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Rousseau 2875XL Miter Saw Stand | List Price: $511.22
Discount Price: $347.99
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Brand: Rousseau
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Miter saw stand; 36 by 19-1/4-inch platform for larger saws
- Designed for saws with wider bases and sliding back fences
- All-steel construction; assembly required
- Includes XB75 cross brace kit and SS3800L stop system
- 92 pounds; limited lifetime warranty
Perfect companion to the Bosch 5412L [Posted on 2006-03-02]
As with most things, you get what you pay for. After quite a bit of investigation, I settled on the 2875XL. I'd been looking for a stand for my new Bosch 5412L saw and had all but given up (thinking to build my own) when I found this. At $329, it's definitely not cheap. But then again, neither is the saw and I didn't want to shortchange myself on any usability in the shop by cheaping out on the stand.
So far, it's been awesome. It is very solid and with the casters locked, it doesn't move at all. Sure, you won't go lugging this setup to a jobsite but rolling it out of the basement and into the garage is easy. It was kind of a pain to put together, as the directions are pretty bad. In spite of this, beginning to end, including time to measure and drill the holes to bolt the saw to the top, was about two hours.
Someone else pointed out that it could be kind of topheavy, which is true, though that's true of a lot of stands. One little added benefit that I hadn't even considered was all of the space underneath. It's a great place to stash all of those bulky tool cases. When I'm working out in the garage, I can just roll this stand out there and everything (including my drills, router, circular saw etc) is right there where I need it.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to my tools. I would have no reservations about recommending this to any one in need of a good, stable miter saw stand.
worth every penny [Posted on 2006-03-19]
If your saw never leaves your shop, this is ideal. Built well and easy to assemble, I am very happy with this purchase. THe stand is very portable and folds down easily.
Disappointed [Posted on 2007-02-04]
The good: It appears that the instructions have been updated since some of the earlier comments were made. Still they leave something to be desired. I like the powder-coated finish. Looks durable.
The bad: Let's start with the assembly. There are some serious fabrication flaws from misaligned mounting tabs to malfunctioning table extension lock-out mechanisms. The thinness of the sheet metal on the saw mounting table is also a problem. When I mounted my Bosch compound miter saw, the table bounced about 1/16-1/8" when I brought the blade down. By far, the most frustrating issue is the most critical component of the stand. The custom adjustment and alignment of the saw table surface to the extension arm surface. The pre-drilled holes are a joke, they are guaranteed not to align to ANY saw you purchase. You WILL have to drill your own holes. Of course, mine only needed to be about an eighth off the pre-drilled holes, making it difficult to drill or should I say "carve" out a new hole. The holes should have been slots, making custom adjustment much simpler. I attached a 3/4 sheet of MDF to the underside of the mounting table, and that has helped considerably with deflection.
In Review: I would have paid up to $500 for a product that lived up to the level of quality that is being advertised. Instead, I spent my own valuable time making modifications to a flawed product. It's also downright cheap of Rousseau to not include a right stop fence in the package. My advice to Rousseau: Either make the upgrades, or leave off the shiny "made in USA" stickers. My advice to potential customers: Lower your expectations and assume about a 3.5hr assembly/modification process and you'll be a little less bitter that I was.
Poor quality control [Posted on 2007-09-20]
Rousseau has to get their quality control improved. I received one of their 2875 miter saw stands today. Assembly was simple enough except for the casters. 3 had hard rubber rollers , the 4th was hard plastic, had a different locking mechanism, and had a shaft 3/8" shorter than the others which caused the whole assembly to rock. I fixed the problem by adding some extra washers onto the shaft. But, I think after spending almost $500 on this product it should come with all the correct parts. Not impressed
nice idea poorly executed. waste of money. [Posted on 2007-09-21]
First off, I got this item from woodcraft for $369. much cheaper than amazon. Sadly it is kind of junky at any price. For that kind of money, I would expect it to go together flawlessly, and for the workmanship to be top notch. oh well.
The only good part seems to be the fence, which you can buy separately if you want for about $100. you will probably need to order one anyway, since it comes from the factory with only the left hand fence.
The welding leaves something to be desired. the welded on parts are not particularly true, and this makes putting things together somewhat difficult (and I have tons of experience putting things together from kits and self designed). the cross bars on the wings are not totally flat, which I am guessing will affect the accuracy of cuts. The top shelf where the saw goes is extremely flimsy and I had to reinforce it with a piece of 3/4 mdf (plywood would have worked too). There was also a 1/4" gap left front to back when the shelf was installed which makes alignment and tightening rather difficult. This was plain sloppy workmanship from the factory. The paint peels off if you even look at it, let alone touch it. don't expect that pretty black finish to last for long. Also the wheels took an inordinant amount of force to install. I suppose this is not all bad, as they will probably never fall out.
They give you 4 carriage bolts to hold your saw down, but this is pretty stupid, since the saw doesn't have square holes to accept the carriage bolts. maybe some other model does, but now I have to waste more time on this stupid stand going to the store and picking up the proper bolts. there goes the rest of my afternoon!
Also, be sure to measure your saw ahead of time, as you will have a pretty big gap between the saw and the wings If you buy the large model instead of the regular sized one if you only have a 10" saw as I do. I wanted to buy the smaller stand, but was told I had to buy the bigger one. Having the smaller stand might have helped with the flimsyness of the top shelf, but given the crappy design and super thin sheet metal used, I doubt it.
I didn't want this in the first place. A guy I work with insisted that we buy it. In the time that I have spent (wasted) putting it together, I could have made a much better stand myself for less money. It wouldn't have been as portable, but it would have been precise and sturdy. We bought this for use permanently in the woodshop, so I'm not really sure of the advantage to it having folding wings and rolly wheels. even if space is at a premium, the mitre saw is probably the most used in the shop, so a more permanent and sturdy setup is very important to me. As I said before, I could have and would have whipped out a really nice plywood cabinet base if it had been up to me, and spent the extra money on something useful, like a spare saw blade, or another drill or whatever.
I have not yet used this stand for any actual work, but it seems to be built too tall for comfortable work. I am 5'11" tall, so my stature is not at issue here.
all that said, it is still a step up from the crappy setup we had before that was prone to tipping.
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