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I was wondering the samw… Woodcraft had these on sale this weekend.
it seems to me to be pretty stout, i think if you have a small storage spot after you park the mini van this may work. I know those
big miter saws take up some space.
Curious if someone has it, maybe they (TIA) can do a review……
if your selling point for tight spaces, you could use a different setting in the video, looks that guy had tons of space.
thanks for the vid Comp …
Carl?
I actually like this idea for my garage use, but in my father in law’s shop, it would have no use.
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Also @Foneguy what’s this have to do with me? ?
Sorry Carl….. I was typing Comp in my head, then I sidetracked and opened my notifications and saw KnarlyCarl.
oops….. time to start drinking, and put this train back on course……
edited post, cuz I’m a dumb ass
I’m with “Not Carl” on this one. I think for a DIY type this would be great for storage. I have the fast cap extensions for my Kapex and they are really useful for material support but I think for a small shop or a garage in use, the smaller extensions would be pretty cool, plus the mitersaw roatator do hickey is kind of neat. I wouldn’t buy it for my shop but that is because I have designated, actually who am I kidding? I don’t even have a shop yet, are for my miter saw and am possibly building a station for it.
As a kid I did like to play with transformers, I like this too.
Interesting for someone with space issues and is just looking for a convenient little work space. a 300 bucks it is not too bad.
Haha nice Brian, the only transformers I got into was in a furnace or boiler??
That’s cool Chris, I hear of fastcap a lot, seems like they have a ton of goodies to make work just that little bit easier!
It might be a good solution for some people. I like the idea as traditional miter saw stands, even the folding ones, are awkward to store. You could slide that under a workbench and free up valuable wall space as well.
That said, while $300 isn’t out of reason, a lot of people aren’t going to pay $100 more than they can get a nice fold up stand for.
I do like the concept though
That is a pretty awesome setup for a homegamer. The only thing is it only really works well is for a saw without rails.
I see it’s purpose but I’m a fan of building your own stands, little bit of brain power and you could easily make something to a similar effect at much less cost
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JimboS1ice wrote:
23 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said:I see it’s purpose but I’m a fan of building your own stands, little bit of brain power and you could easily make something to a similar effect at much less cost
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Good call, someone built a flip stand with planer on one side, miter saw on the bottom, then added wings like you see with this portamate one.
It was based off FixThisBuildThat’s design
Kind of like this:
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KnarlyCarl wrote:
Good call, someone built a flip stand with planer on one side, miter saw on the bottom, then added wings like you see with this portamate one.
It was based off FixThisBuildThat’s design
Kind of like this:
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I think I remember seeing @builtbyn8 post on one of these
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If you could mount 2 tools on the Portacube like the wooden one above, I’d gladly pay $300 for it. An option for miter arms or a traditional work table would be nice too.
interesting
Good for small shops.
The fix this build that has a cyber Monday sale 25% off. Think I’m going to order the plans.
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I’m not sure what to think about this unit. I know its not for me, but it looks like a viable option to a miter saw stand. At the very least, its a bit more versatile than a miter saw stand. Did you notice that they didn’t show this unit with a sliding miter saw on it. That maybe a bit more cumbersome with the rails hanging out the front.