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   PeterJ | Oct 10, 2009 08:04am | #1

   Don't have pic of my saw, but here's setup I use.

   Rousseau 2500 with outfeed 2520 and Bosch saw.

   http://www.rousseauco.com/

   Click the "click here to view more photos" top right. Setup is bottom left photo.

    

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   DonCanDo | Oct 10, 2009 02:11pm | #2

   These roller stands are about $20 so you can set up infeed and outfeed pretty economically, but they're not all that stable for cutting heavy material.

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   xrcyst | Oct 11, 2009 08:27am | #13

   I have 2 sets of those i use often. I agree they don't hold heavy stuff very well as its just a friction clamp on the adjustable post. Just make sure they are aligned with the blade so they roll straight back if they are askew just a bit it can bind up the materials and blade and get messy.

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   john7g | Oct 10, 2009 02:37pm | #3

   I make my saw horses the same height or slightly shorter than my table. 

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   YesMaam27577 | Oct 10, 2009 04:35pm | #4

   For me, this same question boiled down to 'how portable' versus 'how versatile'.

   And when I take my portable tablesaw to a jobsite, I also take a couple of the roller stands that Don mentioned, and a pair of adjustable-height sawhorses, like John said.

   I do it that way because I get (almost) all of the versatility I need, but it's quick and simple to set up.

   I've also found that whenever I need outfeed support, I probably also need infeed support. And the rollers-plus-sawhorses approach can handle this.

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   And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
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   So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)

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   LittleItaly | Oct 10, 2009 05:43pm | #5

   CM,

   I discovered on a recent project that a standard 1 3/8 door is the same thickness as the table on our Makita ts.

   If you set horses under the side portions of the table and tack the door (dumpster door) on the back side of the saw it makes a quick set up.

   Nail some legs or another horse to support the long part of the door and all set.

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   Snort | Oct 10, 2009 06:11pm | #6

   This knocks down and/or folds up. Add a couple of flip tops from HD... much nicer than roller stands... even the balls.

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   We don't want a bent one

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   From a big brass cup

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   If things loosen up

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   Scott | Oct 10, 2009 06:36pm | #7

   There used to be a video on the FHB website that showed how to set up a couple of old hollow core doors as a drop-in extension table. Might still be there.

   Scott.

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   FatRoman | Oct 10, 2009 07:06pm | #8

   Maybe this one?https://www.finehomebuilding.com/videos/index.aspx?id=101562&c=2'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb

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   Scott | Oct 10, 2009 09:34pm | #9

   That's the one, thanks. I like the ping pong game at the end....Scott.

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   cybermonkey | Oct 11, 2009 03:29am | #10

   Killer video.  I will make one in the morning.  thanks guys!

    

   --Edward

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   DonCanDo | Oct 11, 2009 05:40am | #11

   No need for another video, but of course we'd like to see some pics.

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   Accelar | Oct 11, 2009 06:03am | #12

   you can't play ping pong on these, but they are freakin fantastic. infinitely adaptable and the metal plate is terrific at directing a sagging board upward to the wheels where if moves freely.I have one infeed and one outfeed - and they occupy a lot less space than a ping pong table ;-) which in my shop is a necessity.
   Heavy duty and I have yet to tip one.for really long boards I use these closest to the saw (3-4') and then some cheap roller outfeeds set a little lower a further 3' outhttp://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=50231&cat=1,240,41060Gavin Pitchford

   "Sail fast - live slow" (build even slower)