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Pros & Cons

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Pros

New castor wheels look pretty similar but i think they have better swivel bearings and perhaps better axle bearing.

The four leveling feet make it easy to stabilize the tool on an uneven floor. When you raise the the wheels the tool sits firmly in place without moving or tipping to any one corner. The foot locks elevate the stand and machine off of the floor for a ...  Read More

Portamate pm 3550 is the battleship of tool dollies. Base is very maneuverable. All 4 wheels can swivel and can be lifted off the ground.

The 21 grizzly bandsaw sits almost perfectly in it and rolls with ease now.

Light grey cross piece requires two cuts, one each end with a grinder thus maintaining the bolt holes as required. Depth and width cuts are different to achieve the best fit.



Cons

The downfall of this product is the cheap castors! Very disappointed in the quality of the castors. Caster wheels are garbage.

The instructions for this item are unusable. The directions are incomplete also and hard to follow. Same on me for not reading the comments first before purchasing. I need to make videos and prove that i'm having issues when they admittedly know about...  Read More

The spacing is quite far off. It is difficult to change direction while rolling it around. Leaves draggin marks on the surface.

The threaded stud is stamped at the bottom to attach it to the bearings. The swivel of the casters is non functional, to get the base to rollthe intended direction i had to use a 2 lb hammer to orient the caster. Wheels lock up.

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Quality


The things that set this base apart from others aside from solid build quality is that all four wheels are swivel casters where...  Read More


The overall quality is good its has over center type levers to fix it in place which work well


Pm3550 out of the box is to big for the sawstop


There is some setup and measuring to do prior to loading it up with your product

Price


I looked at making one buying steel and welding costs got out of hand quickly

Packaging/appearance


Straight out of the box both products are simple to assemble


First the packaging is truly awful i am sure when shipped by the pallet full to a retail location its fine but ive bought 3 of ...  Read More


Packaging was sketchy but no scratched paint or dents


Having 4 rotating casters makes it a breeze to move around it locks down solid is easy to level can effortlessly operate it wit...  Read More

Competitiveness


I put it on a 5hp industrial sawstop table saw works great


I use this for a powermatic pm1000 table saw


I have a ridgid 4512 table saw and was using a stand i made but it wasnt that great


 my setup sawstop pcs 52 3hp table saw no the pm3550 does not fit straight from the box more later

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    base, mobile, better, easy and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 272 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 18 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I called bora directly and wasn’t able to come up with a combination of supports to accommodate my needs so i had to make my own supports out of maple wood and reinforced it with a 18” x 1” flat bar


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The size of metal used in the supports was not available locally phoenix


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bora should stick to common metal sizes they must be using imported metal


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Wasnt the easiest to put together especially when working with a very heavy table saw


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was looking for an affordable yet solid dolly for my table saw that utilized retractable feet vs braking wheels


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    First the packaging is truly awful i am sure when shipped by the pallet full to a retail location its fine but ive bought 3 of these and all came from different vendors all shipped with different carriers and all arrived busting out of the seams


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The last one looked like it had been dragged here and it was the only one boxed in another box the first two were just coated in a roll and a half of packing tape


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Add to that the box is heavy full of metal that is shifting around and has a nice glossy finish with pictures on it that is difficult to get a grip on

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