than anything else you could haul to a site. Lotsa bang for the same buck. Can't do that with a dedicated CMS stand.
I carry one 350 with the flip-up/3-position jaw; plus an old original folder-type WorkMate (the kind without the click-up/click-down leg structure) which is more or less dedicated to the chop saw.Dinosaur
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That's exactly one of the thought I have been having, and just about what I see when I look at the AD&E.
Thanks Dino. Hope all is well with you.
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Have been doing the same thing except have drilled the top of the workmate for 2 5/16 bolts to hold down my 10inch Hitachi CSMS with wing nuts on the bottom.
Regards from OZYou can make it fool proof but not idiot proof
Yeah, that'll work if you want to dedicate one Workmate just to that tool. I guess you'd have to carry the two of them in and out of the truck together that way, too, unless you unbolt it at the end of the day. I'm too lazy to want to have to do either, LOL.
I found that bolting the saw permanently to a piece of ply the same size as the two jaws and screwing a cleat under it for the jaws to grab gives me as solid a mount as I could possibly want, and it's effectively an 'instant' in/out. I used ¾" plywood because that's what scrap I had lying around the day I did it, but ½" would work fine, I'm sure. I ripped a 1½x1½ from a 2x for the cleat.
True, the plywood baseplate adds a few pounds to the saw's carry weight, but not enough to make it a problem.Dinosaur
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You have talked me into folowing your method.
Regards from OZYou can make it fool proof but not idiot proof
You have talked me into folowing your method.
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Cool. Let me know how it works out for you.
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2 5/16" bolts, Bolts?
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Eric, you're gonna laugh, but I've been using B&D Workmates ...
LOL....I used that system for years myself. It was absolutely ideal for installing hardwood floors. Took up minimal space.....and when it was time to floor the area the bench was sitting in....pick it (and the saw) up and move elsewhere.
Pop a chopsaw or a tablesaw on it and go.
The only thing I'll disagree on is the indestructable part.
Those damned flip down legs kept breaking on mine. (That little spring clip.) Once that happened, trying to manuever with it was a nightmare.
Funny you should mention them today. I actually took mine out of my garage to throw out this week. Haven't used it in ages. Was getting tired of moving it around to make room for other stuff.
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Noticed the other day at HD the new workmates now have wheels.
I use mine alot but always found them kinda fragile. One has a busted leg and the other has a busted crank handle. Might be nice if someone made one that lasts because I do like using them, Never thought I'd say that but they do have their place.Creation arises, is sustained for awhile, and then things change. That’s the dance.
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Those damned flip down legs kept breaking on mine. (That little spring clip.)
Yeah, those plastic retainer springs; I did bust one or two of them over the years. I've also busted off an orange handle on the clamp screws from time to time. But the structure itself is pretty tough. I'm not abusive with my tools...but I don't pamper them either. If they can't take a reasonable amount of bings and dings--say, at least as many as I can--they don't last and get the heave-ho.
You can order those plastic leg retainer springs from B&D; I finally got sick of the legs flopping around on me and bought four of them. So now I've got a couple of spares in stock around here somewhere. I think they were about $4 a piece.
I actually took mine out of my garage to throw out this week. Haven't used it in ages. Was getting tired of moving it around to make room for other stuff.
Why don't you throw it in Eric's direction?Dinosaur
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I think Eric meant to address that last message to you instead of me.Dinosaur
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If you can use it, I'm more than happy to hold onto it until we can hook up.
Off the top of my head......I'll be up in Croton on Saturday Oct. 21 coaching my daughters fall softball team. You anywhere in that vicinity?
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If you can use it, I'm more than happy to hold onto it until we can hook up.
Thanks JD. I really appreciate that! I don't know for sure what I am going to do yet.
Croton Falls or Croton on Hudson? This w/e is out for me anyway.
BTW, I'm in Brewster or Southeast exactly. I don't see me going to Yonkers to pick it up, so do what you want with it. I checked out a new one in HD this morning and it is a bit heavy for how I would need to handle and store it in the truck. I also didn't know they were so expensive. Perhaps you should re-think tossing yours.
