Portable miter saw stand help.

[ScottM]

As some of you know I am heavily involved with a nonprofit that builds ADA compliant handicap ramps in parts of rural NC and VA. They are all built free of charge. We build at least one a week. To give some perspective of size we have built 36 so far in 2026 and to date we have built almost 530. Our problem is with our miter saw stand. We currently have a Dewalt that is supposed to collapse but every week we have to disassemble it to make it collapse. So we are looking for a replacement. It has to be lightweight, on wheels, and collapsible. Anyone with any experience.

 

[JRedding]

I used to have the Bosch T4B when I needed mine mobile and I’d recommend it (I’d still have it if I didn’t have a big enough shop that I’m now stationary). It’s found it easy to fold and unfold, it has wheels, and I could get it into the bed of my truck easily. It fits all kinds of saws, I just happened to have a Bosch saw as well at the time.

 

[demondeacon]

I have a Dewalt stand that is fully functional, meaning the legs collapse. However, there are no wheels and it is on the heavy side without the saw. All parts are there including the mounts that bolt onto the saw.. I would be happy to donate it but it is in storage in chapel hill. We would need to meet there to pick up.

 

[creasman]

I completely agree with @JRedding. I recently purchased a Bosch 12" miter saw with the Bosch T4B stand. The stand (and saw, too) works great. I can collapse it and wheel it around with hardly any effort.

 

[Rocheman]

I have a Rigid brand from Home Depot that I like alot. It's easy to set up and take down. If I remember correctly, the cost was around $200. I use it with a Bosch 12" miter saw on it.

Jim

 

[Charles Lent]

The DeWalt DWX726 Miter Saw/Planer Stand is nearly identical to the Delta that I have, and this version collapses into a hand truck with the saw or planer still attached. Then you lift and wheel it around like a hand truck. My DeWalt DW735 planer is attached to mine and I use it outside of my shop, but when inside it rests on it's end like a hand truck in the corner of my shop, requiring only a couple of square foot of floor space. The stand has gas cylinders to offset some of the lifting weight and when you lift it into position, it latches in either of two heights. When ready to put it away, a lever release by right hand allows a slight lift and then pressing the lever to unlatch and allow lowering it into the folded position, where you can then lift the handle that was the leg on the ground when set up and wheel it around like you would a hand truck, balancing the weight of both the saw/planer on the two wheels as you would a weighted object on a hand truck.

I bought my stand after buying the DeWalt DW735 planer, because I had very little shop space to store the planer, and because it always had to go outside to be used. At the time of purchase, I was also dealing with two bad knees that limited my ability to carry more than about 20 lbs. With the planer mounted on the stand I was able to move it outside and set it up for use, then fold and return it to my shop without any help. The DeWalt DW735 planer weighs 95 lbs. I needed to make an adapter from 3/4 cabinet birch to adapt the mounting hole pattern of the planer to the miter saw attachment rail system on the top of the stand, but I think the rails and T-Slots on the stand will allow attaching of most miter saws without the need for an adapter.

Charley

 

[ScottM]

This is the stand we have today that does not collapse.

 

[ScottM]

I have a Dewalt stand that is fully functional, meaning the legs collapse. However, there are no wheels and it is on the heavy side without the saw. All parts are there including the mounts that bolt onto the saw.. I would be happy to donate it but it is in storage in chapel hill. We would need to meet there to pick up.

Dave thanks for your generous offer. Let me check with the others on the Board.

 

[ErinJ]

I've heard good things about the Bosch Gravity-Rise stand for its easy setup and sturdy design, and the Ridgid Universal Mobile Miter Saw Stand is another solid option that's lightweight and rolls well. Hopefully someone with weekly jobsite experience can chime in with long-term durability.

 

[Charles Lent]

That photo looks like my Delta, except for the color, and a few other small differences.

Under the front corner of the table (as the photo is oriented) there is a latch lever on mine and it looks like it's there on your table too (not fancy - just a piece of pivoting black metal). See the cable in the photo? It connects this latching lever to the latch assembly down in the middle under the table . Lifting slightly and then activating this lever, lets you then lower the table to the floor, folding the table for travel as if a hand truck. To set it back up you place it where you want and then just lift the table until it latches up. On mine there are two different heights that it will latch in place. Don't activate the lever when lifting and it will latch at the lower height. You can then lift slightly, activating the lever briefly as you continue to lift and it will latch at the higher position.

Delta came out with this design, but at the time both Delta and DeWalt were one company, so it wasn't long before there was a DeWalt version of it too. When Delta was sold off, the DeWalt version continued to be made. I'm not certain if the new Delta continued to offer them.

I actually have two of the Delta tables. One holds my DeWalt DW735 planer, and the other has a Milwaukee metal cutting miter saw on it and is now located at my #2 son's metal fabrication shop. I gave him all of my welders and metal fab equipment when they installed a pacemaker in me 6 years ago, since high voltage arcs near pacemakers don't play well together. I can't even open the hood of my car with the engine running any more. So, when I need to do any metal working now I go across town to his shop, and when it's time for welding I have him do it while I wait outside. He is a certified welder, so better welds than I can do anyway.

Charley