Rockwell Jawhorse Question

[charles p]

Anybody ever try one of these.  Looks interesting.  Would especially like to make a portable support and jig for a 12" miter saw.

If you have one or have used one, does it work?  Do you recommend this tool to others?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018MRUN4/ref=pe_62810_18160690_pe_vfe_t1

[GRIMJIM]

I haven't used one of those. I think it would work but you will have to have other saw horses to support longer material so carrying all the extras wouldn't be worth it.

 Mitre saws can be pretty heavy. I used to have mine mounted to a piece of plywood and would put it on special (taller than usual) saw horses. It was a pain to say the least. I ended up buying a delta kickstand. The whole thing folds into a hand truck sized unit and is very easy to handle. Then it unfolds to a nice working height and has two outriggers with rollers on them that you can adjust to almost any position you can think of. I'm pretty sure it is discontinued now but there are probably other makes similar out there.

[Leupold]

IIRC when I saw the things at Menards, they were surprisingly expensive. I'd imagine one could build a jig to hold a light weight 10" miter saw, but anything bigger might overload it. I have a Hitachi 12" slider and I built a stand for it because lifting it is a real chore, it's not actually portable. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work well with a jawhorse.

[GRIMJIM]

I guess I should have asked if this is for your shop or for taking out on jobs.

If it is for your shop you would probably be better off building a nice bench for it with a couple of storage drawers for blades and tools and such. You can also build a bin for underneath it with handles in it to put cut offs in.

If it is for taking out on jobs I would look at a good portable stand like I mentioned earlier.

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW7440RS-Rolling-Saw-Stand/dp/B0019VKEM8/ref=sr_1_6?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1293722001&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-36-136-Universal-Miter-Stand/dp/B0009WFYLY/ref=sr_1_12?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1293722001&sr=1-12

http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-T4B-Gravity-Rise-Miter-Stand/dp/B000VZNEM0/ref=sr_1_9?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1293722001&sr=1-9

These are just for reference, look around for pricing. The bigger wheels are better, especially when going up stairs.