Portamate Mobile Base PM-3550 Universal Tool Stand with Caster Wheels - Omni Directional Heavy Duty Mobile Tool Base for Table Saw, Power Tools - Swivel Caster Wheels 1500 lb Capacity PM-3550

Very well made. Its easy to assemble and feels like it will last forever. I am using this under my Jet 1836 drum sander(Need the extension kit too). This made the drum sander which was hard to move with out, a effortless item to move in the shop. Well worth the investment. The extension kit I got for it is the Fisch Bora Portamate PM-3050 Extension. Which is also very robust in its construction. Note that I chose to rotate the wheels where the stops are to reduce the overall length of the floor foot print.

Okay anyone can have an issue in the manufacturing process. I would buy from Bora again. The mobile base is an excellent overall product. I called Bora told them about the defective part. They asked for some basic information and they saw the issue apologized and sent a replacement part and I received it in days. They turned lemons into lemonade!!! Great Customer Service!!! Happy Day!!! Unusable for a smaller-sized base. The other (3) corners are fine, and the legs slide all the way in. My Laguna shaper is heavy in fact it came with cast iron wheels but only rolled in a straight line. The current base (while it went together easy) is slowly falling apart. This Bora base is very heavy duty, but in trying to get it together a lot paint is gone. Not used to having metal bits and and paint chips on my work bench and floor! It's been ugly!!! Happy Day!!!

This is a fabulous mobile base that is very heavy-duty, despite being nicely adjustable in one-inch increments. I am a retired furniture maker and was fortunate to be able to build my collection of equipment to include some large vintage cast-iron pieces which are very heavy (~750-800 pounds). My new shop is smaller, so I need/want to have all of my equipment mobile, and this base absolutely fits the bill. I considered having a "custom" base welded for my equipment, but thought that I would give this base a try first, given its great reviews...I am completely satisfied, and it's worth every dollar. The steel tubing and welded corners are of a heavy enough gauge that the entire base is VERY stiff once bolted together. The wheels are truly ball bearing, not just a shaft (bolt) going through a bushing in the center of the wheel. The orange levers used to raise the base off of the "steering wheels" are a nicely-engineered eccentric cam that lifts/lowers the load in a controlled way. This mechanism includes an adjustable foot that allows the base to be leveled (within ~1/2" range) relative to the non-turning wheels at the other end of the base. Assembly was very straightforward and took about 30-40 minutes; the next one, which I'm buying right now, will only take about 20 minutes now that I've done one already. I am using it for a cast-iron Crescent Heavy 20 bandsaw that weighs 775 pounds and it is very stable and easy to move around the shop. The next one will be for a Master 24" disc sander, also weighing ~750 pounds, but somewhat more top-heavy. I'll update the review if having a more top-heavy load adversely affects the performance of the base -- my gut tells me that it won't be a problem.

Nice unit, but it has a big footprint, assembly was not easy, but not hard. Keep it square you will be alright. Very sturdy construction and very well thought out and designed, the finish is excellant, it works perfectly on my radial arm saw but it's a bit overkill for it's weight and size. Wheels lock up really nice! I am looking to downsize to a smaller Bora product but I will stay in their line of products as I'm impessed with the quality.

Great heavy duty mobile base...snap to assemby...well packaged product. I used the portable base under a 600 lb milling machine. Had to use some 2x8s to secure machine's base to the mobile base's foot print...easy to accomplish with mobile base's gusseted corners. The adjustable wheel heights makes it a snap to level the milling machine and wheels work well on concrete floors.

Disppointed in the product, i dont know if its because I had to add the extra coupling and extension piece but it doesnt move easily at all. Its actually arduous to move it. I just assembled it yesterday and it took a long time. I did have to modify the length of the extension pieces because i needed 57 inches and even with everything cinched tight the length was 60 inches so i had no choice but to cut off the extensions length. That wasnt the issue because they give you the size I was just hoping the feet were large enough on the ID of the frame that it would hold the lathe. The disaappintment came with the couplings dragging the ground, I undid all 16 bolts one side at a time and used a crowbar to push up and retighten and the coupings are still dragging on one side and the other side lifted about 1/8 inch. Another disappintment is onewheel doesnt spin freely and got caught on its own frame I had to lift and spin one wheel around to get it to push against the wall where its resting place is in the first picture, the second picture is where I assembled it. Its better than nothing but it really lacks mobility ease in moving it around. I struggled and the video had the guy moving a long table saw with ease. The assembly was really tedious and I had to stop and start again because I was frustrated with getting the wheels assembled there are four washers on eash wheel for the orange flip lock and trying to get them on without the second and third washers falling was just a big issue. I ended up flipping it upright so the third washer install didnt fall down inside the wheel void which the only way to get it out is to take the wheel assembly back apart and flip it upside down to get it out and restart the assembly over. I did everything alone and it probaby took three hours with the wheels being the biggest time consumption. I was really excited because I made my entire work shop mobile and to have spent this much on the extensions, coupling and wheel base and for it to not move easily was a disappointment. It feels sturdy but again the center drags the concrete scratching the floor. Might be easier if there is two people assembling. Its just not the best for mobility but I put all this effort and already cut up one of the extensions so its not like I am going to return it after spending so much time dealing with the assembly and getting a 450 pound lathe inside the mobile rig by myself. Ill just live with it, but you get tired of living with things, you expect it to work as advertised easpecially when you spend a lot for the product.

It is hard to tell from the photos how heavy duty this is. This is square steel tubing that has been powder coated. The corners are heavy steel. The adjustable sleeve holes are all tapped making it easy to put together and adjust base. There are 2 bolts for each connection, (16 bolts for just for connections!) doesn't seem like a big thing, but the 2 bolts keep the inserts level and keeps base from sagging. This is bolted together, not screwed together, making this a much more serious base. The wheels are strong and roll with ease. I think it raised my table saw about an inch? Maybe an 1.5" The corner bases plates are recessed below the main square tubing. Confusing, but your tool will sit just off the floor about an inch. I have an out feed table and will have to raise it up now a bit. I really like this base. Extremely happy. This base is for a Delta Contractors table saw with a Biesemeyer 40" fence. I added an insert to the side so this thing is a beast to move. I have had this saw about 25 years? Moving this is now a breeze. This base proves there are folks out there who care about making good stuff. Thanks!

I bought this Portamate 3500 base for a 400+ pound table saw which came with individual casters bolted to each leg of it's stand. I have been fighting with these ridiculous pieces of junk for years, and finally decided to try the Portamate unit after searching for a new base. The overall fit, finish, and welding of the parts made me look at the box again to see if it was U.S. made (no, made in China), as it was all very high quality. Like most other reviewers have pointed out, the packaging and parts of the instructions leave a bit to be desired, but I don't know where you could buy a better-made product of this type. I tend to over-build everything, and using this beast for a 400+ pound saw is certainly under utilizing it's capacity, but I have no doubt I would feel the same if I was using it for something 3 times as heavy. I really liked their suggestion of first mounting one side of the saw on 1\2 of the unit, which I did by using a floor jack to lift one side of the saw. I then took a 4' length of 2x6 and clamped it under the cross-brace of that side and ran it under the cross brace of the other side and lifted that side with the floor jack. I was able to make all of the connections for the base without any lifting at all, and the saw is solid as a rock and moves around with very little effort. I would make the purchase again in a heartbeat. Very satisfied.