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Folds up nicely, stores well in my van. The out feed table does need to be on flat ground to work properly. It's not a cabinet shop saw but it is not supposed to be. I have owned one of these for over 15 years. It had been beat up and gotten wet. Since I usually have a helper we will cope and do layout with the wood on this table to free up the miter saw.The out feed table is much easier to use and more stable than a freestanding roller stand.
I use it for routing, sanding, jig sawing etc.
Easy for one man to carry through doorways and up stairs.I have found I use it as much as a work table as I do a saw stand.
I will sometimes have to shim either the saw stand or the out feed table.It is very well built.
I'm a trim carpenter doing remodeling and use it every day.
Not a problem inside or in a garage but can be a little tricky on a sloped driveway.
In fact I will sometimes set it up and not put the saw in, just so I have a work surface.
It is faster to set up and more stable than my fold up saw horses.
I did replace the top on the out feed table with a piece of MDO.
It still worked fine but I got tired of looking at it.
I can set it up and break it down in less than a minute and the rolling version goes up a flight of stairs pretty easily. I loved it then and the one I have now is even better. I originally owned the first Rousseau saw stand back in 1986-87. The rip fence is easy to tune up and accurate to use. Though most punish I've give it was building site cabinets with 3/4" MDF and I had no problem handling the sheets (with a helper)at all. The outfeed table is a must have and if you are doing sheet goods, the rip extension gives it the capacity to cut 8' pieces. I have the router table extension but haven't used it yet. I'll let you know about that.Honestly, I sometimes take a job just so I can break it out and use it.
Very good stand, sturdy and large. If it had benn packaged with styrofoam covering this part, likely it would have been prevented. Nice fence but a bit on the shorter side, but will make an auxillary fence to fix this. The only real problem I had was the shipping, the table top had a gouge in it because of damage. Amazon did make good on this with a partial refund though. Overall very pleased with the stand.
It may be light compared to competition, but you'll still be making several trips from your van/truck to your setup area. trust me on this :) For some reason the ST's are no longer sold by Amazon, so you may have to go elsewhere.Otherwise. This thing isn't light, nor is it cheap, but it is by far the best job site setup I've ever used. The ones that are linked to from this page and have the "other people bought." are not necessarily the correct ones for this stand. This may still end up weighing the same, but it's in several pieces. I use it with the Bosch 4000 saw and the whole package really is quite good. They look exactly the same, but they won't fit.
It's easier to setup and breaks down into manageable sizes/weights. It's easy and quick to setup, though it's not light. skip the tables and such that come with the saw & manufacturer and use the Rousseau system. The fence is easy to adjust and reliably accurate time after time.The only thing to watch out for is the extensions. The 2775 requires the extensions with the ST ending, not the XL ending. For example, if you use the slick lift system & built-in extensions for the bosch your tool will weigh over 100lbs as one piece. You may be a strong dude or dudette, but you'll notice the difference after a few stairs.
To any body reading this review. After talking to rousseau, I found out that it's not the design that bad, it's actually my dewalt table saw thats the problem. They advised me that most people that have this saw, and I am finding this to probably be true, are either doing the hard fit or they are eliminating about 1/2" of the base of the saw (which by the way you probably won't miss). This is true. By the way. If you call rousseau they will help you with this problem. Eariler I rated the rousseau #2775 table saw stand with a (1) star rating because the directions are not real helpfull. The BASE on the table saw is only (1") smaller then the top, thus making it hard to fit into the stand without some effort (not rousseau's falt).
second I reported that the stand would not fit the Dewalt portable table saw with out twisting the saw to make it fit. I also blamed this on rousseau for A bad design. If someone else has a better idea let me or rousseau know please. You'll notice I have upgraded my rating.
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