I need to get a mobile base for my new Powermatic band saw. I would like to build one for it. Has anyone every used the 80/20 material to make one? I have never used it before and was wondering if it would work well. It weights around 400#. Any in site would be great. Thanks
80/20 mobile base
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nickao
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I would get this and call it a day.
https://www.amazon.com/Portamate-PM...8?ie=UTF8&qid=1476671361&sr=8-8&keywords=Band+saw+Mobile+Base
I have made things of 8020 extensively. The size profile you need will larger than most good bases made of steel or steel/aluminum(normally the corners benefit being steel). You are going to end up paying about the same as this, for something more cumbersome, probably not as good and definitely a whole lot more work.
This base here is overkill and should be a beauty for your machine. I wouldn't drop down to the next lower end unit from them though, for me the rating are over stated and anything 600 lbs plus really needs a base like this, not the PM 2500 version.
If you do go 8020 take a look at the 3030, it pretty solid., I just don't think anything smaller will be stiff enough:
https://8020.net/freetextsearch/search/result/?keyword=3030
Look here for how to build:
https://8020.net/university-assembly-tips
https://www.amazon.com/Portamate-PM...8?ie=UTF8&qid=1476671361&sr=8-8&keywords=Band+saw+Mobile+Base
I have made things of 8020 extensively. The size profile you need will larger than most good bases made of steel or steel/aluminum(normally the corners benefit being steel). You are going to end up paying about the same as this, for something more cumbersome, probably not as good and definitely a whole lot more work.
This base here is overkill and should be a beauty for your machine. I wouldn't drop down to the next lower end unit from them though, for me the rating are over stated and anything 600 lbs plus really needs a base like this, not the PM 2500 version.
If you do go 8020 take a look at the 3030, it pretty solid., I just don't think anything smaller will be stiff enough:
https://8020.net/freetextsearch/search/result/?keyword=3030
Look here for how to build:
https://8020.net/university-assembly-tips
