Milwaukee Portable Band Saw Table

There are a couple of things I didn’t like. One is the chain vise,don’t like it’s location at all,parts of it are below the base.Would have rather had it like there chop saws.The other is I had to sand a lot of the paint off all around the chain vise to get it to work,chain wouldn’t even go through where you need to work it.One other thing,not as portable as I thought it would be,very heavy.Was going to use it on my weld truck,too heavy,so I’ll just use it in the shop instead.Heavy is also good,built nice.

Works good, too bad you can’t cut a 45*. Need a better blade stop. Other than that it works fine.

fantastic addition to my portable bandsaw purchase

The chain vise could be reconfigured a little to be a little less awkward but otherwise it’s really handy.

Works great!

By converting the portable band saw into a horizontal table saw with out investing on a second horizontal band saw. It has reduced the extra time machining the ends for square end material with a clean vertical cut. The only two draw backs I have found is the extra time it takes to get the portaband adjusted for true cuts on the material, and having a way to make clean angle cuts. In all this table saved about two weeks of extra machining. I give it a A+.

Exelent and durable tool needed for any shop

the chain clamp holds securely but you need to fiddle to get it hooked each time. the lower travel stop is a socket head cap screw. it could be in a better position. i may change it to a threaded knob which gives the saw a larger area to rest on. my only real complaint would be the pivot. if you don’t pay attention, it can work loose which lets the saw wobble. i tightened it a second time to take out the wobble. this had the additional effect that the saw will stay at any position you leave it rather than dropping to the undersized stop and you don’t have to raise it completely to the upright position. all that said, once i learned the quirks of this tool it works well. i should get a lot of services from it.

Poorly designed tightening/loosening handle. Real pain in the butt to work with. Why they did not use a handle like the one that is on the Tri-vise stand I have no idea.

Good if you want to cut round stock, not so good if cutting anything else due to the chain clamp. Takes a while to try and get it set up if you want straight square cuts. The lock will not engage on mine if you tighten nuts on arm to tighten it so there is no play in the arm coming down.

The portable bandsaw table works great for doing multiple cuts for on the job site prefab. Once it is adjusted it makes a straight cut every time with little to no effort by the user. It eliminates fatigue and is very versatile. Clean up and storing at the end of the day is easy too. It also brings back a purpose for those older corded bandsaws. Works great! We are planning on getting more of these in the near future to be used on other projects and in the shop for prefab.

I was originally looking for a chop saw that would cut metal conduit, uni-strut and threaded rod. My company already had several Milwawkee portable band saws, so this was a great alternative. It is easy to put together and take apart.

This product was difficult to adjust the angle for 90 deg. Once assembled at 90 deg angle (at best), it is best use for large pipes & tubes.I bought this table since I had the Milwaukee portable saw already.Better designed for plumbers & electricians.Not designed for metal fabrication tool.Really lame it does not have a vice for hold down or a vertical cut table.The FEMI 782XL mitering band saw is more likely to serve me better and at a reasonable price.

Use the 3/4 inch pipe legs for greater mobility. These stands and saws are real workhorses.

Had to enlarge the stop / lock hole to keep the saw upright. It’s just okay, painted not powder coated.

Perfect, for what I needed.

It’s a good product and well built. Unfortunately, the one Home Depot sent us must have been a return. It is all banged up and things do not align properly.

This product was difficult to adjust the angle for 90 deg. Once assembled at 90 deg angle (at best), it is best use for large pipes & tubes.I bought this table since I had the Milwaukee portable saw already.Better designed for plumbers & electricians.Not designed for metal fabrication tool.Really lame it does not have a vice for hold down or a vertical cut table.The FEMI 782XL mitering band saw is more likely to serve me better and at a reasonable price.

Once the saw is mounted it requires some fine adjustments to enable the blade to square to the clamp,then tilt the blade to address the material within the clamp at a true 90 deg. from start to finish. If not, it will cause the blade to not track properly.