My miter saw stand collapsed halfway through a big trim job yesterday

I was installing crown molding in a house in Tacoma, had about 40 feet left to go. The cheap locking pin on one leg sheared right off, dropping the whole saw and a fresh piece of maple onto the floor. Had to stop everything, prop the saw up on scrap 2x4s for an hour while I ran to the hardware store. Ended up replacing both pins with some beefier 1/4 inch steel bolts as a temporary fix. What's the most reliable folding stand you guys have used for heavy daily work?

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williamw7515d ago

That Tacoma maple hit the floor hard.

nancy_king2915d ago

My old DeWalt DWX723 stand has held up for almost eight years of shop work. The leg locks are solid steel, never had one fail. I see a lot of contractors using the Bosch T4B gravity rise model too.

lily_cooper15d ago

Eight years on a DeWalt stand is pretty amazing. I always thought the plastic leg locks on cheaper stands were fine until one snapped last winter. Seeing contractors pick the Bosch model made me look at steel parts differently. Now I get why the extra weight matters. It's not just about lasting longer, it's about not failing when you're in the middle of a cut.