Stands for 788 - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

bigbellybuys · 10-14-2008, 12:39 AM

OK, I need some help. I need a stand for my 788. Do I buy the normal one or do I build one. I need advise from those with one. The normal one at the store seems to high if you are in a normal chair. Any opinions out there for me?

greatdane2 · 10-14-2008, 12:58 AM

There are so many ways to mount the saw, I would suggest you try different hieghts and also a slope so the back of the saw is higher than the front.
I mostly cut Intarsia and segmentation and found I move around to much to sit. that said I like to have all my tools fairly high so I do not bend my neck to much. My Dewalt saw is now on a cabinet that allows me to adjust the hight in seconds and also the slope is changeable.
I find that if I am cutting for a long time that changeing thre hight every hour or so cutts down on fateeg (and even improves my spelling).
Anyway you should just try different things and see what works for you.
If you do a search on this site you should see what others have done.

Alan.

lucky788scroller · 10-14-2008, 03:48 AM

I really like the stand that is made for the saw.It is at a relatively comfortable height if you stand, or if you sit on a small stool.If sitting in a regular height chair i think it would be to high for you. I prefer the factory stand, with the booster leg installed on the back to tilt the table towards the user, and my little stool from walmart for only about 10 bucks. I dont like a stool with a backrest only because some things I cut I need to occasionally lean way back to let the workpiece pass by me as I turn it. Watch ebay for a stand, you may get one there cheap for your dewalt.

Ramjet · 10-14-2008, 06:21 AM

There is a free scroll saw stand pattern somewhere on this forum . I saw it somewhere . Someone might remember and get back to you .
Roger

bigbellybuys · 10-14-2008, 01:54 PM

Thanks. I bought one on Ebay and when it came I had half a stand. They refunded my money so all was well.

Jim Finn · 10-15-2008, 02:46 AM

I built a shelf to set my Dewalt scrollsaw on so I could use it while seated in my roll around office type chair. Yes.. life is good!

marshall · 10-15-2008, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bigbellybuys

OK, I need some help. I need a stand for my 788. Do I buy the normal one or do I build one. I need advise from those with one. The normal one at the store seems to high if you are in a normal chair. Any opinions out there for me?

Hey there bigbellybuys , I have no problems with the stand that is made for the 788 , it works fine on my saw . I do have an ajustable height chair that I use while cutting , but I found no problems with any aspect of the factory stand !!! Hope this helps some !!!!!!!!!! Marshall

lcwoodworks · 10-15-2008, 03:20 AM

I just bought one a week ago and it came with the stand. I highly recomend the stand from Dewalt, it is adjustable so you can have it set on a tilt, the only way to go if you ask me.

10-14-2008, 12:39 AM	#1
bigbellybuys Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 31	Stands for 788 OK, I need some help. I need a stand for my 788. Do I buy the normal one or do I build one. I need advise from those with one. The normal one at the store seems to high if you are in a normal chair. Any opinions out there for me?

10-14-2008, 03:48 AM	#3
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	I really like the stand that is made for the saw.It is at a relatively comfortable height if you stand, or if you sit on a small stool.If sitting in a regular height chair i think it would be to high for you. I prefer the factory stand, with the booster leg installed on the back to tilt the table towards the user, and my little stool from walmart for only about 10 bucks. I dont like a stool with a backrest only because some things I cut I need to occasionally lean way back to let the workpiece pass by me as I turn it. Watch ebay for a stand, you may get one there cheap for your dewalt. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

10-15-2008, 02:46 AM	#6
Jim Finn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lubbock Texas Posts: 117	I built a shelf to set my Dewalt scrollsaw on so I could use it while seated in my roll around office type chair. Yes.. life is good! __________________ But that is just my opinion,I could be right

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10-14-2008, 12:58 AM	#2
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,225	There are so many ways to mount the saw, I would suggest you try different hieghts and also a slope so the back of the saw is higher than the front. I mostly cut Intarsia and segmentation and found I move around to much to sit. that said I like to have all my tools fairly high so I do not bend my neck to much. My Dewalt saw is now on a cabinet that allows me to adjust the hight in seconds and also the slope is changeable. I find that if I am cutting for a long time that changeing thre hight every hour or so cutts down on fateeg (and even improves my spelling). Anyway you should just try different things and see what works for you. If you do a search on this site you should see what others have done. Alan.

10-14-2008, 06:21 AM	#4
Ramjet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,096	There is a free scroll saw stand pattern somewhere on this forum . I saw it somewhere . Someone might remember and get back to you . Roger

10-14-2008, 01:54 PM	#5
bigbellybuys Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 31	Thanks. I bought one on Ebay and when it came I had half a stand. They refunded my money so all was well.

10-15-2008, 03:20 AM	#8
lcwoodworks Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 47	I just bought one a week ago and it came with the stand. I highly recomend the stand from Dewalt, it is adjustable so you can have it set on a tilt, the only way to go if you ask me.