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Croton Falls or Croton on Hudson? This w/e is out for me anyway.
LOL. I don't know....guess I'd better find out, huh?
Not this w/e anyway.....the 21st I think.
Yeah....they are pricey....never seem to go on sale either. You might want to check Sears. I think they have better prices on them than HD.
I'll hold onto it for a bit......if ya find yerself headin' down...shoot me an email. Not sure when I'll be in/around Brewster next. If I plan to be...I'll let you know.
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So now I've got a couple of spares in stock around here somewhere.
That "somewhere" reminded me of an instance last year. Makita miter saws, come with spare "safety" buttons. (I think thats what they're called....gotta depress them prior to pulling the trigger.) Well...I've always made sure I saved them in a "safe" place should the need ever arise. I owned my first Makita (12" miter box), for probably close to 10 years before purchasing the 12" slider I use now. Never once in those ten years, did the button ever break on that saw. None-the-less....when I bought the new saw, I made sure to put the spare buttons in a "safe" place.
Well...dontcha know...last summer, I'm working on a project, on site.....after spending the requisite half hour or so setting up and getting into a groove, I go to make my first cut. Only problem...there's no safety button to depress. I certainly couldn't stop there and then and head back to the shop...so I made do. When I finally got the opportunity to go back to my shop......I couldn't remember where that "safe" place was. I was kicking myself. I knew I had at least four of those buggers "somewhere"!
Ended up finding two of them....but not until after I had struggled through the project using my nail set as a safety button. (Dont ask...weren't pretty.)
Now I keep a spare in my truck. I'll probably never need one again as I know exactly where it is.
Anywho....I'm rambling....off topic. Just got a chuckle outta your "somewhere". (I can laugh about it now.)
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Could you somehow secure a spare to the saw itself? Like put it in an envelope or plastic baggie and tape it to the underside?
Now that I have the saw permanently mounted to the stand, I could probably stick one of them "hide-a-keys" to the underside....ooh...theres' an idea. Ya gots me thikin'!
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Ya see.....I rambled off topic and never responded with what I had intended.
I've gone through a few spares. If I was still using it as I used to, it'd be worth ordering some more and hanging onto. Truth is, I've found a system that works better for my everyday and the thing is just sitting there.
I'll see if Eric is interested.
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do you incorporate stops for trimwork? I use a VERY old workmate in the same way, but have not solved that problem, yet."The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
No, I haven't got a setup for stops designed to work with the Workmate. I have a DeWalt saw, and there are holes in the saw base for DeWalt's proprietary support arms, which I believe can also be used as stops, but I've never bought them. When I need a stop, it's usually in the shop when I'm fabricating a bunch of parts for windows or cab doors. I just clamp a length of something with a stop screwed to it onto the saw's cutting surface, then cut through it. Bit of a PITA but it's not an everyday occurrence.Dinosaur
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I, for one, certainly wouldn't laugh. You can see my setup in the picture. It's even more basic than a workmate. Since I only do small trim jobs (usually less than a full day), my main objective is portability. With the folding legs on these benches, this meets my needs.
At first, I thought it might be too low for comfort and even though I need to bend over a little bit for every cut, the low height helps keep everything stable and works better than I expected.
I screwed a piece of wood to one of the benches so I can secure the miter saw (or the table top saw) when I need to. The second bench serves as the extension support.
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P.S. Yes, that's a Craftsman miter saw. $200 for a 12" CMS. I couldn't resist. And it works quite well.
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Ooooh, I like those platforms...but I'd use 'em for doing ceilings. Lay a staging plank across two of 'em and you can walk the length of a joint without snagging the knife. One o' these days when I get too short to use a milk crate I'm gonna pop for some....Dinosaur
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Keep yer eyes open whenever inside HD....they put those platforms on sale every now and again.
I got one (Gorilla?) for under twenty bucks....I've seen em for close to $40.
Perfect height for trimming windows.
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Keep yer eyes open whenever inside HD....they put those platforms on sale every now and again.
