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   IMERC | Jul 14, 2005 09:15am | #1

   fitted compartment in a utility bed..

    

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   andybuildz | Jul 14, 2005 02:08pm | #2

   I attach my DW SCMS on its stand which has wheels. Its still brutal.
   Actually for jobs where there are minimal amt of cuts especially on a second floor I use my "non-electric" miter saw just like the old dayz.
   You get to appreciate what we once had/have. The thing weighs probably all of two pounds if that : )
   Be older'n dirt
   a...The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!

   When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..

     I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides,

   I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace.

   I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you

   and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.

    

    

    

    

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   reinvent | Jul 15, 2005 12:20am | #10

   Your wife has her own SCMS ?! What happened, she saw yours and got saw envy. ;-)

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   basswood | Jul 14, 2005 02:58pm | #3

   Now you do need a stand with wheels and a trailer w/ a nice low deck and a ramp : )

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   steve | Jul 14, 2005 03:02pm | #4

   on the floor of my van, right next to its folding stand, stand comes out first, set up and then the saw is set on it

   that saves lifting but not carrying

   i use a dewalt 12 slider on a hitachi stand, and yes the saw is heavy

   caulking is not a piece of trim

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   buildingbill | Jul 15, 2005 01:01am | #12

   Is the Hitachi stand worth the price?

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   steve | Jul 15, 2005 04:00pm | #17

   i think so, it wasnt cheap, around 400 canadian, but setup time is less than a minute, its very light but holds my 12 inch slider perfectly

   the extension arms are very ridgid(no pun intended) and are easily movable as is the saw carriage, with one arm fully extended and the saw on the opposite end of the track, a 12 foot piece is well supported

   when i bought a new 12 inch slider it came with a free dewalt stand, i sold that the next day

   my only beef is locating more clamps to use for other tools such as a drill press or planer

   i install kitchen cabinets hence the drill press

   the stand is made by Truck Rack(i beleive) and marketed by hitachicaulking is not a piece of trim

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   PaulBinCT | Jul 27, 2005 02:45pm | #27

   The Hitachi stand is great Bill...

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   arrowpov | Jul 14, 2005 05:34pm | #5

   I put mine in the bucket of my tractor as it does not have a stand of its own. I hate lifting it, I have been waiting for the rigid stand to be on sale the same time I have money.

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   DeaDRingeR | Jul 14, 2005 05:53pm | #6

   I would have my helper lift it! lol

   Jack of all trades.................Master of none!
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   jazzdogg | Jul 14, 2005 07:22pm | #7

   DeWalt 12" SCMS on a Ridgid wheeled stand. Works well, but heavy - especially at the end of the day!

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask youself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   zendo | Jul 14, 2005 07:31pm | #8

   Hitachi 10scms.  One of the reasons I got the Hitach was it is only 45lbs.  Its still awkward, but not to bad...  Im thinking of getting a 8" chop saw for trim jobs.

   Oh and it sits on a workmate, because I had one.  I think that dumb thing is heavier than the saw.  I clamp the saw to that in the van so it doesnt move... I dont want my laser whacked.

   -zen

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   jimkidd2 | Jul 15, 2005 12:09am | #9

   Loading a SCMS is alot easier than the 80 lb. DW portable planer at the end of a long, hot day.Jim"I want a good clean fight. No head butts, no rabbit punches, and no hitting below the belt. Break when I say break, and protect yourself at all times."

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   woodguy99 | Jul 18, 2005 04:12am | #22

   Zen, my Hitachi laser stopped working a week or two ago, have you heard of anyone else with that problem?  I haven't had a chance to find out about tech support, I guess that's the only route?

    

   Mike

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   Sphere | Jul 18, 2005 02:17pm | #23

   You ran out of photons in the photon storage bank..go buy a new jar and filler back up.  Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Make a sweet noise, it might be the last sound you hear

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   woodguy99 | Jul 19, 2005 02:36am | #24

   Is there a photon section in the supermarket?  Must be near the pop rocks.

