DIY mobile base for BT3000

[billwmeyer]

Hi. I've been absent for way too long. I looked in old posts and gave up. I was wanting ideas on a mobile base for my BT 3000. I want something that is compact and not a trip hazard. I'm a stroke survivor, so I'm not into having to lift anything. I was interested in what others have done. Thanks!

[LCHIEN]

Well, first of all, Welcome back, Bill.

I suggest Googling "mobile tool base"

Brings up a number of adjustable bases with wheels that lift the saw 1/2 to one inch.
a step lever on the 2 swivel casters lift or lower them for mobility.
harbor freight (central machinery) version only 50 bucks
Wen, Vevor version about the same. I like the ones with adjustable metal angle iron bases like Central machinery, Vevor or Wen

[billwmeyer]

Thanks! I was looking for something to make. I'm cheap that way! There is a couple there I like though. Ill probably have to go that way. I bought plans a couple of years back but it just doesn't work. It always catches on one leg. I tried spacers under the wheels but then the saw doesn't sit flat. I'm going to tear that system out and start over.

[leehljp]

Great to see you again Bill. After seeing the ones above, there should be one that would work for you - and ones with 4 wheels so that don't need to lift. Hope you find the right one for you.

[billwmeyer]

Thanks. What I have just doesn't work.

[Timmymacnj]

I'm cheap on a budget as well, and after pricing out materials for building a base, I decided to use some existing mobile tool bases for my current tools. I found someone giving away a free 50s radial arm saw with this cabinet base, so I grabbed it, junked the RAS, and used the base for my table saw. I tried using some 3" polyurethane locking casters I had on it (as pictured), but even locked it wound up creating too much microvibrations for clean cuts so I had to switch to some retractable casters I bought on amazon for $26. Lessons learned

All in all very happy with it, I have the original steel base to the saw, but I wanted drawers/shelf, and 4 casters for easier sliding and rotating

[billwmeyer]

Looks like a good solution for you. I use the original steel base, but I installed a drawer underneath it.

[LCHIEN]

Go get the parts back!

• Emerson Tool Co. (ETC) is providing $50 to owners of Craftsman® 8-inch, 8¼-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch Radial Arm Saws, who follow a four-step process described on this website to properly disable their radial arm saw and document such steps.
• Sears sold the Craftsman® 8-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch saws from 1958 through 1992. The Craftsman® 8¼-inch saws were sold from 1990 through 1995.

if the RAS was a recalled Craftsman, most all of them were recalled and they are still paying $50 or $100 for a key part of the motor to prove you have junked the saw.
http://radialarmsawrecall.com/

[Timmymacnj]

Go get the parts back!

• Emerson Tool Co. (ETC) is providing $50 to owners of Craftsman® 8-inch, 8¼-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch Radial Arm Saws, who follow a four-step process described on this website to properly disable their radial arm saw and document such steps.
• Sears sold the Craftsman® 8-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch saws from 1958 through 1992. The Craftsman® 8¼-inch saws were sold from 1990 through 1995.

if the RAS was a recalled Craftsman, most all of them were recalled and they are still paying $50 or $100 for a key part of the motor to prove you have junked the saw.
http://radialarmsawrecall.com/

Thanks for the great info!! This was an old 50s dewalt saw that i took straight to the dump on the way home from picking it up, but will definitely keep that in mind for the future! Probably 80% of the ones I see pop up are craftsman!