Rousseau 2950 Miter Saw Stand :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Rick

2007-03-09
My 1ST table came damaged in shipping. Amazon was grate with the return & had UPS pick up the damaged table at my home. Two days after the pick up , Amazon had a 2ND table at my home. I was home this time when it showed up & helped the UPS kid get it from the truck to the house. It also had a gaping hole in it at one of the box ends, it had me worried. I had the UPS guy wait until I opened it. The entry hole was into a hollow spot in the box, no damage this time. I guess 80lbs.is too much for 1 UPS person to handle. "UNDERSTANDABLE",but thats a shipping problem. Now to the Rousseau 2950 miter saw stand. It was everything I expected & then some. The quality of the construction in the fabrication of the stand is EXCEPTIONAL. When you fold down the table with a 60lbs. miter saw bolted to it, the nemadic tires make it so nice when you are draging it up & down steps. I will be buying other Rousseau products. There is another little bonous when the table is set up. Beside the Rousseau name, there is a sticker. CRAFTED WITH PRIDE IN THE USA . And they are not kidding around.

out feeds break

2007-01-05
Overall the stand is good except that the outfeed on one side snapped within two weeks of using the stand

Company that stands behind their product!!!!

2004-12-26
The stand as in other reviews stated is a little hard to move around. I too had the misfortune of dealing with repeatedly flat tires at my job but a few minutes of research online led me to a review here on amazon, and after a quick call to the company, they sent out a pair of new and improved tires with tubes, and we havent had problems since. Its rare that you find a company that stands behind their products, so I just wanted to take the time and convey my appreciation to them here. Thanks!!!

Reseating your tubeless tires

2003-05-25
Ok, first let me say that I love Rousseau products and have purchased the PM2700XL 3 piece table saw system to support my new Makita 2703. Everything is as it should be, solid, refined and painstakingly well designed. This miter stand is next on my wish list.
I also have a cheap as dirt two-wheeler that I use daily at work. It features the same tubeless inflatible tires as this Rousseau stand (although not as nice). Well, I had a huge piece of furniture that wouldn't sit on the two-wheeler and fit under a doorway the other day. I thought I was being brilliant by letting enough air out of the tires to lower the thing, when 'poof' they both unseated as I hit the transom on my way through the door. My employer looked at me as if to say "you idiot" when I turned the situation into a positive display of McGyver-esqe ingenuity and regained some credibilty with him...... here is what to do:
Moisten the sidewall bead area with some water and make sure both the tire and rim are free of dirt. Take a piece of standard clothesline and tie a loop in one end and pass the other end through it to fashion a large slip-knot. If you're not handy with rope use a ratchet strap, or an old leather belt with a loop buckle. Wrap it around the centerline of the tire's tread. Cinch the rope (ratchet the strap, tighten the belt) back tightly to compress the treads in towards the center of the tire evenly. You may need someone to hold the tire for you to keep it from turning, I just used my knee. This will force the sidewalls of the tire outward and into contact with the rim. At this point, just about anything that blows air will inflate and reseat your tires. I used a Campbell-Hausfeld battery powered compressor and it did just fine. Using this technique a bicycle hand pump would probably do equally well.
Good luck and check your tire pressure frequently.

correction

2001-10-17
Dear editors: please add the following to the review of the HD2950 that i submitted just a couple of hours ago:

I called Rousseau's toll free number and they are sending me new wheels free of charge. Their customer service was friendly, prompt, and intelligent... perfect.

This brings the stand up to 4 or 4.5 stars in my opinion... to make it up to 5 they would need to make it easier to work with while folded up -- as another reviewer said, the attachments for the T-stands stick out a lot and there's no easy place to stow the T's themselves. But in actual use I love this stand and it's always worth the setup time to use it rather than going back to repetitive measured cutoffs with a skilsaw.

Great with extension table & stops... but, tire problems. 2001-10-16
Here Rousseau has engineered a tough, heavy-duty stand for all your mitering needs.

Taller users will appreciate the 35 1/2-inch work height. Even at this height stability is not a problem: extendable legs give you a wide base and low center of gravity that allows you to put a heavy saw on top without the table being wobbly at all. The stand also includes adjustable levelers you can use to compensate for uneven ground.

The table folds up nicely although there doesn't seem to be a place where the feed roller supports can be stored when the stand is folded. This small complaint notwithstanding, the table is amazingly compact and easy to move around when folded (and while completely set up, too).

Some users have complained about the tires: they can come unseated and are difficult to reseat. I didn't have a problem with this. I should also note that, in the past, I have had nothing but positive experiences with Rousseau's service department. A casual survey of a few online reviews confirmed that the small number of users who did have problems with the tires had these resolved quickly and professionally. In other words, don't let this put you off from buying this great stand.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
13-inch roller stands and bases with 12-feet overall stock support, 10-inch pneumatic tires and adjustable levelers, saw not included

Great stand - could use an upgrade 2001-06-22
First and foremost: this is a great stand. I have been futzing around with homemade mitre saw stands for years without much satisfaction. This saw stand has made a significant productivity improvement for myself and my employees. However, there are two drawbacks I wish Rousseau would address: #1 - There is no place to store the feed roller supports when the stand is folded. I stash them between the table and the folded legs which works OK until you need to lay the stand down in the truck bed and then the supports fall out. Other than that, this is a great tool. #2 - There is no intermediate (roller) support so you have to constantly adjust the feed rollers in and out as you cut moulding down and then get a new piece. If there was an intermediate support, then you could set it up so that both a long and short piece of stock could be supported without adjustment.

Mostly Good but . . . 2000-12-19
I likely would have given this stand a 3.5, but obviously not an option. My rationale is fairly simple. The stand/ saw (mine a Hitachi C10fs)is handy to roll where you need it in most cases. It will take a minute or two to get the rollers, stock support . . . set up, but with much less work than sawhorses and some other stands. I beleive that comparatively speaking, the Rousseau stand is far better built than the Trojan or Delta stands. In general I am satisfied. Where I think the saw falls and unfortunately I do mean falls short, is in wheeling the saw around. Going down steps, pushing over multiple extension cords, wood . . . can without too much effort, result in the saw flipping over or worse into you shins. ( Been there ! ) The stand has such a short wheelbase, which aids the stand in tight quarter manuevers; but also allows the stand and saw to flip easier than I would expect. Despite the big tires, they get hung up on more than I imagined.If you can keep the notion in mind to push down low, once the rear legs are folded when moving this saw around, I think it is a well made stand, that will last for years of serious work. For general in shop use though, I would likely build a cart with storage and save the money. The stand definitely helps with portability of heavy & awkward saws, ( which is likely why you're looking for portable stands ) but this one can get out hand a little too quick, when trying to be quick. Good, but not exactly everything I had hoped for.

2nd best stand on the market 2000-11-21
I have used several of these over the years. I like them a lot. They have been improved as time goes on. I prefer the Trojan MS2000. It gives a higher work surface. I also like the fact that all components fold up into one unit. You don't have to carry any part of it seperately. Unless you buy the ms2000x extention wing which is not necessary unless you are cutting really heavy lumber. I also like the fact that it gives support over a much greater area than the rousseau. With the many cross members on the extention wings , your cutoffs never take a dive. This adds a measure of safety. It also folds up much more quickly. Over all the Trojan is a better jobsite stand. I bought my second one recently and I'm happy I did.

Excellent customer support 2000-04-26
I ran into some trouble trying to assemble the stand as well as having some issues about the way it came packaged. I contacted The Rousseau Co. via email and received a response from Brian Rousseau. He didn't make any excuses, just gave me the steps to correct the problem. I am now a happy owner of the HD2950.