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   Sphere | Jul 19, 2005 04:15am | #25

   LOL..

   Right under the sky tubes..bring your own mirror and lead.

   A jar is better, than a can, because a ya kin see how much ya got, before it overflows and burns ya.

   The lead is a good barrier,   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Make a sweet noise, it might be the last sound you hear

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   zendo | Jul 27, 2005 02:02pm | #26

   Sorry I didnt get back sooner, the forum message thing isnt working, and telling me I have messages.

   Yeah I think Id go to a Service Center.  If you dont know where your manuals are, I think I can find mine.

   -zen

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   basswood | Jul 15, 2005 03:42am | #14

   Amazing how much heavier stuff gets at days end. Somebody must turn up the gravity. At about 3p.m., I've noticed the ground seems much further away (if I've dropped something and have to pick it up).

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   dustinf | Jul 15, 2005 03:52am | #15

   I've been working on a 6 unit town house building.  The driveway/garage is a flight of stairs away from the main living room.  Then another flight of stairs to the second floor.  By 3:00pm, standing at the bottom of the stairs looking up, feels like I'm staring at 1,000 steps.  Thermostat read 87 today, inside.  The AC is up and running, but the builder frowns on it.  I trimming my second unit, but I set the cabinets in all 6 units.  Can't wait to finish.

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   basswood | Jul 15, 2005 04:36am | #16

   One winter, in a townhome project, the drywall guys kept turning up the heat to help the mud dry...then the builder would stop by and turn the heat back down to save money. This went on, back and forth, from unit to unit. So the boss gets some of those locking clear plastic boxes and sets the thermostat at 55 deg. Drywall guys show up, get mad for a moment...then, the smart one gets a sinister look on his face. He marches outside, bends over and smashes a big snowball together, marches back in and packs it around the plastic lock box...man, it got hot in there fast : ) I don't mind the heat or cold too much, but I don't mind being comfy either. Keep the help happy I say.

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   JohnSprung | Jul 15, 2005 10:02pm | #18

   > The AC is up and running, but the builder frowns on it.  I trimming my second unit ....

   For trim to fit right, shouldn't it be cut and fitted at the same temperature and humidity it'll have when the building is occupied?

    

   -- J.S.

    

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   dustinf | Jul 16, 2005 02:47am | #19

   Only if it doesn't cost the builder any more money.

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   dustinf | Jul 15, 2005 12:30am | #11

   I only have the 10", and it's a beast.  It really sucks carrying it up stairs.  Make sure you tighten the knob that locks the slide rail.  I've picked it up a few times, when I forgot that step, and it's like lifting a 75lb wet noodle. 

   It's still easier to get around than my Rigid table saw.

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   NickNukeEm | Jul 15, 2005 01:28am | #13

   12" Makiter slider.  It sits on the end of an 18" slide-out tool tray.  I set it on saw horses and a homemade box-beam table.  Still, it's a heavy saw to carry from point A to point B.  The slider makes getting it into and out of the van box easier.

    

   I never met a tool I didn't like!
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   r_ignacki | Jul 16, 2005 03:36am | #20

   15 '' hitachi trim-saw ..... bolted it to a 40" long 2x12 some years ago, and lag bolted a pair of replacement lawn-mower wheels on one side.  There's two ways of moving it....   If there is a stright path to the truick, first, walk out to the truck and make sure there is room for it, you don't want to put it down and pick it back up again when you get there.  Turn the saw angle ALL the way to 55 degrees. This way the locking device is not poking you in the stomach. Then pick it up at both ends of the table, and walk it on out to the truck, put the wheel end in first, and push it on in, running over whatever small tools are in its path.   If you have to wheel it over, turn the saw to 45, ease it onto your knee, and let the wheeled end to the ground. Now just wheel it out to the truck, ease it onto your knee, and use your knee to get it in the truck, again, wheeled end first, and stuff it on it.

    

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    OverKnight | Jul 17, 2005 11:55pm | #21

    My DW 708 is mounted on a Delta stand. With its large wheels, it's not too hard to move up and down stairs.