HD is $70 worth of gas from here, LOL. It'd be cheaper for me to buy 'em at full price unless I had a customer-sponsored trip to make to HD for something else.
Mostly my customers are smarter than that....Dinosaur
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Yeah....that wouldn't make much sense.
I'm just so used to having one within ten minutes of any-freakin'-where I am.
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Get the real drywall benches. There is a step on the side - it adds stability and saves the knees. Plus height adjustable. I've had a pair for 17 years now. They used to be about $200, I think they may have even fallen in price now that the boxes sell them.
The pro-model ones here are about $150 per; Fibreglas¯ legs like a high-quality ladder. Very solid. Just a bit too much for my occasional needs so long as I can still tape an 8' ceiling from a milk crate scaffold, LOL.
I try to talk customers out of gyprocking ceilings anyway. Wood, suspended panels, staple-up tile, anything to avoid having to drool gyprock compound all over my face, hair, and shoulders....Dinosaur
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"milk crate scaffold"
What?....you don't use the empty compound buckets like everyone else?
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What?....you don't use the empty compound buckets like everyone else?
My empty joint compound buckets are usually full of something....Dinosaur
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I think I'm talking about a different type. The legs are adjustable in height. Independently adjustable. Drywall is just the beginning of use. Need to hang a light in a stairway, adjust the legs to fit. Work table. Fantastic anywhere you need a short walking surface, like working on windows.Their like a MultiMaster. Once you have them, you'll wonder how you lived without them.
I've seen those, too. As you said, about $200.
My usual trick for working the ceiling in stairwells is to stand an A-frame ladder on the landing at the bottom of the stairs, and lay a scaffolding plank from the stair-step that's at the height I need, running back out to the appropriate rung on the ladder.
Doesn't work so great in circular staircases, tho....Dinosaur
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Thanks. It's a '98 E250 with over 200K (mostly, not from me), but it's still running good. One of these days, I may even get the A/C fixed.
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Happened to be at Sears yesterday....took a peek for the price on the Workmate. All I could find was the Craftsman version. No idea how it compares to the B&D....so I didn't bother checking price.
FWIW.
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I was gonna disagree with you till I started thinking about it. I like my DW stand but when you extend the arms they have a little play in them. Not terrible but depending on what you're doing you need to readjust the height on the end supports. The other bad thing is forever looking for the rubber feet that seem to always want to slide off.
I do like the ease of hooking the saw on, and I bought an extra set of feet which i'm trying to decide what to bolt them on. I was gonna make a table top then I thought about my router table.
Some one else mentioned a vice. Slow time's coming i'm sure i'll figure out something to use them for.
Eric,
I have the Ridgid MSUV miter saw stand. It folds nice, has wheels to move it around, stands up like a hand truck, and extendable rollers that extend far enough for all but the longest of trim.
It doesn't have any way to mount stops for repetitive cuts. You would have to come up with something for that.
I believe they are currently priced at $199 at Home Depot.
Bryan
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I also have the Ridgid MSUV. Only great things to say about it. Several ways to store it and it is built tough. I got it on sale at HD for $99. My dad comes over all the time and keeps asking me if I've seen the stand on sale so he can get one. Funny thing is he doesn't even own a saw. I guess the saw would be purchased after the stand???? I have Makita's latest 10" SCMS and it works great on the stand.
Ryan
Ryan,
I have a 12" Delta cms on mine. I also have an older Delta sidekick miter saw stand, but the saw wouldn't fit on it. So, I had to find a different one, and the MSUV seemed like the best one available. The wheels are invaluable for moving it around.
Bryan"Objects in mirror appear closer than they are."
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Do you not use the extensions for stops? It may not be accurate enough for 1/32 cuts but works pretty well. Just raise the outrigger up so that the square tube below the roller is the stop, setting on the horizontal flange. I just looked at mine and with the DW705 the minimum is about 18", at least on the one side I looked at.
Thanks to everyone for the reviews.
I'll take another look at the DeWalt, the Ryobi and consider again making one or doing as Speedosaur suggested.
