Craftsman roller stand $14.99, 50% off

[TB Roye]

Just ordered 4 of them 2 for me and 2 for BIL. Ordered online for pickup at store.

Tom

[davidtu]

You guys s*ck! I don't even need these and had to get 2. Geez.

[tohellwithuga]

Just picked up 2 (ordered online). Hopefully I will get some time to check them out before I have to travel for work next week (the boxes were a little messed up).

[JJO]

Thanks good tip. Just ordered online

[Cheeky]

you peeps ordering online should take advantage of the sears 10% MIR (attached).

it's not much, but certainly negates tax and then some (save those of you in New Hampshire, etc).

[lrr]

Bought one when I first heard the news about the sale. Didn't realize it had the flat side, and the roller as well. This is a great stand (and the best of the 4 I own!)

BTW -- stay away from the HF roller stands. I put my foot on the tubular brace on the bottom of one to stablize it while I adjusting it, and the metal tubing bent ...

[footprintsinconc]

i bought for aswell. the big roller side is fine. but i dont think the ball bearing side (with small indvidual balls) is all that great. just by passing you hand over all the smaill rolling balls, not all of them roll freely. it seems somewhat cheap on that one side. does anyone else feel the same about that particular side?

[mowildone]

I agree

Thought I would see more posts on the quality of this unit.
I wanted the ball bearing feature and purchased two. The bearings on one checked OK and one is going back.
The ball in one bearing set is pitted and does not roll freely. It will not move in one direction even when being forced. One other bearing is stiff, but it will move, if forced.
Over-all the bearings do not move as freely as I would like.
The Three way design may be nice for some, but I would have preferred that they had made it single function and with better quality for this price.

[Cheeky]

Thought I would see more posts on the quality of this unit.
I wanted the ball bearing feature and purchased two. The bearings on one checked OK and one is going back.
The ball in one bearing set is pitted and does not roll freely. It will not move in one direction even when being forced. One other bearing is stiff, but it will move, if forced.
Over-all the bearings do not move as freely as I would like.
The Three way design may be nice for some, but I would have preferred that they had made it single function and with better quality for this price.

the bearing side on mine work great, especially when using it for ripping sheets. the roller side just doesn't work as well in that respect, IMO.

sears does carry a roller stand with a single roller, and it usually sits right next to these. i recall it being on sale for the same price too.

as for the price and quality, i don't think you're going to get a better stand for $14.99.

[mowildone]

Hi Cheeky

Glad to hear you are happy with your stands. Maybe I got a bad one. And thanks for the tip on the roller stand.
Been there, done that. Bought two from Rockler a few years back and while they are sturdy, there is a problem with drift if I am not careful aligning them to the saw when setting up. Then I bought two of "Flip Top" Ridgid stands from Home Depot. They work great. I even use them as saw horses, laying boards across them for sanding, etc. Paid , as I remember, twice as much as these cost. Sometimes the flip feature is a little disconcerting when the edge of the board hits the flat surface and I am concentrating on the cut at the blade. Thought the ball bearing type might be fun to try and at this price, why not. If you hear me complain, it is that I hoped to get better quality on the bearing side. In my opinion, pitted ball bearings should not have made it through quality control. As you can see, I do not need flat or roller stands.

[JimK]

Tilt of the stand is fixable

(The BT3 is perfectly level, and the floor is pretty close to level.)

With some fiddling with the slop in the various joints I can reduce that angle by about half, but it's still too much, and I don't have any interest in fiddling with it every time I need to change the height.

Anybody else have this problem?

I checked my stand after seeing your message and mine had the same issue, looks like it was off by just about the same degree of angle. I noticed there is only a single fastener through the middle that attaches the rollers/stop to the leg (visible in the picture). I was able to fix mine by using the fastener as a pivot, pulling up on one side while pushing down on the other and it's completely straight now. Needed a bit of pressure but I was able to do this by hand and it's still tight. Anyway, it's now 90 degrees (although my hands could be off by a degree or two...). Hope this helps.

Jim K.

[Cheeky]

Glad to hear you are happy with your stands. Maybe I got a bad one. And thanks for the tip on the roller stand.
Been there, done that. Bought two from Rockler a few years back and while they are sturdy, there is a problem with drift if I am not careful aligning them to the saw when setting up. Then I bought two of "Flip Top" Ridgid stands from Home Depot. They work great. I even use them as saw horses, laying boards across them for sanding, etc. Paid , as I remember, twice as much as these cost. Sometimes the flip feature is a little disconcerting when the edge of the board hits the flat surface and I am concentrating on the cut at the blade. Thought the ball bearing type might be fun to try and at this price, why not. If you hear me complain, it is that I hoped to get better quality on the bearing side. In my opinion, pitted ball bearings should not have made it through quality control. As you can see, I do not need flat or roller stands.

I would take them back and exchange them. luckily you're locked-in at the $15 price, so you can exchange until you're happy. these come a long way from china, so there are some lemons out there. you're the customer, and should be happy.