Neilthecarpenter
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I have a dewalt hate it and a saw helper. Like it but bulky. What's your favorite custom made? I think I should just make one. Any ideas?
Mitre saw stand
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Neilthecarpenter said:
You could look at this one...
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/kapex-mitre-station-video/
Peter
Peter Parfitt,
How dare you put a mitre saw on your table, a table of that quality should have and antique clock on it not a saw, worse still is your suggesting someone puts a Dewalt on it, sacrilege absolute sacrilege.
Having watched your video I noticed you had loads of video's, started watching them and now I am hooked, you should be put up for an Oscar
Regards
Pixel
How dare you put a mitre saw on your table, a table of that quality should have and antique clock on it not a saw, worse still is your suggesting someone puts a Dewalt on it, sacrilege absolute sacrilege.
Having watched your video I noticed you had loads of video's, started watching them and now I am hooked, you should be put up for an Oscar
Regards
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Pixel said:
Gosh - Many thanks. [embarassed]
The oak faced drawer fronts are just left over bits from another bit of work. The frame is made from some odds and ends of ash. I never throw any piece of wood away - it will sit in the workshop, often being tripped over until it or part of it gets used. It is only when the leftovers are too small or the weather gets really cold that I then remove wood from the workshop to go on the fire.
Cheers.
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I mount my Kapex on a Dewalt stand with the Fastcap Best Fence system. I need something portable, since I work in my garage and have to set up and break down fairly quickly. It works great. Fastcap has mounting adapters made specifically for the Kapex. I can't imagine a system that combines the speed of setup with stability and accuracy.
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Pixel said:
Merci Beaucoup mon ami.
Peter
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Hi Peter,
I finally got my Kapex and slowly gather material to build your awesome stand. I have a question regarding the structure and would like your opinion. I was thinking of altering your plan slightly to suit my shop needs. As I'm cramped for space id was thinking of removing the middle divider and using shelves with slides. I wanted to my CT 26 in side and put cupboard doors on front and room to run the 36mm house thru the back to the saw. The question I have is if I remove the middle support on the cabinet would the cabinet to structurally strong enough to support the weight? or should I beef up the structure.
I didn't really want to change the over all dimension as i would like the height to still align with MFT table and I didn't want that big a gap between the crown stops and the side support.
Just curious on your thought on what you would do. I haven't order building material yet but I'm currently waiting on castors and drawers guides to arrive.
cheers
I finally got my Kapex and slowly gather material to build your awesome stand. I have a question regarding the structure and would like your opinion. I was thinking of altering your plan slightly to suit my shop needs. As I'm cramped for space id was thinking of removing the middle divider and using shelves with slides. I wanted to my CT 26 in side and put cupboard doors on front and room to run the 36mm house thru the back to the saw. The question I have is if I remove the middle support on the cabinet would the cabinet to structurally strong enough to support the weight? or should I beef up the structure.
I didn't really want to change the over all dimension as i would like the height to still align with MFT table and I didn't want that big a gap between the crown stops and the side support.
Just curious on your thought on what you would do. I haven't order building material yet but I'm currently waiting on castors and drawers guides to arrive.
cheers
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Cross-cut Canuck said:
I think that it will work fine but make sure that you do not reduce the cross section of the rails that go across the front and back at the top and bottom. Also remember that a lot of the strength will come from the MDF used to form the back and so you should ensure that this remains in your plan.
Good luck and post a picture when it is done.
Peter
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Canuck
Great portable stand! I did the same thing when I first got the Kapex. I then bought extra Dewalt supports that allows me the ability to swap out my three saws without having to adjust the height or the fence. Plus it's easier to store the wings without the crown wings attached.[attachimg=1]
Great portable stand! I did the same thing when I first got the Kapex. I then bought extra Dewalt supports that allows me the ability to swap out my three saws without having to adjust the height or the fence. Plus it's easier to store the wings without the crown wings attached.[attachimg=1]
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Have you not owned these long enough that you still have all the hardware for the material supports? These drive me nuts, rather they loose their nuts in the back of my truck bed. I've bought replacements and tried some lock nuts etc but there just too many eventually loose/missing parts.
My solution will be to get the dewalt sawhorse with the same brackets that mount to the saws but support wings by simple wooden adjustable legs that swing down from below the material support themselves. The metal would be smaller in the truck and the wings would be the same length but thicker. Most of the rail on the long supports doesn't get used anyway no?
similar to yall as is…
Have you not owned these long enough that you still have all the hardware for the material supports? These drive me nuts, rather they loose their nuts in the back of my truck bed. I've bought replacements and tried some lock nuts etc but there just too many eventually loose/missing parts.
My solution will be to get the dewalt sawhorse with the same brackets that mount to the saws but support wings by simple wooden adjustable legs that swing down from below the material support themselves. The metal would be smaller in the truck and the wings would be the same length but thicker. Most of the rail on the long supports doesn't get used anyway no?
similar to yall as is…
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Yes it's a pain to keep track of loose parts but the compact storage out weighs the inconvenience for me.
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Curt Boyer said:
I'm pretty sure I got the idea from one of your previous posts!
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I have a very small shed to so everything needs to be as compact as possible.
Therefore I modified a DeWalt DE7035 work stand to house my Kapex. (Love these things BTW)
To make sure it's the same height as my MFT/3 I trimmed the legs a bit.
To further decrease it's footprint I also trimmed off the excess width of the beam.
When the Kapex is mounted direclty to the brackets, the legs of the stand don't butt up to the wall, wasting space in the back.
So I put the Kapex on an MDF top which allowed me to position the saw any way I wanted. Now I can place both the saw and the stand right against the wall, saving precious floor space.
The result is compact, portable and surprisingly stable.
[attachimg=1][attachimg=2]
Therefore I modified a DeWalt DE7035 work stand to house my Kapex. (Love these things BTW)
To make sure it's the same height as my MFT/3 I trimmed the legs a bit.
To further decrease it's footprint I also trimmed off the excess width of the beam.
When the Kapex is mounted direclty to the brackets, the legs of the stand don't butt up to the wall, wasting space in the back.
So I put the Kapex on an MDF top which allowed me to position the saw any way I wanted. Now I can place both the saw and the stand right against the wall, saving precious floor space.
The result is compact, portable and surprisingly stable.
[attachimg=1][attachimg=2]
