Shop Fox G7314 Heavy Duty Mobile Base :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Piece of Junk

2008-07-27
Total piece of junk. Do not buy this crappy base. Had problems with about every part. Some of the bolts do not fit standard wrenches. The iron already has rust spots, causing the paint to flake off. Casters do not turn easily.

Do not buy.

Don't buy this!!!!

2008-04-27
I bought this for my new cabinet saw and was completely disapointed. It does not move. There is no way this base is mobile. It almost tips over when trying to move it and it does not budge. Waste of money!!!!

Very Happy

2008-01-04
I'm very happy with the Shop Fox G7314 Heavy-Duty Mobile Base. It was easy to setup and works great for moving my saw around the shop.

Poor quality all around

2007-12-26
Unfortunately I spent an hour assebmling before realizing how poor quality it was. The caster mounts are all bent to different angles so it wobbles a good 1/2" or more. I'm afraid to bend it as that will weaken it. The bolts are such poor quality the heads are not standard sizes and you have to go at it with several wrenches because you don't know what will work for each bolt. There was a good bit of rust on mine out of the box. ALso, one of the rotating casters hits a bolt so it will not turn all the way around. I'm trying to get this returned as fast as possible and will most likely make my own base. Sigh...

Piece of junk!

2007-12-23
I bought this to use with a G0593 jointer. Installation was pretty straight forward and the base looks good. The problem is it just does not work! The only way you can move this base is by pushing it hard enough so the casters will slide on the surface. The swiveling casters always tend to lock to prevent the base from moving and the other ones don't rotate very well anyway. The base seems pretty sturdy for the 400+lbs jointer but the casters are just of cheap quality. Of course it's hard to return now that a heavy machine is on it. I would NOT buy this or recommend it to anyone.

poor design and attention to quality

2007-10-19
This patented base is the most stable on the market with outrigger type supports. Adjusts from 19" x 20-1/2" to 29-1/2". 700 Lbs. Capacity.

Disappointed with shipping and quality

2007-09-25
First, the shipping: UPS left a clearly damaged box on my doorstep. If I had been home, I would probably have refused it. Opened the box and found one corner bracket bent (I was able to straighten in a vise) and didn't find all of the nuts, bolts and washers as the bag had broken and scattered them.

Second, the base: Although it flexes some, the rails and brackets seem to be ok. The casters are junk. They bind every time I move the jointer I put on the base. They will need to be replaced with quality casters or I will need to quit trying to move the jointer.

Waste of Money -- Buy Something Else or Make Your Own

2007-04-29
Real Chinese junk for sale here. Bolts and screws were neither English nor Metric. Many bolts stripped in crudely machined threads, and I had to order replacements from Grizzly (which were different again in size from those received with the order). Parts fit poorly and are very poorly machined. Soft metal in threaded "inserts" (which support all the weight, and whcih are merely threaded holes through steel stock -- not inserts). This base is advertised to hold up to 1,200 lbs, which is pure baloney. My jointer/planer weighs 700 lbs and within moments after placing it on the base one of the mobile base wheels literally disintegrated under the weight of the planer -- it looks like they took small diameter wheels and encased them with a ring of a rubber-like compound. I would never buy this product again. Although cheap, it's way more hassle than it's worth, especially considering that I do not expect it to hold up for more than few months (after I fix it, that is).

strong and solid

2007-03-14
It works great. Its so easy to move my table saw around. I found nothing wrong with this item.

Indianman41

2006-11-04
This mobile Base is everything I thought It would be. I used the screws for attaching the base together, so as to add strength to it. Then I when to Lowes for screws for the casters. Works fine, no problem. I have Delta 14" bandsaw on the base.