Hybrid saw - making custom base

[Jeffrey Todd]

Hello all - I'm about to purchase a Sears 22124 TS and am planning to build some kind of base to incorporate wheels, and a longer extension table with a router built in. Would any of you be willing to share some pics of your custom bases (for this saw or any others) to give me some ideas? Thanks in advance.

Jeff

[Joe Scharle]

Congratulations on a good choice. Had mine for almost 3 years. I've ripped 4" walnut a few times so you'll have plenty of power for most needs. First thing I suggest is that you save the shipping frame. Put casters on one end and a piece of Baltic Birch on the other. Mount your DT jig and your WoodRat on top, hang clamps on the crossbars and put cutoffs in the middle.

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/194/105A_1_.jpg

I've got 2 standalone router tables, but when you need a lot of support; this is real handy. Got mine from MLCS. Installed an aluminum plate since.

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/194/TS_RT_001.JPG

Woodcraft carries the best mobile base I've found. Bolt a piece of ply to the 4 corners, set the saw on that and go. Sorry, don't have pics.

Joe

[Chris Kennedy]

Jeff,

I have the same saw -- nice choice. I opted to get the Craftsman mobile base, and I would highly recommend it. With your plans to extend the table, you probably want extra legs with casters, but as a start, the Craftsman mobile base is very good. To give you an idea, I bought my saw with the base, and I trundled it around my first basement shop without any trouble. And then we moved, and I trundled it around the garage of the rental house without any trouble. And then we moved again.

The movers put it in the garage. The shed that is now my shop was at the back of the lot. We live on a 1/3 of an acre, most of it in the length, and none of it smooth. I wheeled the saw across very uneven terrain with that mobile base, and it did a good job. The only damage to the saw was the rust on the tabletop from my sweaty hands (of course, we moved in the middle of July and it was over 100* as I was doing this).

I have since extended the table and put legs with wheels on. I put 1" diameter wheels, figuring they would be large enough with the mobile base (figuring they were mostly support). In hindsight, I would put larger wheels.

Hope that helps,

Chris

[Denny Rice]

Jeff,

I have to agree with Joe. Woodcraft makes one of the best mobile bases on the market, I own three of them (jointer, bandsaw, router table.) I have the same Craftsman saw you have and its a great saw with a great fence. The ony thing like most other saws the blade gaurd and miter gauge are ok but I put a splitter in place of the guard and replaced the miter gauge with a Kreg miter gauge. Back to the mobile base, it is so easy to customize to whatever size you need, all you have to do is cut a piece of 3/4" plywood to the size of the saw and connect all 4 coners that already have the heavy casters attached. I am not lying, it will take no more than 20 minutes to cut the wood, drill your holes for all 4 corners and attach screws. Check woodcrafts site, I am pretty sure they will hold atleast 600lbs. The hybrid saw weighs no more than 500 lbs. Woodcraft throws these bases onsale alot too, you can usually save atleast 10 bucks if you catch them on sale.:D

[Cary Falk]

Here is a wood one I made for my Unisaw. 5/4 RO with 4" Hartville double locking wheels
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/caryincamas/DSC_0310a.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/caryincamas/DSC_0325a.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/caryincamas/DSC_0326a.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/caryincamas/DSC_0321a.jpg

[Kent E. Matthew]

Here is the one I just completed.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/Goose5/misc/smallrollerbase.jpg

I just tried to copy the store bought one as closely as possible. Instead of bolting on the casters I just welded them on. I just need 3 more strong backs to help me lift the saw in place.