Mitre Saw Stands

obxdeck

I have the Rigid with a dewalt 12". The rollers on mine can go up high enough to be used as a stop. I usually only use it for cutting pickets, so it stays in the shop mostly, but I can manage to get it in the back of my truck when it needs to go to a site.

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LNG24

I have a Rigid too and I love it. Large wheels are great on stairs and rough terrain. As far as long stock, I have two additional stands I use with my Rigid table saw and they work great for that 14' stock.

I did just experience my first problem with it though. At 8 degrees (outside temp. on angel) the hydraulic lifter didn't work that great. But to be fair, I wasn't working all that great either

thom

I use a 20' ladder across 2 horses. Put some scrap 2X4 blocks on the ladder for supports that match the table height. Easy, simple, and I don't need to put more equipment in my truck.

strongfloors

Thanks, great idea.

In_Mexifornia

I've been using the Dewalt stand of a couple of years now with the Dewalt 12" dual bevel. No problems except the rubber feet never want to stay on.

Kgmz

If anyone wants to get a Rigid MSUV, get to Home Depot they have them on sale for $99.

I just bought one last night for my Dad after I heard about the sale on the Fine Homebuild board.

I have had one for a few years and it is great, saw stays attached and folds up like a hand truck. For longer boards I use roller stands. I have trailer with ramp for all my tools, so no problem loading it. Rolls right in and bungie to wall.

In_Mexifornia

I've had the dewalt for about 3 years, but I certainly didn't pay $299 for it. I think I paid less then $199. The only thing I've had to replace are the rubber feet that will never stay on. Works great with my dual bevel Dewalt 12".

IBUILD

I use the Dewalt for small jobs, packs up quick and takes up little room.
I paid $199 as well. I make a chop bench for big jobs, it's better for long length's and setting multiple cut marks. The Dewalt is a little un-stable.

LNG24

Hey all, just wanted to let you know, Looks like Home Depot is tryingto rais some cash before their fiscal year end. They have a number of tools on sale. The Rigid stand is being sold at $99.00!!! I just picked up a spare I am going to try to adapt to an MK Wet Saw I have.

Go support the economy

karma_carpentry

I use the UU610 by Hitachi. Light, strong, wheeled, folds very small, extends far.

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Jeff (socal)

When i was working for Home Creapo i was gonna purchase the Ryobi miter stand for Xmas. It is i think the bang for the buck stand if you are in a budget. Then a local contractor sold me a brand new Dewalt stand for a good price and so i bought it. I love it to death!...its not the lightest stand but its pretty sturdy. Most of my powertools are Dewalt!..

keepitstraight

have had a dw for three years now and payed 196.00 american. it is great. love putting the saw on one end and having repeat 8 foot cuts or four the other way. can also slide the supports right up to my dw708 and cut 14 inch repeats. great for cripples, sills and headers on you ro.s

the one i really want is called saw helper or something like that. saw stays on roller stand and collapses to move. pop it up and it takes less than a minute to put on the wings which are adjustable to varied ground. the wings are from 5 to nine feet per side and have a flip stop that allows repeat cuts with 1/100th inch accuracy.

used my "boss's" bosch saw and stand for the last month or so. wouldn't waste my money. granted, you can leave the saw on the stand since it is wheeled, but the cam handles are always behind the sharp parts of the mounting bracket, it doesn't hold firmly, (the ends bounce w/2X6 material easily) is hard to slide, and is way too short for my taste. the stop is only on one side. and you'll never get eight foot stopped cuts. (i'd settle for 92-5/8)

thanks for not mentioning stablemate. never met one that kept it's nuts on. that's three bosses, 5 stablemates, and one had lock washers installed before the first job. had only three missing nuts when it hit the job first time.

Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I just bought the bosch stand last week and I am impressed with the quality. I don't see any problem with the sharp points like keepitstaight said(just push the mounting brackets back). I also dont find it too short. It looked short at first but then i mounted my saw so it gave me another 4'' heighth(and I'm 6'4''). It is really easy to breakdown and has wheels to roll it. I got it on amazon with free shipping and 20% off so it came to $170, a great price for a great stand. It is also universal for other saws.

thom

This all sounds to complicated. I just take a 16' 2X12, sit it on a pair of horses, sit the miter box in the center, and tack supports at 4' and 8' away from the center. This allows me to cut both ends of a 16' piece of base. If I don't have a 2X12 handy I'll use a 20' ladder.

Miter saw stands just don't give the flexibility/length needed. I have the horses on the job anyway, can sit the compact table saw on the 2X12 as needed, it works, it's simple, it's cheap, what's not to like?

works4me111

I just bought a Dewalt stand for my 10" bosch dual bevel slide saw and think its great. Breaks down easily, light weight, compact, very affordable (Amazon.com) and no assembly required other than the supports and mounting your saw.

I read some reviews on Amazon and everyone was complaining about the assembly of the bosch stand (which is made by another company) and the quality wasn't quite what you would expect from the other bosch stuff. (I am a huge bosch fan) The Dewalt was cheaper also.

Greg Di

All this talk of miter saw stands and nobody chimed in with the Sawhelper?

http://www.sawhelper.com/

It's pretty much acknowledged to be one of the best miter saw stands ever made for many reasons. I use a Sawhelper on my 12" Bosch slider, but I also use a TracRac for with a 10" chop for small, quick jobs.

The Sawhelper is expensive compared to any others, but it's not like any others with good reason.

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geesspots

the company I work for has gone throught many differn't styles of stands from the plank to the 1000$ rousoue stand to a samona stand (dewalt knockoff)

the rousoue stand (probably spelt wrong) was a very good stand as long as it never gets wet. after a little rain the wooden base (mdf) swelled up and needed replacing and about 6 months later all the knobs started to seize up making the fancy extension useless. before that it was a very good stand with repeat cut stops and large extension table. so if you never work in the rain get one.

we recently got a samona (dewakt knockoff) it is very light and inexpensive as well with the saw mounts on several differn't saws the universal mount works great. it is cheap thought and the locking handles have broken off of three difernt bracket but i Imagine the dewalt would work really well. Have seen it on the site ( used by subtrades) and seems really good.

I recently purchased the ms-uv from hd seems good so far (definatly made in china) but seems that will work well for other tools including my planner and as it is for home use should be very usefull.

well these are my opinions and only time will tell

LNG24

I have a brand new Ridgid Miter Saw Stand still in box w/plastic wrapped around it. Asking $125. Located in LaGrangeville, NY 12540

Chris G

Wooohooo! I found it!

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samthedog

I have the bosch. I like it alot as it's solid and comes with rollers and stops. It is easy to adjust however the knobs are prone to breaking in really cold weather (-15 - -20 C)