Bora Portamate PM3900 Diy Miter Saw Stand with 6" Wheels

I would give this stand 4 or 5 stars if the design was different. The extensions that hold your boards aren't lined up properly. The one on the right side is back too far and therefore won't hold the board. If the extensions were lined up on both sides this would be a good product. It's usable like it is but not the best of designs.

The short version... it is study, takes time to fine tune if needed, could use a shim kit. Pleased with it, happy with my purchase.The good, it is sturdy. I'm at a 190lbs and can sit on it and it doesn't feel like it is going to fold up like a cheap lawn chair, it is actually fairly solid feeling when loaded down.The adjustments are very simple and basic, which means fine tuning it can take a little trial and error. As you secure the knobs for the height adjustment, the arm might shift causing a change, so it can take a few tries to get it set up just right. But once set, just a little care will make sure you don't whack it out of adjustment, easy enough and no problem.For me, the biggest issue is not so much with the stand, but with my miter saw, a Ridgid brand. The base plate is sort of tapered, so the front mounting holes are further apart than the rear. Now the stand comes with adapters for this, but with my saw, the adapters are too much of a step. This is not a fault of the stand itself, just poor design with my saw. However, when you do install the adapters, one end of the saw is a hair higher then the other, some washers would of been nice to shim it out so it would be level. This will be a very simple and minor thing for me to fix, but it should of come with the washers/shims in the first place.I've cut my first 4 pieces of extruded aluminum T Slot and the 4 pieces have to be exactly the same length, which is 95% of the reason I purchased this stand. It performed perfect once I got it set up and fine tuned (15 minutes). So with that, I'm very happy with my purchase of this and will enjoy standing up right for future cutting projects instead of huddled on the ground like I have been in the past.

Real pain to put together. I think will do the job, but to me seems alittle top heavy. The legs should be farther apart, for better stability. The wheels really dont do their job. I just drag the whole thing. But, I got it cheap on sale. So, better then on my knees trying to cut wood...

Great product for the DIYer. I have many friends who are carpenters and general contractors, and they all have the very nice and very expensive saw stands. This is NOT that, and it shouldn't be. I didn't buy mine from amazon, but rather found a guy selling one on craigslist for $50. I picked it up and opened it up as soon as I got home. Here are the good and bad things about this miter saw stand:First, the bad. This stand is not made of super thick, tubular steel like most others. It is made from 1/16" wall square metal stock, but it is still very durable and strong. No issues with it holding up, but I was surprised at how "little" it seemed compared to my friends contractor grade version. It came pre-assembled with the legs already mounted and folded underneath. I had to mount the two slide rails, guides and install the wheels. This whole process is relatively easy to do and the instructions are pretty straight forward, if not maybe a little lacking, but the pictures suffice. The bad portion is the knob style locking bolts that this stand comes with. If you notice, the locking knobs screw into the very corners of both the slide rails and the wood guides. As others have mentioned, this causes them to "roll" slightly and become misaligned. This is mainly for the wood guides/stops since they are thinner and there seems to be more wiggle room for them to become non-level by tightening the knobs. With a little bit of patience and adjustment you can make it work.Also, this saw sits at only 34" high, which works well for me since I am 5'7" but it is far shorter than most other saw stands. The leg length is not adjustable so when they fold out, you get what you get and that is it. Also, the instructions are not specific at all about how to mount the wheels. They come with two brackets, one for each side, but the brackets are at an angle, presumably so that when the stand collapses the wheels will be nice and flush with the ground. This is not the case, as I tried mounting both brackets on the same leg and then collapsed the stand to see which one it was supposed to be....seems like neither! Both ways you try to mount the brackets makes the wheels parallel to the ground, but they camber inwards towards the saw. This seems weird because when you try to roll the stand, it rolls on just the inside portion of the wheels and is slightly difficult to move. Lastly, this saw doesn't have a separate handle for helping it roll and you have to use the stand extensions and wood guides as a handle, which could cause misalignment issues when you set it up again.Overall not bad quality parts or materials, but just some small design flaws that seem to have been done for cheapness instead of convenience for the operator, but for only $50 this is a steal!The good:For only paying $50 for this stand, it is great for someone like myself who is a pretty avid DIY homeowner who will use this maybe 3-5 times a year. As mentioned before, the materials used are thinner than most but still very durable and I wouldn't worry about it holding up, more just about the misalignment issue due to poorly designed components. Mounting the saw to the saw mounts was slightly challenging only because I own an older Ryobi saw that has the rear two bolts about 2" further inward than the front bolts. This is not an issue as the stand provides the necessary brackets to allow attachment of this style saw, just take your time and align everything properly and it should work like a charm. So far the saw moves and slides on the rails with ease for quick adjustments and easy cutting. The guides at the end have the nice feature of not being just rollers but having a built in "stop" so that you can adjust it to make repeat cuts accurately.In general, this saw stand is a good and cheap alternative for a DIY homeowner who will only use it a few times a year and has some basic carpentry skills. I would not recommend anyone who is routinely using this (like an actual carpenter or anyone who would use this a few times each week) since it is smaller, more clumsy and doesn't allow for quick and on-the-spot adjustments with accuracy. If you buy this stand, just realize what you are paying for and it will get the job done.I bought this to build a 10'x12' shed in my yard and it worked wonders to make all the cuts, including repeat cuts for a 6' wall. Collapsed and easily moved out of the way when not in use, but still available when needed. I would recommend this stand to anyone with a little bit of patience and skill to get some weekend projects done around the house.

cons:All the multilingual instruction pages were scrambled so I had to unstaple all the pages, re-sort them, and staple them back together.Though the stand is painted orange as in the online pictures, the instruction diagrams are only black and white and are fairly dark so it's difficult to see which end of the stand they're talking about.During assembly, one step calls for screwing a t-handle bolt into the welded-to-the-stand nut. One of the welded nuts had weld flashing or something on the back thread so the bolt can't go all the way down to lock one of the extension arms. So, I had to tap the thread to fix it.Pros:Fortunately, assembly is fairly intuitive so it's easy enough to put everything together just using the picture on the box. Also, the stand does work well and is pretty sturdy.