I have a ShopSmith with a base 62" x 18". Could I add angle iron to extend the length and still have a working movable base?
1025095
Sure. You would just have to drill holes in the angle iron to scab onto the the supplied frame iron.
1025096
I really do not think that Is a good idea; however, I am not a mechanical engineer. I thought the base was a little flexible, so I added a floor of 3/4" plywood.
1025097
I don't see why not, this item is very strong. I think it's worth the money to try.
1025098
Unless you could fabricate your extensions to nest inside the curved edges of the sides I wouldn't recommend it
1025099
It could work. The angle iron would have to be the right thickness and have holes of the right size and position. If you drilled those yourself it could be made to work. The bars that come with it are not flat but curve inwards, so the angle iron would have to go on the outside. That would make it more likely to snag on something when you roll it in tight places. In the worst case scenario, buy two of them and use the extra bars to extend the base. Good Luck, Greg
907759
No, but I guess you could adapt it to do that with a welder maybe. Or maybe you could get a longer shaft from the manufacturer
678036
No--the widest extensions I believe will fall short: however taking one of the dowels to an all purpose hardware store may allow you to purchase longer dowels and the double ended screws that can be drilled into each end
2100594
Hey, sorry about the delay. Yes you could. The baseplate has a 1/4-20 thread so this will be fine.
293588
it can be done. they sell a kit to extend it. as long as you keep the drill in reverse to the threading it will not come loose. I used the extensions 12 extra feet and it worked fine.
1309650
It comes with 2 pcs of angle iron to adapt to the larger receiver. It doesn't work real well, alot of movement. I bought an adapter but it still doesn't fit tight.
2014132
My iron was too big, so I can't use the iron holder. If you have a larger iron, you might want to look for another model.
1708913
Place a nice looking piece of wood, longer than 29", to extend your stand's width.
2022815
The iron has a normal wall plug on it... Which plugs into the base. So, I'm guessing you could take another iron of the same configuration and plug it into the base. One thing to keep in mind is the rating. You don't want to get a weaker iron and burn it up by cranking it to high while plugged into the base.
1185914
I just looked up a Powermatic 64B and it appears to be very similar to other saw bases. This particular base was made for a saw with a factory applied extension table. They make different sizes and you might have to measure your base then look up a mobile machine base to fit. I wish I could help more. RG
132882
I extended the base and it maxes out at about 3.5 inches. It looks like this will not work for you.
306403
I bought one for a draw that is 14"wide, 18"deep, 11"high and was able to modify it to fit. However, it required a hacksaw blade to reduce the steel bars to correct length to fit the draw depth. I also had to cut the plastic components to fit my draw width of 14" as well as use some glue to hold plastic components together. It now fits well and is working as intended. It took about an hour to modify.
1965778
Yes. I made a base for my miter saw out of 3/4 inch plywood and put a 2x4 in the center of the base. I then put the base in the workmate and tighten it up and was really to tackle any type of cutting that needed to be done. I hope that this will be helpful for you.
766588
Don't know; ask Black & Decker. BUT, another extension would be very hard to lift up.
660912
The table on the saw is not particularly large, and mine didn't come with any extensions. As I anticipated moving the saw around to various jobs rather than bringing the work to the shop, I purchased a saw stand that is very stable and has extensions.
1680177
No the base cannot be shortened. The support for the table legs are in the corners of the mobile base. The legs for a shorter table would have nowhere to sit. So if you modified it for a shorter table you'd have the extra base just sticking out. Maybe ok if you got a deal on a used one or plan to upgrade one day. If buying new, opt for a different base.
1379392
We cut ours to 77 inches with no problem. A hole had to be drilled to set the swivel hardware deeper. Another inch would probably work.