Rick for something that heavy you need a quality mobile base but you know that don't you. I love that table saw. One like it would look good in my shop.
Shop Fox mobile base review
Hi all , I’m in the process of planning a way to insulate my garage (and Dan doesn’t believe I have one 
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so I am trying to make my big tools mobile , this way I can move things around as required and out of the way as I work on drywalling the ceiling .
My biggest headache is my General tablesaw , so I purchaced the Shop Fox mobile base with its required extension ,and assembled it today . You gotta love Amazon Prime , as it was a simple tap on the Ipad , and 48 hours later it’s on my back deck .
I would have to say for the price of around $200 with the extension, that it’s exceptable, but less than perfect .
I am so happy that I can actually move that monster now , it’s 540 pounds! I can hardly believe I can actually move it around now .
They consider the casters heavy duty , and if that’s so I’d hate to see light duty
If the floors not extremely clean , like your prepping for surgery , these casters put up a fight .
The rubber leveling feet are actually two pieces , so they actually hang by gravity as you roll your saw around . I wonder what would happen if you ran into a crack in the floor as there dragging on the floor as your moving it?
The stand without the extension is approx $100 Canadian , so you can’t expect it to be to heavy duty . Although reviews at Amazon say otherwise ?
As you look at the last picture , the front part of the extension is flexing . I think I could remove an inch off the bar that connects the extension, that it wouldn’t be as pronounced.
I bought a welder , and in the future my plan is to build a better mobile base with square tubing ,angle iron , and much larger casters and better rubber leveling feet .
I will use the Shop Fox for my General Disk sander instead . So it won’t be a total loss .
I’m feeling ambitious, so maybe I should install my Wixey digital gauge too
) , so I am trying to make my big tools mobile , this way I can move things around as required and out of the way as I work on drywalling the ceiling .
My biggest headache is my General tablesaw , so I purchaced the Shop Fox mobile base with its required extension ,and assembled it today . You gotta love Amazon Prime , as it was a simple tap on the Ipad , and 48 hours later it’s on my back deck
.I would have to say for the price of around $200 with the extension, that it’s exceptable, but less than perfect .
I am so happy that I can actually move that monster now , it’s 540 pounds! I can hardly believe I can actually move it around now .
They consider the casters heavy duty , and if that’s so I’d hate to see light duty
If the floors not extremely clean , like your prepping for surgery , these casters put up a fight .
The rubber leveling feet are actually two pieces , so they actually hang by gravity as you roll your saw around . I wonder what would happen if you ran into a crack in the floor as there dragging on the floor as your moving it?
The stand without the extension is approx $100 Canadian , so you can’t expect it to be to heavy duty . Although reviews at Amazon say otherwise ?
As you look at the last picture , the front part of the extension is flexing . I think I could remove an inch off the bar that connects the extension, that it wouldn’t be as pronounced.
I bought a welder , and in the future my plan is to build a better mobile base with square tubing ,angle iron , and much larger casters and better rubber leveling feet .
I will use the Shop Fox for my General Disk sander instead . So it won’t be a total loss .
I’m feeling ambitious, so maybe I should install my Wixey digital gauge too
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This is simular to what I would like to build in the future . Not sure, but I’d be tempted to add foot pads , as I just can’t see wheels holding the saw firm enough whether they lock or not .
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Rick,
I have the Delta base for my Unisaw - same as the photo, although the saw is an earlier model - and I'm guessing that the saw hasn't been moved more than a half dozen times in the 25 or so years it's been sitting in my shop, mostly to retrieve small parts that have been dropped and rolled underneath the saw cabinet - including the arbor nut once. I must say that it's pretty rigid but doesn't move easily. As you said, the rollers aren't that large so don't roll over debris well, but the two under the saw itself are fixed so there's a lot of maneuvering back and forth required in order to move it - a problem in my smallish shop. Usually, the size of the saw and shop layout dictate where the saw goes and it doesn't get moved a lot. If the assembly doesn't wobble while you're working, and you probably won't be moving it once your insulation/ceiling is installed, do you really need to build a base that will never get moved? Maybe look at beefing up the one you have?
Rick,
I have the Delta base for my Unisaw - same as the photo, although the saw is an earlier model - and I'm guessing that the saw hasn't been moved more than a half dozen times in the 25 or so years it's been sitting in my shop, mostly to retrieve small parts that have been dropped and rolled underneath the saw cabinet - including the arbor nut once. I must say that it's pretty rigid but doesn't move easily. As you said, the rollers aren't that large so don't roll over debris well, but the two under the saw itself are fixed so there's a lot of maneuvering back and forth required in order to move it - a problem in my smallish shop. Usually, the size of the saw and shop layout dictate where the saw goes and it doesn't get moved a lot. If the assembly doesn't wobble while you're working, and you probably won't be moving it once your insulation/ceiling is installed, do you really need to build a base that will never get moved? Maybe look at beefing up the one you have?
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Thanks for the ideas guys . This Shop Fox is way to light and I’m liking the fold up caster idea, but in my case this will probably only be moved a few more times in my life time . Although I have to say it’s sure nice being able to move it for cleaning purposes ,and my shops floors never looked so good
I just watched a video on the Rockler folding casters , and although to light for a table saw, they would be great for my work bench . Thanks Tom
I just watched a video on the Rockler folding casters , and although to light for a table saw, they would be great for my work bench . Thanks Tom
I really like this concept . But of course there in Europe , and the caster is kind of small for my liking . Not to mention there a small fortune for the heavier load capable ones .
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