Making a very heavy tablesaw portable/storable??

[MatBirch]

I may have made a mistake in my purchase of this saw, but I’m a sucker for old tools, and it only set me back 20$! I picked up n old cast iron Craftsman 113 belt drive TS. It didn’t come with a fence, wings or a stand, but it is in great shape. I rarely have a need for a TS, but when I do it’s usually for a long project. I’d like to come up with a way to easily store it in my shed until I need it. My new shop is really small, so likely when I use it, I will set up a workstation in the carport, not the shop.
Formerly, I had a Ridgid jobsite saw. Wasn’t a great saw, but it sure was convenient. Fold it up a roll it away! Set up easily and stable on uneven surfaces. I don’t know if that type of wheeled, folding stand will work with a heavy cast iron belt drive saw?? A standard mobile base won’t work for me, as the trip to shed is down the sidewalk, and across the lawn.
I’d be ok with just loading it up with the hand truck, but want a base cabinet to have a small footprint, which seems like it would be unstable on the gravel in the carport...

 

[matt_i]

I'd look at a mobile base except with wheelbarrow tires and long pipe or tube handles that plug in to the sides.

Obviously you'd have to consider the terrain, the table saw is high-center-of-gravity and this could be an issue.

Biggest thing is to treat the Cast Iron so it doesn't go rusty, my preferred is Boeshield T-9 which is expensive but works excellent and can be applied in a thin coat that doesn't get the raw wood greasy.

 

[Don1357]

There are some folding table saw stands you can buy:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JR4GH4M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

But with the extended wings and long fence bars there isn't much folding you can do with a contractor saw not designed for it.

Chances are it is not the right saw for you. You may need to say your goodbyes and set it free.

 

[lis2323]

This is what I did for an old Craftsman I restored





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[brianh]

This is what I did for an old Craftsman I restored





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Beautiful restore!

 

[lis2323]

Beautiful restore!

Thank you, Brian


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[Hankoh]

If you want to keep the "vintage" look, how about a vintage mobile base design? I have a thing for old plans and have this in my files - originally published in Popular Mechanics magazine, April 1949. It is available on Google Books - there are three pages with full plans. As stated earlier in this thread, wheelbarrow style wheels like on this plan will make it easy to move where you need to move it across uneven surfaces. Obviously you may not want to build exactly this, but it may be a good starting point for you.

https://books.google.com/books?id=S...ce=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false