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FIVE STARS FOR VALUE!

If a tool is to be judged on it’s utility then this is a winner. What makes this base so great is that it does what it’s supposed to do, does it well, and sells for around fifty bucks.My shop is so small Hennie Youngman could do a whole routine around it. I don’t have the luxury of thousands of square feet of space to plant work stations and production tools. So, I rely on putting everything on wheels to keep it out of the way untill I need it. I made my own untill I discovered the HTC2000 mobile base.I ordered one for my jointer and another for my table saw. My jointer is now a dream come true! The large wheels track easily and smoothly and it sets down firmly. The only drawback was that the front was higher than the back but that is an easy fix with a spacer or adjusting up your machines leveling feet.Oddly enough I did not have this problem on the second one I ordered for the table saw. That on is so level you could set grade with it. For the life of me I can’t figure the difference but who cares? The only downside I noticed on the one for the table saw was that my saw may be a little heavy for it. I have an old, big Craftsman with a custom made T-Square fence. It rolls very nicely but the cam levers for raising and lowering seem to strain a little in the lift mode. If you are going to move larger machinery I would suggest contacting the company regarding their custom made program.Overall, if you ever want a stationary machine to have any portability you can’t go wrong with this product. And at this price, you can afford a little custom tuning to get exactly what you want.

Update (2/9/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, HTC HTC2000 Universal Mobile Base Tools & Hardware, was written by Richard Schons.

The average rating for this item is 3.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.