Customer Reviews
Great Product 
2005-09-09
The Stand arrived with the box slightly torn but all pieces were there. The directions were easy to follow. This stand was built more solid then I had expected. I have a dewalt sliding witer saw and was concerned about stablity. But this stand is extremly stable, rolls easy and the side supports adjust perfectly to the saw table. This is one great stand.
Solid stand - could use a few improvements 
2004-11-24
This review refers to the older version of the 2875XL that required an accessory bracket for certain larger saws.
I use this stand with a Makita LS1013 and to date have been happy with its overall performance. Some positive aspects:
The stand is well made with reasonably heavy guage tubular steel legs and stamped steel shelves.
The wing support mechanisms work smoothly and are easy to lock and unlock.
The casters also work well and lock solidy when the brake is applied.
The fence is heavy, solid and works simply.
Some negatives:
The stand is relatively narrow and gives the impression of being somewhat unstable. With the added weight of a large saw it is top-heavy and might be prone to tip over when moved should one of the wheels catch on anything. Caution in moving the stand and/or placement of some weight on the lower shelf would presumably reduce this tendancy.
Alignment of shelf brackets and some of the cross braces on the wings was off. The shelf bracket appeared to have been welded too close to the center of the leg causing some challenges during assembly. The cross braces on the wings were not parallel to the horizontal plane of the wings such that if you placed a straight-edge across them some would be higher or lower than others. The variances were not huge but again made for some challenges during set-up.
Predrilled holes in the legs to facilitate creation of a cabinet under the saw shelf (similar to what is available on some of the bench/worktable legs sold by some of the woodworking chains) would have been a plus.
Some thoughts on assembly:
The instructions provided really aren't adequate for this stand. However, these may have been improved on the new version that is currently available.
Alignment of the saw is challenging as you have as many as 10 points of adjustment - the four corners of the saw platform, the two angle adjustments on the wings and the bolts holding the saw to the saw platform for saws that, like the Makita, have rubber feet that can be compressed. Ideally you should adjust all of these at one time to ensure that everything is level. However this is pretty difficult to accomplish working alone.
The best approach to aligning the saw platform was provided by another reviewer of this stand - use clamps in a spreader configuration to slowly jack the saw platform up to the appropriate height. This method is not suggested in the instructions.
A long (60" or more) straightedge is also critical to success.
Placement of the tape measure is intended to be done using two provided pieces of wire. Unfortunately these are too large for the holes in which they are supposed to be inserted. I used small paper clips as an alternative.
I should have bought it sooner 2004-10-25
I purchased the 2875XL miter Saw Stand and I have to say it is great. After reading the reviews on Rousseau products I decided that I would be happy with the products but that the installation might be dificult. Well I did not find the istallation dificult at all. I found the installation instructions to be basic but sufficiant it took about 45 minutes to set up and then about 15 minutes to adjust it....Talk about a space saver. The extension tables fold down and when I am done with it I can roll it away... The stops and tape measures are dead on. The only thing is for less than about 25" the tape measure does not work, you have to mark your board... I was a little hesitant about the price but I have learned that you usually get what you pay for and after a few days you forget about the price. I am buying another one for my other shop. I definatly recomend it.
Excellent but have some patience 2004-02-18
I've used this stand for about two weeks now and absolutely love it.
My primary gripe is with the assembly and the instructions. The instructions are cryptic at best and have itty bitty little xerox copies of pictures to reference. Very painful to try to decipher. Also, depending on your saw you may have to drill some extra holes for the fence to fit right and align with your miter saw fence (I had to do this with my Bosch). It took a lot of time for me to assemble this and get it working (about four hours for me) but it works fine.
One of the components was bent in shipping and I called Rousseau and they sent me a replacement without any charge. They were very nice on the phone.
Now the good news. This is an excellent and versatile tool. It is very helpful for smaller shops as it is very easy to move around. The assembly is very sturdy and probably will last forever. The measuring fence (shown on the left side of the unit on the photo) is very accurate and reproducible. This tool really addsa lot of flexibility to the use of a miter saw.
If it weren't for the lousy instructions I would easily give this 5 stars.
Match your saw to the proper stand 2003-08-06
I wanted to add to my other review. It is important to know that the SS2875 is the same exact miter saw stand as the SS2875XL, except that the upper shelf is 9" longer on the XL. Every other part of the SS2875 is exactly the same. Same thick materials, same heavy gauge setup. The manufacturers information ... identifies some of the larger saws Delta 36-235K, Bosch 3912B/3915B, Porter-Cable 3802/3807, Makita LS1211/1212, DeWalt DW705/708 & Milwaukee 6496/6497
... I contacted Rousseau about this, and they reassured me, that they are both the same stand, except for the 9" difference in the shelf-platform. You could use the XL with a smaller saw, but you create a larger distance from your saws base, to the beginning of the extension wings. If you do have the XL with a 10" saw, you may choose to offset the installation to the left, bringing it to within 1/8" of the stop system. Or you could center it, then move the stop measuring system over to the right, to an eighth of an inch of your saws fence. So the XL can work with a smaller saw, although it is best to mate it up with the proper model, to shorten the overall distance from the left and right wings.
I have to say, overall, once you set it up, and calibrate your measuring system, look forward to setting aside your tape measure, with the floppy tab on the end, and drawing a pencil line, that is difficult to decipher. Just set the hairline on your stop system, lay down your board, and cut it to the perfect length.
Rousseau seems to go the extra mile in their engineering, and this stand is a good example of that. Hope this helps.
nice idea poorly executed. waste of money. 
