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I use it for routing, sanding, jig sawing etc. I have owned one of these for over 15 years. It's not a cabinet shop saw but it is not supposed to be. It still worked fine but I got tired of looking at it.
I did replace the top on the out feed table with a piece of MDO. It had been beat up and gotten wet. I will sometimes have to shim either the saw stand or the out feed table.It is very well built. Not a problem inside or in a garage but can be a little tricky on a sloped driveway.
Easy for one man to carry through doorways and up stairs.I have found I use it as much as a work table as I do a saw stand. The out feed table does need to be on flat ground to work properly. I'm a trim carpenter doing remodeling and use it every day. Since I usually have a helper we will cope and do layout with the wood on this table to free up the miter saw.The out feed table is much easier to use and more stable than a freestanding roller stand.
It is faster to set up and more stable than my fold up saw horses. Folds up nicely, stores well in my van. In fact I will sometimes set it up and not put the saw in, just so I have a work surface.
I have the router table extension but haven't used it yet. I can set it up and break it down in less than a minute and the rolling version goes up a flight of stairs pretty easily. The rip fence is easy to tune up and accurate to use. I originally owned the first Rousseau saw stand back in 1986-87. I'll let you know about that.Honestly, I sometimes take a job just so I can break it out and use it. Though most punish I've give it was building site cabinets with 3/4" MDF and I had no problem handling the sheets (with a helper)at all. I loved it then and the one I have now is even better. The outfeed table is a must have and if you are doing sheet goods, the rip extension gives it the capacity to cut 8' pieces.
If it had benn packaged with styrofoam covering this part, likely it would have been prevented. Very good stand, sturdy and large. Overall very pleased with the stand. Amazon did make good on this with a partial refund though. Nice fence but a bit on the shorter side, but will make an auxillary fence to fix this. The only real problem I had was the shipping, the table top had a gouge in it because of damage.
This thing isn't light, nor is it cheap, but it is by far the best job site setup I've ever used. The 2775 requires the extensions with the ST ending, not the XL ending. It may be light compared to competition, but you'll still be making several trips from your van/truck to your setup area. The fence is easy to adjust and reliably accurate time after time.The only thing to watch out for is the extensions.
For example, if you use the slick lift system & built-in extensions for the bosch your tool will weigh over 100lbs as one piece. They look exactly the same, but they won't fit. skip the tables and such that come with the saw & manufacturer and use the Rousseau system. This may still end up weighing the same, but it's in several pieces. It's easier to setup and breaks down into manageable sizes/weights. It's easy and quick to setup, though it's not light.
trust me on this :) For some reason the ST's are no longer sold by Amazon, so you may have to go elsewhere.Otherwise. You may be a strong dude or dudette, but you'll notice the difference after a few stairs. I use it with the Bosch 4000 saw and the whole package really is quite good. The ones that are linked to from this page and have the "other people bought." are not necessarily the correct ones for this stand.
If someone else has a better idea let me or rousseau know please. If you call rousseau they will help you with this problem. The BASE on the table saw is only (1") smaller then the top, thus making it hard to fit into the stand without some effort (not rousseau's falt). I also blamed this on rousseau for A bad design.
To any body reading this review. By the way. They advised me that most people that have this saw, and I am finding this to probably be true, are either doing the hard fit or they are eliminating about 1/2" of the base of the saw (which by the way you probably won't miss). Eariler I rated the rousseau #2775 table saw stand with a (1) star rating because the directions are not real helpfull.
After talking to rousseau, I found out that it's not the design that bad, it's actually my dewalt table saw thats the problem. You'll notice I have upgraded my rating. This is true. second I reported that the stand would not fit the Dewalt portable table saw with out twisting the saw to make it fit.
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