Need a folding stand for your machine?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

This is just too cool and too perfect:

Shapeoko CNC Router, Rigid, Accurate, Reliable, and Affordable

Shapeoko 3 folding mobile stand, Dewalt DW7440RS

Now if only we can find something so perfectly suited for an XL (that’s what I need) or an XXL…

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

This was posted about again at:

An update on the Shapeoko 3 dolly

Hey gang, awhile ago I figured out (and posted to here) that the dewault table saw stand (DW7440RS) fit under the shapeoko 3 and made it super easy to move around for those of us with little shops. I wanted to give a year update on how it’s been working. TL;DR it works great, just don’t mount the shapeoko directly to the frame and remember to have everything at $HOME before you lift the dolly. First thing to know, I have a very tiny shop. 11ft x 10ft and I share the middle of it with a bunch …

and I finally got around to putting together the one I bought:

Mounting it was simplicity itself — just needed 4 M5x30 BHCSs, and 4 washers from the stand hardware supply, and 4 M5 washers and 4 M5 nuts — for assembly you’ll also need a 10mm socket and ratchet.

Next up is working out mounting the power supply and working out a way to secure the USB cable and other accoutrements.

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

looks nice but… I’d be worried that it ends up “shaking”… how stable is it?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Good question — didn’t have time to test it out, but I actually use a rather rickety folding table for my XL and it works okay, so I expect this will work well, esp. once I manage to swap the MDF for an aluminum threaded table (I’ll probably source even longer bolts and put the MDF underneath the machine).

[gdon_2003 (Guy Donham)]

I have a Vika model 21010 folding work bench and scafold. I saw it on walmart.com for $149.00. I currently have my Ridgid osc sander sitting on it. I like that it folds up and has telescoping legs so you can make it two heights. It has a handle for carrying and an electrical outlet built in.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Since then, this has been updated a bit:

@WillAdams

… using a threaded aluminum table and putting foam in-between it and the MDF and steel rails (which seemed quite straight when I checked them) I was bolting to.

(can’t recall the bolt length, but these days, I have enough metric hardware around I can do most projects w/o a run to a hardware store)

Since then, DeWalt has added another folding/rolling/portable saw stand to their lineup:

https://www.dewalt.com/product/dwe74911/rolling-table-saw-stand?tid=577646

Trying to figure out if it would work well w/ an SO4 or Pro Standard, or even an SO5 Pro 2x2… (my son may be in a position to have a machine in “The Big Apple” for his theatre work and general use at some point in the future).

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Also, spare (knock-off) rails are now available:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CT5Y61N8/

which kind of makes me want this setup for my home/basement/shop — I could have the one rolling/folding frame, then multiple tools on rails, and just swap around which is on the frame…