The AD&E is out of the budget.
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Eric...
I have the Delta Kickstand, and the Hitachi that's made by RackTrak (or whatever they're called) Both very nice in their own ways. I rarely need both at the same time, if it's worth the shlep, you could borrow either for a few weeks and decide how it works out before laying down the dough? Drop me a note if you're interested.
Paul
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When that Rigid was on sale at HD and everyone was talking about the sale here I went and bought one for $100. Its there now for $150. I wish I had bought two I love it so much!!! I have three different stands and love the Rigid hands down the most. I love that it has nice sized wheels that are usable when its folded unlike my $300 Delta.
Its not as sleek and cool looking as the other stands...lol...but functionally speaking....well, like I said, I wish I'd have bought two.
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It has flat spots to accumulate crap to move before you stow it that the others lack.
I had an older stablemate and it was a good stand, but the side supports did not slide in so it was a bit akward.I then bought the Ridgid stand (for $99) and that thing is a modern wonder of engineering.But, that sucker is heavy! Plus, the extendable supports are a bit jerky, so that it's near impossible to extend to a set distance to use them as repeatable stops. Plus - they only extend out 4 feet or so. For the garage - it'd be the ticket - but for the job - too heavy and bulky.I sold both of those and picked up the Dewalt - I love it - I paid about $158 for it from Amazon with a rebate.It's got real long supports and you can slide the saw to one side or the other to extend further. The supports are smooth, so they can be used for stops easily. The whole unit weighs about 35lbs and hangs from two hooks on my trailer wall.As for the feet - a bit of construction adhesive takes care of worrying about losing them.The Ryobi may look similar to the Dewalt, but I would not personally buy any of that crap ever - it's all designed and built to give a bit of flash with very little work-ready substance.I also looked at the new Bosch stand - and I'm a Bosch guy kindof - but that thing seems like it's got too many things hanging off of it and looks like a bad design and not as compact.The new Porta mate looks kickbutt and has some great features and that would be the one I'd look at if I were buying.JT
I wondered why that flange was there. I thought about cutting boards to go between them and the saw to use as a table for small pieces of trim and notepad, etc. I didn't think about using it as a stop. Most of my cuts are all different, since I don't do production type trim work.
Thanks for the tip!
Bryan"Objects in mirror appear closer than they are."
Klakamp Construction, Findlay, Ohio
Welcome, but I can't take full credit, I think I saw it in a moment of weakness when I read the book that came with it. (:-0)
You can do fillers and then clamp a stop block to manage shorter stuff. I used the first described technique to make two frames out of a special chair rail profile for some mirrors on my last job. I cut all eight pieces to length and mitre then ran them across the table saw twice to make rabbets to receive the mirrors. I used tileboard for a backer and a modified french cleat to hang them.
The plan was to use the same rail in the room but supplier short shipped and ended up having to use slightly different profile for walls. Customer was still ecstatic.
Bob
You mean to tell me those instructions are supposed to be read?
Well, I guess I'm going to have to start looking at them!
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I always thought they were to shim under a short leg.
This may not be the preferred option for a lot of people, but some years ago I picked an old hospital bedside table, one of those that swings across the bed so the patient can eat in bed. I firmly bolted my mitre saw to it, and I just love it. Being adjustable height, I can crank it up or down to make use of any other existing work surface as an extension or work support. Its also easier on the back because you can raise it to a comfortable working level. I can raise it up so that it slips over one end of my workbench for storage. Its very stable, and its on casters, so it moves about quite handily. And it was only $25. Don't know what I'd do without it! But it doesn't fold up, tho...
I just bought the hitatchi stand not too long ago. Been using it for a couple months. It folds much like the dewalt. The arms don't extend as far and there are no stops. It's very compact (less than 4' long) when folded, has wheels. a nice basic stand. the arms will flex a little with heavier stock but for trim it's decent. When I'm cutting bigger stuff, I stick to the door stand by with horses.
