Toughbuilt S200 roller stand mini review

[FordTruckWench]

Needed a (roller) stand to make some complicated miter saw cuts. Selected the above mentioned stand.

Product specs that you won't find online:
Yellow leg is 50mm x 30mm x ~1.15mm wall tube
Black leg is 30mm x 30mm x ~1.15mm wall tube
Silver support post is 25mm x 25mm x ~1.15mm wall tube

The horizontal tube to leg tube and head assembly to support post connections are really stupid. The supplied bolts have to reach all the way through the hollow tubes. This means that they cannot ever be properly tight. Online reviews repeatedly complain that the head assembly keeps tilting when in use.

I improved on the bolting by buying two M6 x 12mm (1.00mm pitch) and four M6 x 16mm (1.00 pitch) buttonhead bolts. These bolts perform their fastening duties from inside the tubes. The supplied allen wrench can reach through the original assembly holes to tighten the bolts. The post to head connection is now solid metal and shouldn't tilt. The base connections do still have a small air gap, but should deform much less than the OEM method. Getting the bolts into place for the legs required some creativity (the ruler part of a combination square and some grease), especially as they need to be a stack of the bolt, a lock washer, and a flat washer.

My overall impression is that stands of this type are all value engineered to the edge of uselessness. The tubes feel awfully thin, though keep in mind that many steel bicycle frames use 1.0mm tubes. I'll post a followup once I actually use the stand.

 

[NUTTSGT]

So I bought a second one Tuesday from Lowe's. I ordered it online and picked up in store. As I tried to assemble it, I found an issue.



Notice the plastic end caps on the smaller black tube ? They are the same sided caps. I made a warranty claim rather than to to return it. After playing phone tag with Tough built and 25 minutes on the phone, I was told to return it to the store.

 

[BukitCase]

It's been my experience that tools claiming to be "tough" usually are NOT.

Can't really tell what those are supposed to do, but on the outside chance they're for woodworking support -

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I've had 4 of the flip tops, 2 of the 3 row and one of the expandable conveyor stands for about 15 years now - the ONLY assembly needed was to mount the 3 row frame to the base. They were somewhat cheaper 15 years ago (what ain't) but still going strong... Steve