I put my Jet JBS-15 Bandsaw on a Bora Portamate PM-3500 with 3/4” plywood. Rolls easy and is rock solid when I lock the feet down. Amazon had a sale on and I am a happy man.
Thanks for making the comparisons of these mobile bases. I have the Bora model under my jointer and it works fine. Generally I’m not a fan of bases that extend the tools footprint but they all do that so take the good with the bad. Interesting that you didn’t mention diy bases that significantly raise the tool height.
Thanks! With my 3 wheeled base I replaced the 3” threaded rods with 24” threaded rods/ attached some aluminum angle iron horizontally to the legs of the saw and slipped the threaded rod thru slightly oversized holes and attached the OEM knobs to the top of the threaded rods. VOILA… no more bending way over to turn anything.
Nice video! Appreciate the info! Just put my 14” bandsaw on that Bora Portamate 1100. 400lb rating. I glued a 1/4” ply to a 3/4” ply. They send 2 lengths of screws. The shorter ones fit perfectly when mounting the corners and the ply. Very sturdy. Moves nicely. Just wanted to pass this along.
@@ChonkysWoodshop no tipping. I made the base approximately 4” larger all the way around for stability. It doesn’t get in the way of my feet either. I took the plywood and put it under the bandsaw before actually assembling it to see if it wood get in my way. It doesn’t. Good luck! Keep on woodworking!!
Great video . I have the Hitachi c10rj table saw and it has a very wide footprint 45 1/2” x 36”. Have a ever seen a move able Nase that this table saw can fit in ?
I’m 73 now and I have a small space to work in so I have to move my tools to the center of the floor and I take my table down when I finish using it and put back up when I need to use it.
I put my Jet JBS-15 Bandsaw on a Bora Portamate PM-3500 with 3/4” plywood. Rolls easy and is rock solid when I lock the feet down. Amazon had a sale on and I am a happy man.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for making the comparisons of these mobile bases. I have the Bora model under my jointer and it works fine. Generally I’m not a fan of bases that extend the tools footprint but they all do that so take the good with the bad. Interesting that you didn’t mention diy bases that significantly raise the tool height.
Thanks! With my 3 wheeled base I replaced the 3” threaded rods with 24” threaded rods/ attached some aluminum angle iron horizontally to the legs of the saw and slipped the threaded rod thru slightly oversized holes and attached the OEM knobs to the top of the threaded rods. VOILA… no more bending way over to turn anything.
Nice work!
Thanks for putting this video together. I appreciate the links too.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful for you
Excellent review with very good video editing. Another utuber video discovered that the old HTC bases now carry the Bora brand name.
Thank you for watching and sharing some great info! Really helps!
Nice video! Appreciate the info! Just put my 14” bandsaw on that Bora Portamate 1100. 400lb rating. I glued a 1/4” ply to a 3/4” ply. They send 2 lengths of screws. The shorter ones fit perfectly when mounting the corners and the ply. Very sturdy. Moves nicely. Just wanted to pass this along.
Thanks for sharing! I was wondering how that system would work and how it would hold up.
Im planning on buying a band saw and putting it on a base, any issues with tipping?
@@ChonkysWoodshop no tipping. I made the base approximately 4” larger all the way around for stability. It doesn’t get in the way of my feet either. I took the plywood and put it under the bandsaw before actually assembling it to see if it wood get in my way. It doesn’t. Good luck! Keep on woodworking!!
Great video . I have the Hitachi c10rj table saw and it has a very wide footprint 45 1/2” x 36”. Have a ever seen a move able Nase that this table saw can fit in ?
Most have adjustable foot prints so just pay attention to the descriptions when it comes to ordering so you can be sure your footprint matches up.
I’m 73 now and I have a small space to work in so I have to move my tools to the center of the floor and I take my table down when I finish using it and put back up when I need to use it.
Powermatic mobile base for their jointer is amazing
Hopefully one day I get one of those bad boys. My uncle has one though and your exactly right, it’s amazing!
good information thank you nice touch , borrowed the police training sign.
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