Quote Originally Posted by Tanh View Post
Noticed you had to take the flat stock off to fit the table. That must have done wonders for your back.
Good catch I'd measured correctly to allow a big enough triangle for the size of the legs, but I didn't look closely at the way the legs themselves were made. The legs are just sheet metal folded along their length, with tabs at the bottom that fold in and overlap each other for the foot to screw into. The folded-over tabs extend beyond the triangle of the legs, and I decided that I'd rather cut that flat piece out of the trolley than tip the saw back and 'massage' all 4 legs with the cut-off wheel.

I planned ahead for a number of things, but the nuances of working in metal - and having neither all the tools I'd like, nor the mastery of techniques, made for a couple oversights during this little project. But that's how I gain that mastery, right?

It's a pretty flexy structure, but once the saw is resting on top it's stable enough. Closing off the front, using box tubing instead of angle iron, and/or making a full underpan for storage would've made it MUCH more sturdy, but I planned on another rolling cart sliding underneath. Perhaps I'll eventually redo the entire thing, including replacing the legs, with square or rectangular tubing. That would allow me to get even better fitment up against the wall, support the wider 48" table I have on there now, and have a sturdier base all at once. For now, though - this does the trick!