I finally decided to give my SO3 a home on a DW7440RS stand. Admittedly, I did not give this much thought in advance. Now I realize how it must mount, my confidence is wavering.
Are others (@WillAdams @moakley8 @scratch ) just running 5mm screws through the MDF bed, the frame, and then the brackets (or intermediate 2x4 in Jason’s case)? Thanks in advance.
Yes, that is what I did — but I was careful not to torque down so much that the frame was pulled out of square, and I also put a couple of of silicone O-rings where it seemed appropriate to allow the frame of the machine to stay square.
I’m hoping to revisit this w/ an SO4 Standard at some point — but it might want an adapter plate.
Thanks. Looking at it again, I may use the frame approach across the brackets. Then I can use 8 mounting points (4 front, 4 back). Maybe even a sheet of 3/4 plywood.
At first, this disappointed me, because I could have easily used the same approach with an extra set of inexpensive brackets for my Delta saw stand. However, I am starting to appreciate that it gains me the option of running parallel operations. More tools and more options can’t be all that bad.
I opted to reuse the simple torsion box that my SO3 was already resting on. In retrospect, it may have been easier to start from scratch, as there were a lot of modifications required.
With the brackets as far as possible, I was not quite able to line up the mounting locations. So, I decided to recess barrel nuts instead. Rubber washers between the SO3 frame and plywood (removed stick-on bumpers). Brackets were mounted to 1/4-20 threaded inserts. Lots and lots of lining stuff up this way. Only part way done.
To facilitate, I removed the XYZ assemblies. Having moved across the country twice, it is past due for some serious realignment anyway. Still a work in progress, but the hard part is done. Long term, I may remove some of the cross braces and just mount a spoil board directly to the plywood.
A few photos in case there is still anyone considering something similar.
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