(Part 2) Best power tool stands & mobile bases according to redditors

I've been contemplating making one also. I need a bit of a work bench, but don't have much space right now until my living situation changes.

So... The box stores and Amazon have saw horses. There's a particular model which allows you to sink a 2x4 into a notch in them, making them super stable. From there, you can put a piece of wood on top of those 2x4's. Drill a hole, there you go.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYESKG3

For padding, I'm bouncing around a couple of ideas. Get a mattress topper and cut the appropriate hole into it. Throw it on when you're using table for milking, when I'm using it as a workbench, it's not there. I saw some padded bed rails recently which would also work. The other thought was to make removable pads and use tabs with button snaps on the underside of the table. I also plan to put eye straps on the underside as restraint points.

This is my winter project.

It is an accessory for these plastic folding sawhorses.

They fit over the ends to allow you to hold round items like pipes or dowels.

I have them. :)

Correct. Steelex D1060 pocket guide.

https://www.amazon.com/Steelex-D1060-Pocket-Hole-Guide/dp/B0000DD1KN

Get these folding work table saw horses

My Local HWS had them on sale this week for $20 each.. I need a set for working on my garage doors.. I had a choice of Harbor Freight plastic POS horses for $14 or these for a bit more. They are Awesome.

/u/reflected_shadow is correct. Specifically they are called "dogs" and are used for holding whatever you are working on.

this page shows them in use, at least in one picture.

If it's this saw I'm not sure you can easily add a new fence to it. It looks like the current track is molded into the top. You may be able to drill some holes for a new fence and rail but without having the new one in hand it would be difficult to tell.

Something like this stand might be a good option if you can still find one.

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWST11155-Metal-Folding-Sawhorse/dp/B01B01EDEG

Oops! Sorry, was going to recompose my comment and deleted it just as you were replying. I do back extensions off of a sawhorse with a padded board screwed to the top. I hook my feet under my jerk stands. It gets the job done (barely), but I'm also looking to upgrade to a better option myself.

Edit: In case anyone's wondering, I had recommended getting something to do back extensions on. Not necessarily a fancy GHD...just something simple.

Edit 2: I'd also like to take this opportunity to say that, despite the multiple 4/5 star reviews, this Hico sawhorse blows chunks -- at least for doing hypers off of.

Similar ones on Amazon - Here's a link

Found this

Silverline 675120 Roller Stand Adjustable, 685-1080 mm https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000LFVGZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rAXgDbTXJFWYF

If you have a welder, id recommend building something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Wood-fired-Blacksmith-Forge-Fullsize-Blower/dp/B012DTO0TC/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=wood+forge&qid=1572103745&sr=8-4

I had one of those. Had to sell it when we were taking care of my dad when he got terminal cancer.

I set it all up, put a piece of pine 2x4 in it and it was horrible. Fiddled with it, never got it working right. Moved on to other projects. Revisited it one day. Tried it on a piece of very hard oak. Cut like butter, clean & smooth surfaces inside the mortise. I was amazed. Sadly I didn't get to make anything with it before life happened.

Pro-tip from an amateur: cheap mortisers are like cheap beginners guitars. You'll spend forever setting it up, and it'll still be a piece of shit when you're done.

This is the one I had, and it was awesome: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J0UTL6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_-0u0Ab4TFF96B

I have the JET mobile tool base on my big, heavy Powermatic 66 and it works really well. I have a garage shop with everything mobile and pushed against the wall when not in use. The TS gets rolled out nearly every time I work and the base rolls really easily and locks solidly with two front foot pedals.

I went with this base: https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Adjustable-Mobile-Capacity-Universal/dp/B01H225M0Q/ref=sr_1_1

It's ok, pretty much the same thing as the shopfox base. My shop is pretty large and I don't plan on moving it too much, so I wasn't super concerned with something overly robust.

Pretty sure those plans came from a wood working mag but whateves

What's your budget and space requirements? Reason I ask is that in case your time is worth something more than the cart is. There is this option

Portamate PM-8000 Portacube STR Miter Saw Work Station, Orange/Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY0O144/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_UUGJAbDQZ1KCD

I don't know how well it works or whatever but it's basically the same concept just premanufactured and flipsthe saw put of the way for a decent work space. If for nothing else, you could just copy it.

PS don't kill me guys, some people prefer to have their weekend and a cart rather than make their cart at the sacrifice of a weekend. I personally didn't do it this way but a part of me wishes I had and I only have a 1 car garage.

I've been thinking about picking up a set of these Trojan Sawhorses. We have 2 sets of flimsy plastic folding horses, 4 large and overly heavy duty tall stands, and 4 small overly heavy duty short stands. All the heavy stands stay at the shop, unless we are unloading a truck load of wood for a deck job. The plastic ones are sometimes not big enough for our needs. What I like about the Trojan sawhorses, is that you can make them as big as you want. I love the idea of using 12-16' long 2xs to stack dozens of pieces of trim after painting/staining/clear coating.

I would imagine it's the same. This DeWalt table is marketed as Stanley in Europe.

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-Express-Folding-Workbench/dp/B076S565G9