Excalibur 30" and adjustable stand

[greatdane2]

Well I got my new saw and have built a new stand for it. I wanted a table that I could tilt and adjust up and down. Using a trailer screw jack and a handfull of ball type bearings it does what I want. the table top goes from 41 to 53" off the floor. I did this so I can stand or sit down and be comfortable. I have a bad shoulder and neck, so I want to scroll with out looking down.
I can also tilt the top up to 30 degrees, which will put the saw fairly high. But I would rather have sore arms than the head aches I get from looking down.
The base is sitting on 4" casters. the whole thing is made from good 3/4 ply.
(mostly G2S Oak, that I had left over from another project). Anyway the lower case is just a square box with a floor. The jack is bolted to the bottom of this. The inner case is again a square box with a floor. I mounted 18 roller ball bearings on all 4 sides of the inner case. this allows it to slide up and down with no wiggle.The jack pushes the inner case up and gravity pulls it down when I lower the jack. The table top pivots on the top of the inner case.Now I have to take the whole thing apart because some idiot mouted 2 floor casters pointing the wrong way.
Alan.

[CanadianScroller]

Great design... I bet the casters were put that way to stop it moving
I like the idea of the height adjustment.
I see the saw has the new blade tension adjustment. Although I only bought my saw a couple of months ago I have the older dewalt style adjustment.
Not sure why they switched.

[greatdane2]

Hi, all the casters, 16 I think do not allow any play at all. With the base made of good 2 side 3/4 ply I am hoping it will stay fairly tight. If it does get slopy I can use a C clamp to steady it. As for the Excalibur saw, I took it back. When cutting thick wood at speed the table shook real bad, I also did not like the tension lever at all. I like to adjust the tension while cutting. On thin wood I don't think it matters but when cutting 1 1/2"-2" hardwood I do play with the tension.
I tried to adjust the saw and gave up and went back to a saw I know works for me, so a new Dewalt now sits on the base I made. I put thousand of hours on my last Dewalt saw. so now have to finish my reno in the shop and park my butt in front of it.