Best mobile power tool bases according to redditors

http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-50-345-Universal-Mobile-Included/dp/B0000223CL

Holy cow! LV isn't messing around on the price gouging there... https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Mobile-Power-Tools-HTC-2000/dp/B00002262M/ref=pd_lpo_469_bs_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4GBXA0PNXJ6CNRG5NB69

edit: You get downvoted on the woodworking subreddit for the dumbest shit.

The panavise system changed my life:

• 312 base
  
• 396 head
  
  It paid for itself in the first week with time saved.

With what your going to do I would get a 10 inch miter...not sliding. unless you just want to spend the extra money.

(whooops....link removed.....didn't realize we could only link products from blue/orange/amz.)
alternate link....https://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-C10FCE2-15-Amp-10-inch-Compound/dp/B000V5Z6RG

For the table saw...I would search craigslist and get a full size saw and add a set of wheels to it...like these

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000223CL

I would search craigslist for the table saw.

There are only a few reasons to even get a miter saw.
Its easier to crosscut long pieces accurately.
You get quick access to a dedicated crosscut blade instead of swapping one into table saw.

Other than that, I tend to use the table saw. Even when I am crosscutting a lot of short material, I use a crosscut sled on my table saw. I only use my miter saw to rough cut and break down long boards.

If I was you I would buy that 100 buck miter and lump that other 200 in on my table saw money, wait and watch craigslist to get a better table saw with a solid top.

The one from harbor Frieght I heard is good
But if you want to almost double your budget
This is what I suggest
PanaVise 203 Pv Jr. Vise Head... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SQWPY0?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


PanaVise 305 Low Profile Base https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002BC1YU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


PanaVise 312 Tray Base Mount https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B63208?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This is my setup
All together $68 usd

Bora Portamate PM-3500
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010HWCWOW

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Mobile-Power-Tools-HTC-2000/dp/B00002262M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1484922100&sr=8-3&keywords=mobile+base

For $54 you really cant beat it.

Table Saw: The only thing I could say about the Jet that is better than the Grizzly is the fence, and the one on the Grizzly isn't all that bad. Other than that I personally would still get the Grizzly if I had to do it over again. The Jet is significantly lighter(a negative when talking about table saws. You want heavy and stable) and the model you are looking at has steel wings as opposed to cast iron. That just makes it not worth the cost in my opinion. I started off with an old Craftsman 113 saw and upgraded to the Grizzly. As a hobbyist it is my lifetime saw. A pro would want a true cabinet saw and there are good prices on old used ones if you want to put the work into cleaning them up.

Miter Saw: I have a cheap sub $100 Ryobi that I've had for a decade. When I was putting up molding around my house it was definitely easier and more convenient than the table saw and did everything I needed it to do. Other than that I have very little use for it. Not something I would recommend spending a ton of money on.

Modular Table: Mobile tools are great when space is limited. Universal Mobile bases are worth investing in for anything that needs to move around. Something like this is good: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Portamate-Adjustable-Mobilizing-Applications/dp/B00PATV14A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1539525739&sr=8-5&keywords=universal+mobile+base

Jointer: What kind of furniture will you build? Where will you get your wood from? Put this one on the back burner if you won't be using it a lot. Unless you will never need to joint anything longer than 2 or 3 feet the benchtop is a complete waste of money. Many woodworkers never buy a jointer and get along just fine without it. With minimal need I would either joint by hand(with a nice hand plane) or more practical is build a jointing sled to run through your planer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UONmuQt_98 In the future if you do find a jointer becomes a need, buy the biggest baddest one you can afford, preferably one with a spiral/helical cutting head on it. I personally have the Grizzly G0452Z that I bought used. The 6 inch is a bit limiting but I get by. I don't use it a ton and would never spend the money on it new but I got a really nice deal on it.

I'm totally jealous you have a nice woodworking shop near you. Everything near me sucks and I have to buy things online.

Nailers: There is a performance difference between air vs battery, but not something that would matter to your needs. Most of the battery operated ones take a second or 2 to charge up and shoot the nail. The air ones are ready to go immediately as long as the compressor is full. The biggest issue with battery ones is the cost(I'm a cheap bastard). They are also heavier and you need to worry about charging the battery, but they certainly are convenient and you don't have to worry about tripping over the air hose. If you were a contractor using it all day long I would say Air without a doubt. A homeowner using it here and there, really either one will suit you just fine. For me it comes down to cost.

