I used mine Tuesday. Hauled it and MFT style top 3 hours away to cut laminated door glass on site to avoid trip to measure and return. I love mine, definitely great for 68 year old tired of hoisting full sheets of MDF or plywood, MUCH easier on the spine.
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If you watch the Sedge video and aren't completely sold on the STM 1800 then it's not the right tool for you.
I watched that video and soon after purchased the STM 1800. It really fit my needs for breaking down a kitchen's worth of cabinets.
And it's been great as an assembly/finishing table with a piece of MDF on top.
It was a back saver when I needed to cut a dozen 3/4" BB 4'x8' sheets solo. Those are a pain in the back to lift solo onto the MFT or sawhorses. The STM I just roll it over to my stack, tip it, slide the sheet edge onto it and then flip up. Minimal effort.
And after I rip a 2' section off the 8' sheet I wheel the cart to my MFT and slide it to my crosscutting setup. No lifting/twisting required.
When I bring home sheets loaded in the back of my F150 they slide right onto the STM 1800 when it's at full height. Easy peasy.
When I don't need it, I can collapse it and shove it in a corner.
I watched that video and soon after purchased the STM 1800. It really fit my needs for breaking down a kitchen's worth of cabinets.
And it's been great as an assembly/finishing table with a piece of MDF on top.
It was a back saver when I needed to cut a dozen 3/4" BB 4'x8' sheets solo. Those are a pain in the back to lift solo onto the MFT or sawhorses. The STM I just roll it over to my stack, tip it, slide the sheet edge onto it and then flip up. Minimal effort.
And after I rip a 2' section off the 8' sheet I wheel the cart to my MFT and slide it to my crosscutting setup. No lifting/twisting required.
When I bring home sheets loaded in the back of my F150 they slide right onto the STM 1800 when it's at full height. Easy peasy.
When I don't need it, I can collapse it and shove it in a corner.
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been using the heck out of mine,
By sheet goods back up my truck I can slide them right out of my truck on to the STM no issues at all makes it easy for a beat up old 67 yo geezer
Plus using it as a cutting table,
Plus added some removable pieces of MDF to turn it into a assembly table,
and lowered the height and loaded some shop cabinets on it to screw backs on the cabinets and rolled them over to the seperate base and set them,
next week,
going to use it to domino some 1'x12" x 8' pine and glue and clamp together....
I very seldom use my MFTs for cross cutting anymore as
I use the STM with my GRS and PGs to rip and cross cut sheet goods.
It depends if it fits your needs. If it does its awesome if not its still awesome but not for you
By sheet goods back up my truck I can slide them right out of my truck on to the STM no issues at all makes it easy for a beat up old 67 yo geezer
Plus using it as a cutting table,
Plus added some removable pieces of MDF to turn it into a assembly table,
and lowered the height and loaded some shop cabinets on it to screw backs on the cabinets and rolled them over to the seperate base and set them,
next week,
going to use it to domino some 1'x12" x 8' pine and glue and clamp together....
I very seldom use my MFTs for cross cutting anymore as
I use the STM with my GRS and PGs to rip and cross cut sheet goods.
It depends if it fits your needs. If it does its awesome if not its still awesome but not for you
I have a hydraulic scissor lift cart for unloading sheet goods and moving them around the shop. I also use a 10' sliding table saw for cutting all of my sheet goods in the shop. When I'm working remotely, I rarely have to move material around a flat area, so I just setup sawhorses where the material is, size it with the TS55, assemble, and carry to the installation area. The STM 1800 would be an overpriced sawhorse for my needs, but it appears others have made substantial use of it remotely and in their main shops. I appreciate what you've shared.