Rigid MSUV mitersaw stand troubles
I’ve just bought a Rigid 12 sliding miter saw and the new supposedly compatible Rigid MSUV stand. The Rigid design engineers dropped the ball on this combo. When the saw is installed on the stand, it’s backstop is also centered- rendering half of the width of the support roller unusable (they are also centered). It’s ok up to 2×6 lumber (less than half it’s cutting capacity) but really becomes a hassle with 2×10 and above. When I brought this design shortcoming up to the Rigid rep at Home Depot, he seemed suprised, like no has ever had this problem before. The article in Fine Homebuilding (Aug/Sep 07) on miter saw stands didn’t cover this little design flaw. What’s the point of buying a big saw and then struggling with only 6″ usable on a 12″ support roller?
I don’t want to mount the saw on a piece of plywood and move it back. I think it’s a little to aft heavy and might become unbalanced on the stand. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, is there a fix other than looking for another stand. I’m leaning towards returning it.
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I think that is a common problem with the saw stands and slide saws.
Perhaps not quite so much lost roller with other brand of stands, but still not full use.
That is why I own separate roller stands.
That Ridgid 12" miter slide saw is one big mother of a saw. You really want to mount that thing? Just use it separate. I have the Ridgid stand (the older one)...just picked it up for $99. A great table.
just thought I would put in my two cents. I have looked at four different saw stands and the placement of the saw to line up the rollers is always offset with the stands I have looked at.You would think that they would put the saw back or add an adjustment to the rollers so they sit forward of the fence on the saw attached.
Hope you can move the saw back by adding plywood under the saw.maybe you can put in slots and carriage bolts with wing nuts so you could slide the saw in for transport and out for work tighten the saw down with the bolts.
good luck.
I was thinking of putting the saw on a plywood base, but I'd be worried about it tipping backwards while I was muscling a heavy board onto it. It seems a little back heavy.
I have the original MSUV. It has worked great both on the jobsite and in my shop, where I now keep it. I am able to handle 2X10's, but am careful not to be rough on the supports.
The best stand is one I made myself. It is relatively light, but very strong.
Liking gadgets and tools, I was immediately tempted to buy the new MSUV when I first saw it about two months ago. For the most part, it looked well-designed. I thought the core was even stronger than the original MSUV table. Then I noticed that the supports were not centered. In other words, if you were to put heavy lumber on the saw, the support portions would tend to twist. I considered this a fatal flaw. I didn't want a stand that I could not use with heavy lumber.