2007-09-21
First off, I got this item from woodcraft for $369. much cheaper than amazon. Sadly it is kind of junky at any price. For that kind of money, I would expect it to go together flawlessly, and for the workmanship to be top notch. oh well.
The only good part seems to be the fence, which you can buy separately if you want for about $100. you will probably need to order one anyway, since it comes from the factory with only the left hand fence.
The welding leaves something to be desired. the welded on parts are not particularly true, and this makes putting things together somewhat difficult (and I have tons of experience putting things together from kits and self designed). the cross bars on the wings are not totally flat, which I am guessing will affect the accuracy of cuts. The top shelf where the saw goes is extremely flimsy and I had to reinforce it with a piece of 3/4 mdf (plywood would have worked too). There was also a 1/4" gap left front to back when the shelf was installed which makes alignment and tightening rather difficult. This was plain sloppy workmanship from the factory. The paint peels off if you even look at it, let alone touch it. don't expect that pretty black finish to last for long. Also the wheels took an inordinant amount of force to install. I suppose this is not all bad, as they will probably never fall out.
They give you 4 carriage bolts to hold your saw down, but this is pretty stupid, since the saw doesn't have square holes to accept the carriage bolts. maybe some other model does, but now I have to waste more time on this stupid stand going to the store and picking up the proper bolts. there goes the rest of my afternoon!
Also, be sure to measure your saw ahead of time, as you will have a pretty big gap between the saw and the wings If you buy the large model instead of the regular sized one if you only have a 10" saw as I do. I wanted to buy the smaller stand, but was told I had to buy the bigger one. Having the smaller stand might have helped with the flimsyness of the top shelf, but given the crappy design and super thin sheet metal used, I doubt it.
I didn't want this in the first place. A guy I work with insisted that we buy it. In the time that I have spent (wasted) putting it together, I could have made a much better stand myself for less money. It wouldn't have been as portable, but it would have been precise and sturdy. We bought this for use permanently in the woodshop, so I'm not really sure of the advantage to it having folding wings and rolly wheels. even if space is at a premium, the mitre saw is probably the most used in the shop, so a more permanent and sturdy setup is very important to me. As I said before, I could have and would have whipped out a really nice plywood cabinet base if it had been up to me, and spent the extra money on something useful, like a spare saw blade, or another drill or whatever.
I have not yet used this stand for any actual work, but it seems to be built too tall for comfortable work. I am 5'11" tall, so my stature is not at issue here.
all that said, it is still a step up from the crappy setup we had before that was prone to tipping.
Poor quality control 
2007-09-20
Rousseau has to get their quality control improved. I received one of their 2875 miter saw stands today. Assembly was simple enough except for the casters. 3 had hard rubber rollers , the 4th was hard plastic, had a different locking mechanism, and had a shaft 3/8" shorter than the others which caused the whole assembly to rock. I fixed the problem by adding some extra washers onto the shaft. But, I think after spending almost $500 on this product it should come with all the correct parts. Not impressed
Disappointed 2007-02-04
The good: It appears that the instructions have been updated since some of the earlier comments were made. Still they leave something to be desired. I like the powder-coated finish. Looks durable.
The bad: Let's start with the assembly. There are some serious fabrication flaws from misaligned mounting tabs to malfunctioning table extension lock-out mechanisms. The thinness of the sheet metal on the saw mounting table is also a problem. When I mounted my Bosch compound miter saw, the table bounced about 1/16-1/8" when I brought the blade down. By far, the most frustrating issue is the most critical component of the stand. The custom adjustment and alignment of the saw table surface to the extension arm surface. The pre-drilled holes are a joke, they are guaranteed not to align to ANY saw you purchase. You WILL have to drill your own holes. Of course, mine only needed to be about an eighth off the pre-drilled holes, making it difficult to drill or should I say "carve" out a new hole. The holes should have been slots, making custom adjustment much simpler. I attached a 3/4 sheet of MDF to the underside of the mounting table, and that has helped considerably with deflection.
In Review: I would have paid up to $500 for a product that lived up to the level of quality that is being advertised. Instead, I spent my own valuable time making modifications to a flawed product. It's also downright cheap of Rousseau to not include a right stop fence in the package. My advice to Rousseau: Either make the upgrades, or leave off the shiny "made in USA" stickers. My advice to potential customers: Lower your expectations and assume about a 3.5hr assembly/modification process and you'll be a little less bitter that I was.
worth every penny 2006-03-19
If your saw never leaves your shop, this is ideal. Built well and easy to assemble, I am very happy with this purchase. THe stand is very portable and folds down easily.
Perfect companion to the Bosch 5412L 2006-03-02
As with most things, you get what you pay for. After quite a bit of investigation, I settled on the 2875XL. I'd been looking for a stand for my new Bosch 5412L saw and had all but given up (thinking to build my own) when I found this. At $329, it's definitely not cheap. But then again, neither is the saw and I didn't want to shortchange myself on any usability in the shop by cheaping out on the stand.
So far, it's been awesome. It is very solid and with the casters locked, it doesn't move at all. Sure, you won't go lugging this setup to a jobsite but rolling it out of the basement and into the garage is easy. It was kind of a pain to put together, as the directions are pretty bad. In spite of this, beginning to end, including time to measure and drill the holes to bolt the saw to the top, was about two hours.
Someone else pointed out that it could be kind of topheavy, which is true, though that's true of a lot of stands. One little added benefit that I hadn't even considered was all of the space underneath. It's a great place to stash all of those bulky tool cases. When I'm working out in the garage, I can just roll this stand out there and everything (including my drills, router, circular saw etc) is right there where I need it.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to my tools. I would have no reservations about recommending this to any one in need of a good, stable miter saw stand.
