Kapex extension question

[Tom Turrill]

Have a question for everybody that is using the Kapex 120.  I am in the market looking for a new mitre saw since my Dewalt 12 sliding is giving me problems.  Who is using the Left and Rt extensions on their saw and is it really work the 700.00 for both sides.  I do a fair amount of trim work and need to cross cut quite a bit and need this to be portable going job to job and I have read Brice's review and see that he uses this setup.  Any input is appreciated.

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Have a question for everybody that is using the Kapex 120.  I am in the market looking for a new mitre saw since my Dewalt 12 sliding is giving me problems.  Who is using the Left and Rt extensions on their saw and is it really work the 700.00 for both sides.  I do a fair amount of trim work and need to cross cut quite a bit and need this to be portable going job to job and I have read Brice's review and see that he uses this setup.  Any input is appreciated.

I got my Kapex second hand. The seller also had the Kapex MFT and extensions for sale, but I didn't take them. That very evening I started a project which involved cutting 14ft lengths of 2"x1" pine into short accurate lengths.

By the end of the evening I wished I'd got the extensions, with their useful stop flags and tape measures, and I went back and bought them two days later!

I didn't get the MFT though, as I liked the idea of mounting the Kapex and its extensions to the DeWalt stand. I liked the idea because there would only be one item with four legs to shift about the place. With the MFT Kapex and the legs from the extensions, you effectively have three separate units (joined rather delicately) and eight legs on the ground, and you can't easily shuffle the contraption around the place. Also, there are four additional legs to trip over!

See the thread Kapex & Dewalt Stand for photos of the DeWalt stand and quite a lengthy discussion on the merits of using various other types of stand with the Kapex.

Forrest

 

[rnt80]

Tom, I built my extensions based on a design by Gary Katz.  I've used them quite a bit and love them.  They are attached to the crown stops so they are easily removeable and light enough to take with me on site.  The material cost was around $150, much of that tied up in the kreg fence system that I use.  If you don't use that then the cost could be substantially lower.

 

[peter halle]

Tom,

I am going to add a question for those who have have the extensions. Are the legs adjustable in case the terrain is not flat?  I don't think so, but...

Peter

 

[Forrest Anderson]

I am going to add a question for those who have have the extensions. Are the legs adjustable in case the terrain is not flat?  I don't think so, but...

Peter

Up to a point. Here is a parts diagram:

Notice how the leg fits into bracket 7, and is secured by thumbscrew 8.

You can slide the leg in and out of the bracket to fine-tune the levelness of the extension, but as you can imagine, there's not much in the way of adjustment.

The whole 8-leg setup is designed for a continuous flat floor, and not for rough ground, That's another advantage of using an all-in-one four-legged stand like the DeWalt.

Forrest

 

[Tom Turrill]

Hey guys thanks for all of your input.  Now I need to decide when to go drop the $$$$ and get the good stuff!!!!

 

[mwhafner]

I haven't bought the Kapex extensions, and likely won't.  They are very innovative design, but seem a little fragile for general use.  If you are just using them for trim, they would be fine. 

I built a set roughly based on Eiji Fuller's and neilc's design.  I have used them with the Rigid MSUV, the Ryobi stand, and the DeWalt stand.  I used Woodpecker's Super Track as a fence, and Kreg FlipStops.  So far, I have been very pleased and they have held up pretty well.  I will probably build a new set in the next couple of months, but only to make a couple of enhancements.  I would like to make them about a foot longer, have a couple inches larger bed, and will include a couple of T-Tracks for continuous crown stops.

 

[rnt80]

Is there anything in the design that allows for the fence to be moved behind the fence of the Kapex so that there isn't one, continuous long edge that the stock pushes up against?

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Is there anything in the design that allows for the fence to be moved behind the fence of the Kapex so that there isn't one, continuous long edge that the stock pushes up against?

YOu have some play in the crown stop extensions but, I don't know how far back you are talking about.