Kwik-Stand Portable Table Saw Savannah GA

By Mark Clement

Carpenter Scott Kahle wanted a better way to work with and move his portable table saw. The result is his new rolling, collapsible Kwik-Stand.

In the open position, the unit is a wide, stable surface for ripping, including an integral outfeed that's just the right height. Collapsed, the Kwik-Stand is a low-riding, two-wheeled cart that makes moving your saw around a breeze.

Setup. Kahle designed the Kwik-Stand for the new generation of larger-capacity portable table saws. His setup instructions could be clearer, but after some trial and error, it all came together.

The saw platform is an open steel frame to which you screw planks with self-tapping screws. Next, screw or bolt your saw to these planks; the planks must be the correct thickness or set at the proper height to raise your saw deck level with the outfeed support. It took some fiddling around to get my saw set right; an adjustable outfeed bar would've made setup easier.

Ripping Good Outfeed. The best thing about the Kwik-Stand is how easily it opens and collapses. Once I mastered the technique, I rolled it into position and ripped 300 feet of 10-foot 2-by to make stops for the porch screens I was installing. The round outfeed support (it's fixed, not a roller) doubles as the pull handle when the stand is collapsed. Opened, it's spaced just far enough from the saw that none of the material wanted to tip off the front of the stand at the end of the cut.

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