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Table Saw Stands

If you’re shopping around for your first table saw you’ve probably seen models that don’t come with stands on which to mount the saw. You’re asking yourself who in their right mind would get down on their hands and knees to operate a table saw? Even high end saws like the Makita 2703 and the Dewalt DW744 and Dewalt DW745 are sold without stands. Why?

Portable Bench Top Table Saw Stands

There are different types of table saws with the most basic being the benchtop table saw, or portable table saw as they are sometimes called. These saws are light enough that they can be picked up and moved around, which you can’t do with a top of the line 900 pound contractor saw! But some benchtop saws weigh as much as 90 pounds, which makes them a bit hefty to carry. However not everyone needs maximum portability with these saws. If you are going to be using the saw in your basement or garage workshop most of the time, weight doesn’t matter that much. If you are a contractor who uses your saw on jobsites or an experienced handyman who spends time helping out friends and relatives at their homes, weight is a big issue. To accommodate user preferences, there are both stationary stands and portable stands and some sellers eliminate the stand from their base offering so consumers can add whichever stand is more appropriate for their needs.

Stationary Table Saw Stands

With a stationary stand the benchtop table saw is usually bolted to the stand. Most low end benchtop table saws come with these kinds of stands and some are so flimsy and lightweight that experts recommend trashing them and purchasing a heftier aftermarket stand. Almost all aftermarket stands, although stationary, can be folded for easy storage and transport. Of course, this means you have to remove the saw and then lug it around. Dewalt sells the DW7440, which is a collapsible stand for use with the DW744 as well as a DW7450 for use with the DW745. However, these stands only work with Dewalts.

Bosch is an exception here as their hefty Bosch TS1001 is a fixed stand that also only works with Bosch saws. Proponents argue that the fixed design make it more stable. But Bosch also offers a folding style, the Bosch TS1000. Rousseau and Trojan are two high end aftermarket table stand manufacturers whose stands will accommodate a variety of different manufacturers’ table saws. The Skil 80092 is an inexpensive folding stand -- $65 on Amazon – that gets surprisingly good reviews. It also can be used with a variety of manufacturers’ models.

Portable Wheeled Table Saw Stands

If you really want to get the biggest bang for your aftermarket buck, consider the collapsible stands with attached wheels. With one of these that comes with a good set of wheels, you can drag your saw anywhere and easily load it and unload it. The stand everyone praises is the Bosch TS2000 Gravity Rise Wheeled Stand. If you check the reviews for portable stands, this model is almost universally recognized as the best portable jobsite table saw stand available. To move it all you do is flip a lever and give the handle a push and down it goes. To set it back up all you do is give the handle a gentle tug and up it comes. It retails for around $210. The Dewalt DW7440RS is similar in function to the Bosch but collapsing and reassembling is not as easy. At the high end you’ll fine the Trojan Rm-36 540U – retails for $310 –and proponents love its heft. At 53 pounds it weighs almost twice the Bosch and users say the increased stability adds both safety and performance to any saw.

The stand that doesn’t seem to get as much attention as it should is the Kwikstand Collapsible Portable Table Saw Stand, which you can get on Amazon for $175. What makes it special? It was designed by a carpenter, Scott Kahle, who couldn’t find anything on the market at that time (2003) so he built his own! It has large 12 inch wheels and collapses with a push of your foot. It’s made of welded tubular steel and reviewers like its durability and heft. On the downside you have to build your own saw stand at the base of the frame. But the upside to many is huge – this is the only portable stand out there with a built in outfeed support. Not even the legendary Bosch has that. So if you’ve been playing around with a variety of “DIY” outfeed support systems on the jobsite, you should look at this stand.