Kapex & Dewalt Stand

Chris Rosenberger said:
I then drilled another in each piece that lined up with the mounting holes that are just behind the fence on the rear of the saw & added a wood block on the bottom of the bracket for the T knob to tighten against. 
         
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I am glad to see you took the extra time to bolt the saw to the bracket. It would be a shame seeing it hit the floor from that height.

I am jealous that you guys are catching up enough to play with new toys already. I am so far backlogged that I can't even think of it. It isn't that I don't have time to do the simple setup on the vacuum clamp, but it would mean cleaning off my MFT, which is about a foot deep with crap.
 
Chris Rosenberger said:
Rick, some of use have to buy our tools. ;D

I had to get it on the stand so I could use it on some paying jobs.
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You left before I got my truck loaded, but the joke I made over at WoodNet turned out to be true after all. Over the top of the fenders and I had to leave the tailgate down to boot. 
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Rick Christopherson said:
I am jealous that you guys are catching up enough to play with new toys already. I am so far backlogged that I can't even think of it. It isn't that I don't have time to do the simple setup on the vacuum clamp, but it would mean cleaning off my MFT, which is about a foot deep with crap.
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That nothing Rick, my MFT has about three feet of crap, I'm not kidding. Are doing a manual for the vacuum clamp? I'd love to see pics when you get it set up.

Chris, how d you like the DeWalt stand? BTW, you the only guy I've ever heard to not love the Sawhelper. I feel bad for your poor Kapex stuck on the POS DeWalt.  [poke]  ;D
 
Nice. 

I went all out and got the Kapex table for mine.  I am trying to figure out a way to keep the saw mounted to the table and make the table easily portable.  I am all ready tired of 2 trips and 2 knobs and screws.
 
I had a mft/3 so the kapex on its mft made sense.  Now for an easier way to move all that around!!
 
WarnerConstCo. said:
I had a mft/3 so the kapex on its mft made sense.  Now for an easier way to move all that around!!
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Hire some kid to lug it around for you, if you're lucky he'll stick it for a week.
 
Brice Burrell said:
WarnerConstCo. said:
I had a mft/3 so the kapex on its mft made sense.  Now for an easier way to move all that around!!
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Hire some kid to lug it around for you, if you're lucky he'll stick it for a week.
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I am not sure I would be ok with someone else dragging my 1700 bucks around?!?
 
Chris

Many thanks for that DeWalt review. It came at exactly the right time for me, as I was looking at that same stand and wondering how compatible it was with the Kapex.

Whilst I was researching mitre saw stands, I found a video review (lasting 10mins 50sec) which might be of interest for FOG members. Entitled Miter-Saw-Stand Madness, "Mike Guertin explains the classes of miter-saw stands and demonstrates their benefits".

The DeWalt is featured, along with stands by Sawhelper, Hitachi, Sawhelper, Craftsman, Bosch etc.

Forrest

 
My friend has his kapex on the Bosch stand, it is a nice stand but, it takes up a bunch of room.

One of the benifits of these tools is the small amount of space they take up.

 
But as you can see in Scotland our houses are tiny to say the least and a stand like this is priceless [big grin]
 
The Dewalt stand is no 75lb MFT, but it is a rocking, portable 35lb handy little guy.

It folds up to about 5.5' x 7"x7" total, I can hang it on two hooks on the side of my trailer.  I can cut 16' long 2x6 stock on it - fully supported.  It sets up in a minute and breaks down in as much time.  It's simple to carry one-handed with NO effort.  It has a very comfortable handle.

The saw mounts on to it in seconds, I have two miter saws with mounts - they can both be mounted on the stand at the same time if you wanted.

It is sturdy, stable and cheap (can be had for as low as $150 or so easily).

Dewalt makes some POS tools, but  their miter saw stand is not one of them.  If you green snobs want a stand that can be used and doesn't have to be babied, look no further than the Dewalt.

And I'm no Dewalt pusher, usually the opposite.  Maybe most folks here have the wherewithal to buy only green stuff, but don't give the others here bad information about a good product just because it's not Green.

JT
 
Chris Rosenberger said:
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I also have a Saw Helper stand that I use on large jobs. I will work that one out later.
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Chris,

I have a Saw Helper and got a Kapex a few weeks ago.  I'm wrestling with the best way of mounting it since SawHelper is no longer in business.    Some folks recommended custom brackets, that seems like a hassle.  I was thinking of an enlarged table with the wings attached to the ends of the table rather than the saw.  (Maybe something like the ones at the bottom of this page: http://www.garymkatz.com/ToolReviews/ad_e_sawstand.html.)  I'm interested to see what you come up with.

Regards,

Dan.

 
Julian,

I don't remember anybody trashing the Dewalt stand.  This is Festool forum so it might be appropriate to talk about Festools.  We talk good and bad about them.  We make fun of ourselves and use the phrases like "the slippery slope" and "green koolaid" to poke fun at ourselves.

But please, we are NOT snobs.  We're fans and connoisseurs.   ;D

Peter
 
Julian Tracy said:
...Maybe most folks here have the wherewithal to buy only green stuff, but don't give the others here bad information about a good product just because it's not Green.

JT
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Julian,

I've been a member of FOG and talkFestool (another Festool related forum) for a long time.   AFAIK, NO ONE buys only Festool.   Like most people, I buy Festool when it meets my needs better.  For example, I looked at the MFT/Kapex, but decided that a SawHelper was better for my needs, so I bought a nice used one.  Each to his own.

Regarding Dewalt, I dislike the company intensely.  That said, some of their products are pretty good - like their lunch box planer (which I own).

Regards,

Dan.
 
Dan Clark said:
Julian Tracy said:
...Maybe most folks here have the wherewithal to buy only green stuff, but don't give the others here bad information about a good product just because it's not Green.

JT
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Julian,

Regarding Dewalt, I dislike the company intensely.  That said, some of their products are pretty good - like their lunch box planer (which I own).

Regards,

Dan.
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i am another one who does not like dewalt.  still have the 10 and  12 chop I use as a kick around saw, and the small table say which has several broken and fallen off pieces but it still works.  other wise all my other dewalt stuff is in shop in a box or gave it away.  started with them about 12 years ago and just  did not have good luck.  have a lot of bosch, makita, old porter cable, and milwalkee.  all very good tools.  but over the last several years have really been impressed with festool and what it can do for my needs.  and they make it happen.  yes I have had issues and they have been addressed and total customer satisfacation.  but overall I give them  5 stars!  with a max of 5 stars..

 
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