A friend of mine has a nice set up but it's bulky - it'sa home made wood deal but the wings he made wood platforms that sit in the brackets of the old rigid flip top supports. they are adjustable. he sets the wood supports at any angle to help with those freehand 70 degree miters and such. works well. If I'm ever on a job with him soon I'll post a pic.
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Odd, that sounds completely different from the Hitachi stand I have :S
Eric....I've always prefered a benchtop sitting on saw horses. Gotta have one for large projects that require a work station.
That said....the last time HD had the Ridgid MSUV on sale for $99, I grabbed one.
No complaints thus far from a guy who said he'd never buy one.
Of course....now I gotta buy a new slider for my benchtop....but hey.....any excuse..ya know?
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Hey Eric, I just stumbled across this thread, (a bit late in the game, but still here I am!)
My stand is one that I made myself, I prefer it over all of those store-bought ones because I personally hate jjst having a single prop out there somewhere to hold up your stock. I want something that's going to hold up a 3' long piece of moulding as well as a 16' long piece without me having to actually move anything. also I really like having a flat surface to work on. whether I'm coping something, or drilling on a stair-rail, or just dry fitting two pieces of moulding together.
Here is a photo of it in action. as you can see, it breaks down nicely and all the components fill a very small space in my truck. It's a very simple design, the only weak link is the stand it's-self, I bought a cheapo at harbor frieght (my very first, and absolute last purchase from them!) I reccomend that you buy something a little bit more stout, but I wanted a stand that would fold up and my options were limited at the time.
Yeah, that's cool. How do you attach the outriggers to the main table?
I am still thinking this one over. Building a six foot box was on the list then adding two roller stands.
Thanks,
Eric[email protected]
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The boxes are just held there by quick-grip ratchet clamps from the back at an angle. I think I have a photo that shows the clamp." If I were a carpenter"
Following this thread, I'm thinking a couple hours in the shop and I'll have a setup that is more versatile than some 200$ store bought item!
I built my Kreg fence to adapt to the DeWalt stand.
Works great!
A couple clamps, and the box beam fence. I modified the RT side support to clamp to the underside of the fence with a metal shim to keep the whole thing straight.Put a level against the fence to align the in/out fences, clamp in place.The Fences butt up to the saw and a quick check with the tape keeps the gauge accurate.Holy cr@p! the pics are huge! sorry, I had the wrong setting to shrink the file. Help...
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I built a set of extension tables out of salvaged 12" bi-fold doors.
Use a shop mate for the saw stand , drop leg hinges at the extension table ends and a block with dowels made out of 1" stock to fit into the holes in my shop mate, It was light, collapsable and cheap .
For anyone who is in the miter saw market, Home Depot is doing a promo where you get $50 off dewalt miter saw stand with the purchase of a new dewalt miter. We use them on my sites and they are really nice stuff.
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Judo Chop!
nice...
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Thanks.
All made from a couple of shelf units. Cutoffs and scraps, 1/8" roundover bit in the laminate trimmer and a couple rattle cans of laquer and turned my Christmas present into something I could use on the jobsite. (The Kreg fence kit) I was never too happy with the DeWalt stand by itself. Works great in the shop too. 7'8" on the rightside and 34" on the left. Cuts all my door trim pkgs. one shot with the stops on this last job.
Haven't cut any miters on it yet so the zero clearance 90 cuts are nice and clean.Overall very happy with this setup.__________________________
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very nice... it's got KISS all over it...
you should be happy...
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Let me add my kudos....... simple, functional design -- nice work. ********************************************************
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Nice,simple design, well thought out. Looks almost too nice to use on the job.
Greg in Connecticut
That was my thinking exactly.
Some of the things that I especially like about it are the tool storage underneath, the quick set up and breakdown, the relatively small amount of space it takes up in the truck, the nice work surface I have for various jobs such as nailing returns on handrails 'n stuff.
I also like not having a full length back fence. One thing I've learned in this trade is that there is no such thing as a perfectly straight piece of wood, and all too often a fence will just throw ya off if the piece has a slight bow to it." If I were a carpenter"