Rousseau 2875 Miter Saw Stand :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

High-quality stand in a compact footprint

2002-05-07
This is a sturdy roll-around stand great for use in a crowded shop or garage. When not in use it has a small footprint and can be parked out of the way. When you need it, there's no complicated set-up. The wings pop up easily and you're ready to go.

I'm using it with a Makita LS1013 which is quite a large sliding compund saw. There's a long L-shaped extrusion available for [money] that bolts to the back of the saw stand to increase the table depth by 2".

Great product 2002-01-02
I bought this stand for my Hitachi C10FSK saw. I've been using it for a few weeks on a cabinet building project and love it. What a back saver! I wish I'd purchased this years ago when I first bought the saw. It really speeds the set-up and tear down process in a small shop where mulitple tools share a small space. Absolutely love the dual folding wing functionality and design. So easy and accurate to use, assuming care is taken in the initial assembly of the stand (in particular the squaring of the stand with your saw and the application of the measuring tape). It's such a pleasure to cut stock without having to pencil mark cut points and align the mark with the saw blade. The flip down stock stops take care of this. These stock stops are very nice to work with and reading the measuring scale accurately is simple with the clean markings and the thin but clear hatch mark. I have to say that with one exception, everything works smoother than expected. Even the wheels work great and can ride over 1/2" high offset from crack and settling in my concrete floor with no problem. The only thing I see needing improvement is the attachment weld tab sizes for the two rear cross bars that help to square and stiffen the stand. There was a slight interference between the x-bar and the weld bead on my stand. This caused no problem other than a slight deformation of the bar when the screw was tightened. Nothing that affects the functionality of the stand. It's a well built, strong high quality product with superior fit and finish. Enjoy one for yourself!

VERY PRACTICAL SAW STAND! 2000-10-12
WHEN LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS MITRE SAW STANDS ON THE MARKET THIS ONE REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE. IT IS BUILT TO BE VERY STRONG AND STABLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS EXTREMELY MOBILE AND ADAPTABLE TO ANY SIZE SHOP. ANOTHER FEATURE THAT I FOUND VERY APPEALING WAS THE LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM THE COMPANY. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CONVENIENT ACCESSORIES TO HAVE IN A WORK AREA!

Nice solid stand 2008-04-04
This is a great, solid stand for miter saws. The extensions are fantastic, and snap tightly in place. The adjustable stops are convenient. The stops include a ruler (a metal tape measure that slides into the aluminum extrusion), and though I adjusted it appropriately, I don't trust it for anything but a rough cut (that's just me).

I use mine with a DeWalt DW718. One problem I have is that I had to make a trade off between maximum range on the miter angle and usage of the table extensions. When I placed the saw on the stand in a position that allowed the saw to swing maximally in both directions, the saw was so far forward that I was only using about 4-5 inches of the extension surface. So I ended up pushing the saw back to a point where I can swing just a little more than 45 degrees in each direction, and that left me with about 12-13 inches of the extension surface supporting the workpieces. If the top of the stand were just a few inches wider, it would be perfect for my saw (I guess I should have bought the XL model).

One other minor issue that I noticed is with respect to the casters. Since all four wheels swivel, the stand can still move around a little bit even when the wheels are locked. It's a nit, really. And the convenience of all wheels swiveling is a reasonable trade off. A nice improvement would be to have a pedal or lever that extends some solid feet to the floor when you have the stand in position.

Great surprise on the new Rousseau 2875 Miter Saw Stand 2007-03-14
I ordered the 2875 Miter Saw Stand to go with my new Makita LSO714 7 1/2" sliding miter saw. I was concerned about the fit, but I didn't want a 42" wide "portable" table for a saw with so small a footprint. I knew it would hang over, both front and rear, but I didn't want the extra width. My stand was delivered in great shape by UPS, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the table that was advertised to be 27" x 15" was actually 27" x 19". Assembly was easy, with the help of their manual, and took about 15 minutes. The Stand is great, and really adds to the versatility of the Makita LSO714. I can cut up to 86" long 1" x 12" pieces without a ruler. I have a DELTA Unisaw, so I am used to the convenience of a good stop system. Five Stars for a great combination of MAKITA & ROUSSEAU.

Perfect for me 2006-09-22
I have my Makita LS1013 mounted on this stand. It is the perfect miter saw stand for my situation as it stays in my garage and rolls easily on the concrete floor. The stand was very easy to assemble and is well made and very solid. The wings are very solid and steady. It is actually a little small for my Makita (therefore the reason for the XL version) but this is not a problem for me as there is only one extreme seldom-used angle that I cannot reach on the saw.
Overall, when combined with the saw, this is a very heavy combination. I have rolled it down the driveway only once, closer to the job, and it was not easy.
In summary, a great stand if you are keeping it in your shop.

good stand, lousy instructions 2004-02-25
This looked like the best stand for my Makita ls1013. First box came with more than have the pieces damaged! How can that happen? The second unit came with mimimal damage, not enough to worry about but not perfect. Problems: 1)one of the tabs that holds bolts for the table was off by about 1/4 inch compared to the others. Didn't affect anything but where's the QC? 2)The instructions made no mention of the diagonal support struts or the difference in bolt size to hold them. not hard to figure out - service center said I must have accidently gotten a old manual - funny because my first damaged unit had the same old instructions. 3) instructions say to measure height of the saw platform and then mount the stand table this far down from the wings. 2 problems with this, first there is no one place on the wings that is a reference point, you need to lay a long straight edge along the wing to get the average. However the wings have some adjustment too so there is no real reference point. With a lot of trial and error I managed to get it very close and proceeded to mount the saw to the table. First had to mount the extra bracket for the makita (no real good instruction for getting this even with the table itself - ended up clamping two straight edges to the table and then clamping the bracket to the straight edges). Second, Got the saw mounted and tightened down and went back to check the saw table to the wings and realized I was about 1/16 to low!!! Turns out that there are rubber feet on the bottom of the saw that got compressed by the bolts, accounting for the difference. Already had the saw mounted to the table but needed to raise it. Figured out the best way was to turn some of my clamps into spreaders to jack up the table after loosening the bolts. This worked pretty well but still had to mess around with the wings ( the wing adjustment changes the angle, not really the height), Called service and told them about this and my "new and improved way" to adjust the table height and he said that's the way everybody at the company does it!!! and he didn't know why that method wasn't in the instructions. They had never considered the problem of the compression of the feet 4) now on to the tape measure. they give you two little allen wrench looking wires that are supposed to hold the edge of the tape off the rail so the exposed glue doesn't stick to the metal before you're ready. I couldn't get this to work, not enough space under the rule to accept the spacer. Service said that they knew that didn't work and everyone just ignored this part of the instructions. If you were really careful you could slide the tape in and it would stick until you were ready. This did work.

I could not believe that the real way you put this thing together was so different than the instructions and that the service guy was willing to admit it. Makes you wonder what is going on that they won't admit to.

Finally got it up and running and it seems like a decent unit, fence is nice and accurate and the foot print is small when folded down. still need to figure out a dust collection shroud.

Don't waste your money on cheaper stands! 2003-07-14
I bought the Delta Universal Miter Saw Stand first. I thought I could save $100. Boy, was I sorry. It was too big, too complex and too narrow for my PC saw. I gave it away and bought the Rousseau XL model. It's sturdy, easy to store and move and the wings with the fence system is ideal. Don't waste your money like I did. Go for the gold!