Mobile base for Unisaw

[Guy LaRochelle]

Does anyone know where I could find a plan or ideas to build a mobile base for my Unisaw? It can be wood or metal............I don't care as long as it is good. Regards. -Guy

[Mike in Mystic]

here's an idea:

[Bob Schmall]

Delta makes a dedicated base for the Uni, and it's quite nice. DAMHIKT.

Bob

[Bay Area Dave]

the Delta mobile base is hard to beat.

dave

Guy LaRochelle wrote:

[Roy Smith]

I've got the delta mobile base, and I agree it's well designed. Easy to assemble, strong, and obviously designed to fit the saw exactly. In the down position, it's very solid, and in the up position I can push 400 lbs of machinery around with one hand. The swiveling third wheel makes it very easy to maneuver around tight curves.

My only wish is that it lifted the saw a little higher, but that's because the floor of my shop is not very flat (concrete basement floor in poor condition with several bumps and discontinuities). On the plus side, there's plenty of adjustment in the foot levers, so I can get the thing sitting solid on the floor on all points. With a reasonably flat floor, this wouldn't be an issue.

[Lawrence A. Ramsey]

[Bay Area Dave]

I agree with you Roy on wishing that it lifted the saw a bit higher. I found that by raising the rubber feet at the end of the table a bit, I can clear most of the undulations in the concrete floor. The seam down the middle is the biggest PITA.

dave

Roy Smith wrote:

[Dave Mundt]

Find a Harbor Frieght store, or go to

Get the "universal mobile base". Get some hardwood (or 1/5" square TUBING (not pipe) and bolt it together. Alternatively, drop the bucks for the Delta one. Regards Dave Mundt

[Daniel Martin]

I got the General International brand they are all metal no wood to add like the Delta.

D.Martin

[Mark Jerde]

I have this one on my Grizzly contractor saw. It also apparently works on Grizzly's cabinet saws.

like it better than the 3-wheeled mobile base on my jointer. The wheels are larger and deal better with flaws in the concrete floor, and 4 wheels seem more stable than 3.

-- Mark

[Bay Area Dave]

there's no wood in Delta's Unisaw mobile base!

dave

Daniel Mart> I got the General International brand they are all metal no wood to

[Bay Area Dave]

that one isn't up to the task, Dave. He needs the Delta base designed for the Uni.

dave

Dave Mundt wrote:

[Jay Pique]

Unless you have an uneven floor. Three points of contact will always sit flat.

JP

***************** The human tripod.

[Mark Jerde]

The knobbed screws on the front have rubber feet on the bottom. They do a very good job of leveling and holding the saw in place while in use.

-- Mark

[Grant P. Beagles]

My Delta mobile base is all metal. The one with wood is a "universal" base. The one I have is made specifically for the unisaw.

Grant

Daniel Mart> I got the General International brand they are all metal no wood to

[FOW]

[Bay Area Dave]

However, the Delta came with my Unisaw... :)

dave

FOW wrote:

[Jim B.]

If you live anywhere near a Woodworkers' Warehouse, they are going out of business and Unisaw mobile bases are 40% off

[John Grossbohlin]

I got one of the Delta bases from WWW last night for 50% off...

John