Does anyone have personal experience using this rolling stand?

[Ken Nagrod]

Just wondering if anyone owns or has used this DeWalt rolling table saw stand.  It seems like the best one out there for use with a portable table saw or something else, like maybe a portable planer.  I already found out you can't use it with a miter saw.
It's really light at 33 lbs., supposedly easy to transport around, can hold 200 lbs., goes up and down stairs easily without damaging treads like the Bosch does.
I was wondering about how it sets up, whether you need to remove the saw by the quick lock mounts and then set it up, then mount the saw back or can you just leave it attached and pull the legs out and up it goes.

http://www.dewalt.com/tools/machinery-portable-table-saws-dw7440rs.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW7440RS-Rolling-Saw-Stand/dp/B0019VKEM8/ref=pd_cp_hi_2

 

[Alan m]

hi ken . dont know about this yet but it could be on my list . why does the bosch damage threads.
why cant you mount a chop saw to it.
a lunch box planer would be nice on top of it

 

[Ken Nagrod]

One of the reviewers on Amazon.com ordered it to mount his miter saw.  He said that when he inquired with DeWalt they told him it couldn't be done, not to attempt it.  He didn't listen.  He got the stand and said his saw was being blocked by that black stabilizer foot and if you remove it, you can't stand up the stand (does that make sense the way I put it?)  Also his miter saw sat too low on that stand and there is no height adjustment.

The Bosch rolling stand has curved plates attached to the tube frame that allow it to swing up into position for use and swing down for transport.  Stupid design in my opinion because the wheels don't extend even close enough past those curved arms.  That's why the arms hit the treads before the wheels as you go up or down stairs and you can't just change the wheels to something larger in diameter.  They would be huge and then the side with the leveling feet would need to be raised to match the height added by the larger wheels --- bad design.

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tools/Pages/BoschProductDetail.aspx?pid=TS2000

 

[Alan m]

could you mount the chop saw by rotating it 90 degrees and use it from the end. the height issue i cant fix unless you put a box structure in between

 

[Ken Nagrod]

could you mount the chop saw by rotating it 90 degrees and use it from the end. the height issue i cant fix unless you put a box structure in between

Yes, but that seems like a lot of work and "Rube Goldberg ing" to accomplish what you want.  DeWalt should just make a model similar, for the miter saws.

 

[Julian Tracy]

You wouldn't want to mount a miter saw to it - it's too darn low.

I had one, in some ways it's nice, in others, just ok.  I like to be able to roll my table saw around on site so that I can relocate, or roll it into the garage at night.

It's very sturdy and certainly looks nice if you have the Dewalt TS.

The Bosch gravity stand is a nice design, though the stock wheels and axles have a lot of play to them, so it's a tad wobbly at the wheels.

One thing that's nice about the design is that you can wheel it up to the pickup truck tailgate, swing it around backwards, lay the handle on the tailgate and then simply lift and pivot up the bottom of the saw - it glides right in.

It also rides stairs nicely with the designed-in stair runners.  (That's the purpose - it's not a design flaw...)

I certainly wouldn't run it up a finished set of treads, but for up and down the basement or a roughed in house it's great.

Julian

 

[Lettusbee]

While you could build a box and mount a miter saw on it, it would be goofy.  I use the stand for my DW745 table saw, and love it.  However, if I didn't have the trailer with ramp door, it wouldn't be as nifty.  It is definitely more secure/stable than plywood on saw horses.  The saw stays attached to the stand during transport.  No need to remove the saw just to relocated the setup.

It uses the same attachment brackets that their miter saw stands use, and the saw is easy to remove if necessary.  About the only time I'll pull the saw from the stand is if I want to carry the saw into a basement to use.  I think that has only happened once in the past year. 

 

[Ken Nagrod]

While you could build a box and mount a miter saw on it, it would be goofy.  I use the stand for my DW745 table saw, and love it.  However, if I didn't have the trailer with ramp door, it wouldn't be as nifty.  It is definitely more secure/stable than plywood on saw horses.  The saw stays attached to the stand during transport.  No need to remove the saw just to relocated the setup.

It uses the same attachment brackets that their miter saw stands use, and the saw is easy to remove if necessary.  About the only time I'll pull the saw from the stand is if I want to carry the saw into a basement to use.  I think that has only happened once in the past year. 

First, your an old member so you're only getting a half welcome for your first post  [big grin], but thanks for the reply and I'd like to know if it's necessary to remove the portable table saw before setting up the DeWalt rolling stand and to fold it back up.  It looks like it would be necessary, but I just want some confirmation from someone who uses it.  Thanks! Oh and  [welcome]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

That is too much stuff to drag out.

 

[Lettusbee]

Thanks for the half welcome!  I've lurked here so much, I kinda didn't realize that was my first post.

When it's time to roll up, just tilt the stand/saw up onto the black stabilizer, fold the legs in, and roll the whole unit around as one.  It's as easy to move as an empty hand truck. 

And yes, Warner,  that is way too much crap to roll out every day.  That wasn't an everyday occurence.  When I got a look at that set up from the street, I thought the same thing, and decided to snap a picture.