rolling mitersaw stand...

[Wichman3]

So, I have a mitersaw rolling stand, it came with one set of brackets for attaching a mitersaw, no additional brackets are available. The stand works great, I would just like to be able to have more brackets for additional tools.

    Currently I have a lunchbox planer on the brackets, this solved several issues quite nicely. I just don't want to keep unbolting and rebolting tools to the brackets.

 

   Have any of you done this; multiple brackets for multi tools? My shop is small (16 x 18 ) so space is a consideration.

 

There are several other stands with additional brackets available. I can afford the new stand and brackets, I just don't know if this is a viable solution.

 

Tools that I am thinking could be mounted on the stand:

mitersaw

metal chop saw

stationary beltsander

lunchbox planer

bandsaw

worklight

???

any comments or concerns with this concept?

[forty_caliber]

I mortised a couple of T-Tracks in the top of my work bench.  I have several tools that mount onto the bench this way. 

 

Reloading presse

Planer

Vise

Grinder

 

.40

[Smallpatch]

When I didn't have much room I set about installing swivel wheels under everything that has a motor and a few tables and carts that don't have motors. Welding is an important tool in my shop which lets me build instead of buying ready made things for my shop. If you don't weld already a mig welder turns any one in to a welder over night. Not just any mig welder for my mig welder has a tank which holds argon and co2 . this lets me weld without having to chip the flux off the welded portions.  oh and the flux coated wire is much higher priced than a roll of steel wire not coated. A person can get the cheaper unit that has to use flux coated welding wire and in return for the cheapness one has to beat on the weld until all the flux is gone before he can paint that surface...But did I say that flux coated wire is way up there in cost.

  Was this the reply you were thinking about?????

[Wichman3]

Smallpatch.....

 

Sigh

[lew]

Maybe adapt the stands to those flip type. Two tool on each stand

[Wichman3]

The idea is to have one stand. The stand can be rolled around the shop or outside during clear weather. Additionally, the idea is to have a single stand and multiple brackets, each with a separate tool mounted to it. The brackets lock to the frame of the stand, unlocking one tool and switching to another would be done in well under five minutes. here are two of the stands I'm looking at, each of the stands have extra brackets available.

 

https://www.harborfreight.com/550-lb-universal-aluminum-mobile-folding-miter-saw-stand-64751.html

 

https://toughbuilt.com/product/124-miter-saw-stand-based-on-c124

[Gene Howe]

Not sure mounting a planer on one of those stands would be a good idea. The other tools would probably do fine.

BTW, welcome to the world of tool change overs i.e. Shopsmth.

[Cal]

They were originally marketed for miter saws, so that would be a good choice.  As to a bandsaw, and some of the other small benchtop tools, they may not have a large enough footprint to mount to the brackets (just thinking out loud, haven't use one of these stands).

I have a couple metal working tools (vise, grinder, chop saw) that I have mounted to boards so that I can carry them to the workbench and clamp them in place to use, similar to 40 cal's up above.  I use a portable workbench very much like this HF model, and it works darned nice. 

https://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-steel-welding-table-61369.html

 

 

BTW - have you contacted the company directly for the stand that you already have to see if they would sell additional brackets as a replacement part?

Edited August 27, 2021 by Cal

[Wichman3]

Gene,    I have already mounted the planer to the stand and it works well. The biggest pro is that all the work surfaces are aligned with one another. I first mounted the planer to a workmate and used tables for in and out feed. aligning everything was a major pain.

 

Cal,   Mounting tools is not a problem, in the instructions it states that if a tool doesn't fit the brackets then use a piece of 3/4 plywood mounted to the brackets then the tool to the plywood.

   The stand I am using now is the mid grade HF stand, no additional brackets are available. The stands I gave links to have additional brackets that can be ordered.

 

 

I like the stand and like the ability to take it to another site, set it up and get to work. Since I have the stand I thought about additional tools mounted to it.

I do not like trying to reinvent the wheel and if a product is readily available to do the job why would I spend the time and energy to try to beat the engineers at their own game? Why buy the inexpensive HF dust collector and then spend enough money to just buy a better DC to make the HF unit into something else.

    I don't want to mount every tool that I have onto the saw stand, just a few of the smaller tools. I'm on the fence about the bench top bandsaw, it's table is 13 inches above the bench it sits on and that may put it to high to use comfortably ( and so safely ) on the saw stand.

