Grasshopper said:
I plan to mount my kapex on a dewalt stand (the smaller stand size). Does the dewalt come with the necessary bolts to mount the kapex? If not, what bolts are you guys using to mount the kapex to the dewalt brackets?
Any special instructions for getting it to mount?
Hi Grashopper, I recently did the exact same thing.
My motives were that I wanted better portability than the MFT Kapex and I wanted it to have a more "airy" feel.
Anyway, here's a few of my experiences mounting it to the small DeWalt stand:
- Everything you need to mount a Kapex should come with the stand. Here's what came with mine. (I actually didn't use any of the included hardware though)
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- The DeWalt mounting brackets come with 6 and 8mm bolts. The slots on the DeWalt mounting brackets are 8mm. The holes on the Kapex are 6mm. 4x M6 35mm bolts are included.
- When you just mount the Kapex on to the DeWalt brackets you'll notice the legs of the stand will be away from the wall. I wanted it so that both the stand and the back of the Kapex were right against the wall (for maximum space savings). I therefore put the Kapex on a board of 18mm MDF (66cm wide x 61cm deep).
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I then put the saw stand right against the wall and positioned the MDF board on to the DeWalt mounting brackets to mark my drill holes. I did some measuring and used threaded inserts for clean and easy mounting of the saw to the board/stand.
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The end result is this:
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It turned out great. It's stable, the footprint is pretty minimal and I like the weight and portability.
Hope this was helpful to you.
