Band Saw Stands

[Rusty McDonald]

I was looking around for a way to set up my DeWalt and found this thing. Has anyone used it or tried it?

http://www.absoluteengineering.com/vertikut/index.htm

 

[Wayne Coe]

I've seen blacksmiths that have built similar deals and think that I remember seeing one on a post quite a while back. They are quite simple just a ridged frame to clamp the porta-band to. I think that the first one I saw just used a large hose clamp to hold the saw to the frame.

 

[MLazyB]

Rusty,
I built my on that principal for my Dewalt. It works great. I think the only reason I didn't order one from them was I had the material laying around the shop. It was super simple to build.

Bing

MLazyB Custom Knives

 

[EdCaffreyMS]

Rusty,

I had a friend here in town who purchased one of those for his dewalt saw....he brought it to my shop, in hope of making it more study. We welded a couple of supports on it, trying to make it stouter....but within a week he was back asking if I could build a stand for him.

For the price they want for that stand, I personally think it's a rip-off. The only thing that holds the saw to it are the table screws, and it flexes all over the place.

Here's some pics of the stand that I built for mine. The Dewalt saw is pretty easy to build a stand for....

 

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Nick Wheeler had a nice clean & stout design too, very similar to Ed's

 

[Steven Kelly]

I mounted mine to the wall. Now it's out of the way and doesn't take up any valuable bench space..

 

[timekeeper]

This might seem a little strange, but I just put mine in my bench vise and tighten on the handle. Then it goes back under the bench when not in use. Nice and simple.

 

[JAG]

I bought this one and it is built like a tank!!

http://www.swagoffroad.com/Porta_band_Modular_Mount_Product.html

Troy is a great guy to deal with as well.