Paint sprayer: That's a lot of painting, so by all means get a sprayer. I have no personal experience on that model so no input from me on this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Universal-Portamate-Equipment-Stability/dp/B00016BI5O/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_1_sspa?keywords=woodshop+tool+mobile+base&qid=1550200649&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull-spons&psc=1
I've got my planer and table saw on these. No complaints and for $60/per being able to move the tools around with ease is well work it. The locking mechanism takes a little adjustment but nothing major. From packaged to functional in less than an hour.

built the stand, and bolted it on a mobile base i got off amazon....http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002262M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

then i made sure the bearing support behind the blade was 1/64 an inch, and moved in the blade guides in until a dollar bill fit between each side of the blade.... made sure it was tracking straight and made a test cut... just follow your instructions or watch a youtube video on how to set one up and you'll be good to go.... it really helps to have a second person to help, my dad was nice enough to help me out.. we finished right before midnight last night!

http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-50-345-Universal-Mobile-Included/dp/B0000223CL

This is what they are. I did see a guy on YouTube make them for all his shop tools out of plywood and seemed pretty basic.

I know it's not DIY but you could use two of these or use square tubing in a similar model to try to span the length of the pool table. You might need two of these which makes it expensive: http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D2057A-Adjustable-Mobile/dp/B0000DD6B9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376530516&sr=8-1&keywords=shop+fox+mobile+base

I have that exact one on my table saw which weighs way more than my pool table and it barely changes the height. There are also DIY versions of these if you google for it

I built a mobile base for my bandsaw out of 2x4s and casters, and I bought a mobile base for my new-to-me table saw. My shop is small and weirdly laid out with stairs that come down right into the middle of the room, so having big hulking chunks of metal permanently taking up the majority of the floor space isn't ideal. The tablesaw base is from Portamate (link here), and the bandsaw base is made from half-lapped 2x4s with locking casters that came with the saw when I bought it used.

I went with this base: https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Adjustable-Mobile-Capacity-Universal/dp/B01H225M0Q/ref=sr_1_1

It's ok, pretty much the same thing as the shopfox base. My shop is pretty large and I don't plan on moving it too much, so I wasn't super concerned with something overly robust.

I think this will probably hold it. How would we lift this though? Engine hoist?

https://www.amazon.com/Portamate-PM-3500-Industrial-Strength-Universal-Heaviest/dp/B010HWCWOW/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1550018860&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=wheeled+tool+base&psc=1#customerReviews

amazon has it cheaper with free shipping, then get one of these, https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D2057A-Adjustable-Mobile/dp/B0000DD6B9/ref=pd_sim_469_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0000DD6B9&pd_rd_r=7G1CP8PVAPGGK2W6YC1K&pd_rd_w=Hz72s&pd_rd_wg=Ht34n&psc=1&refRID=7G1CP8PVAPGGK2W6YC1K and roll it where you need it?

"Mobile Machine Base"

You'll have to check the weight requirements but the link below should be the type of thing you're looking for:

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Mobile-Power-Tools-HTC-2000/dp/B00002262M/

http://www.amazon.com/HTC-3000-Universal-Adjustable-700-Pound/dp/B000P0R7YM

Ta da.

http://www.amazon.com/DELTA-50-345-Universal-Mobile-Included/dp/B0000223CL

I've used these but this is a canadian brand and retailer. They're pretty good, you still sometimes have to adjust a foot if your floor isn't super even.

They look very similar to these.

I have the JET mobile tool base on my big, heavy Powermatic 66 and it works really well. I have a garage shop with everything mobile and pushed against the wall when not in use. The TS gets rolled out nearly every time I work and the base rolls really easily and locks solidly with two front foot pedals.

Retracting wheels would be cool...Building a cabinet on one of these and mounting the shapeoko above it might work well.

I had one of those. Had to sell it when we were taking care of my dad when he got terminal cancer.

I set it all up, put a piece of pine 2x4 in it and it was horrible. Fiddled with it, never got it working right. Moved on to other projects. Revisited it one day. Tried it on a piece of very hard oak. Cut like butter, clean & smooth surfaces inside the mortise. I was amazed. Sadly I didn't get to make anything with it before life happened.

Pro-tip from an amateur: cheap mortisers are like cheap beginners guitars. You'll spend forever setting it up, and it'll still be a piece of shit when you're done.

This is the one I had, and it was awesome: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J0UTL6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_-0u0Ab4TFF96B

Not yet, I got this one http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PATV14A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_OzHpxb6DHTCSJ

About half as much and a lot more versatile if you ever wanted to use it for something else