   One of the issues with this sort of thing (buying a tool that has accessories) is if you don't get the accessories when you buy the tool, when you go back later the accessories aren't available any more. If I decide to pull the trigger on this, I need to get enough extra brackets to meet my current needs plus a couple of spares.  

[Gene Howe]

Looking at the HF stand, it looks like using the plywood like you suggested would be the answer. The rollers at each end would sure be handy, too.  Is the Tough Built one considerably more expensive? It looks a bit more rugged.

[Wichman3]

Gene,

   The Tough Built one is about the same amount of money, the additional brackets are slightly less expensive and the TB has two rollers on each side.

I've been using the planer to dress some 1 x 12 x 6ft fence boards, so far working like a champ with no stability issues.

[HARO50]

I have one like the HF one, and can tell you that the clamps are next to useless. Break very easily! Much prefer the look of the screw activated ones!

[Smallpatch]

I'm sorry Wichman3 I got carried away thinking about what all I have made using the mig welder and if its one tool that will add so much to a shop its the mig welder. Also when a person says they have to go by cost when thinking of branching out that should have put a stop to my post right there, but if you happen to have a rich kin die and leave you something then you need to keep your thinking cap on and dream a little..none of these things could have bee built without that one machine.

 

 

And by the way all my bicycle wheel whirly gigs are still running and most are 10 years old or more. I packed the bearings with automotive wheel bearing goo and I suppose that was the right thing to do.

 

 

Plus every machine in my shop sits on home made swivel wheel  carts the mig helped me build.

[John Morris]

Not trying to be a smarty here wichman, are you invested in all the machinery you need at this point, or could a Shopsmith help in any way?

Please don't "sigh" me. 

[Wichman3]

On 8/28/2021 at 9:40 AM, John Morris said:

Not trying to be a smarty here wichman, are you invested in all the machinery you need at this point, or could a Shopsmith help in any way?

Please don't "sigh" me. 

John,   I just saw this last night. I've got pretty much everything I need at this point. One reason I don't want a shopsmith is the tablesaw, it has a 1 1/4 arbor, I have all the blades I'll need with 5/8 arbors (they fit both the mitersaw and tablesaw that I have). I just looked at the shopsmith site and wow that's a lot of pricetag. And the shopsmith scrollsaw is out of stock.  

    I ordered the Toughbuilt stand and I have it and five sets of brackets, so far.

    I've attached the mitersaw and the planer to brackets and so far so good.  I'm waiting for the end of the market season to attach any more tools to brackets. 

[Cal]

Looks like a good setup Wichman.

[FlGatorwood]

Just a note about Shopsmith.  Unless you are wealthy, don't buy new from the factory.  A used one can be easily repaired and put into running condition.  And, you can get 5/8" bore table saw blades and arbors.  If you have an interest, look through Facebook market or eBay or some place such as that.  A good deal with the headstock, bandsaw and maybe a jointer or scroll saw can often be found, depending on location, for $500 to $900.  You just have to be local mostly.  And, they are so easy to load into a pickup truck.  Move the headstock to one end.  Pick up the light end and place into the truck.  Move the headstock back to the loaded end.  Then pick up the light end and push the remainder into the truck or trailer.  

 

The one thing that I dislike about a Shopsmith is the tilting table.  I much prefer the flat table with a tilting blade.  Just MHO.  

[Gene Howe]

On 10/2/2021 at 6:59 PM, FlGatorwood said:

The one thing that I dislike about a Shopsmith is the tilting table.  I much prefer the flat table with a tilting blade.  Just MHO.  

Me too! but, we can't have it all, can we? 

I seldom need to tilt the table, though. Up to 1" thick, I use a router for bevels. Even 45°s.  With jigs, wider and/or odd bevels on the "Smith" aren't too difficult. 

The tilting table and fence is sure handy in the Drill press mode, though. 

Edited October 5, 2021 by Gene Howe

[FlGatorwood]

No complaints here since it is all I will ever have.  When someone wants something with an angle cut, I can do it, but it seems awkward to me.  But, I am thankful that I have a Shopsmith.  I can do so many things with just one machine and it is a durable piece of equipment.  And, parts are normally readily available.  How many others can say that?  

[Cal]

18 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

And, parts are normally readily available.  How many others can say that?  

 

Don't need to say that Steve, had my Jet TS for about 25 years... it hasn't broken yet!

 

Just messin' with you my friend!