Portamate PM-1000 Adjustable Universal Mobile Base - Easily Move Heavy Appliances with Bora's Portable Base

Amazon Customer: The weight listed is too high. The cam system for raising and lowering the casters is too light weight. I'm afraid they are going to break every time i move my jointer.

United States on Oct 31, 2023

Peter Veale: Takes a little time to assemble as I have bought two. Does a great job for manoeuvring my bandsaw and tablesaw around the workshop, freeing up space

Australia on Sep 19, 2023

Amazon Customer: It served its purpose especially for what I needed it hold mini refrigerator.

United States on Sep 11, 2023

James P.James P.: I have a 288 sq. ft. workshop where I build guitars for a hobby. My building process utilizes several types of woodworking equipment. These bases allow me to use shop space more efficiently. I move what I need for a particular step into position then put it back into storage position after the step is completed. I’m able to use 288 sq. ft. instead of needing 3 times the amount of floor space.

United States on Sep 07, 2023

Thomas: Product did as described works well

Canada on May 12, 2023

Mary Angel cooper: My friend enjoyed it really loves it

Canada on Sep 26, 2022

Kimberly M.Kimberly M.: I was so tired of man handling our job mate bench that has our compound mitre saw attached, to move. When I saw this rolling base I was excited. I must say I was disappointed in the instructions for the assembly, hence the low scoring. It is nice to have a list of the parts, showing the counts of the items, the names and the sizes of the bolts, these did not. These instructions were very vague and frankly hard to follow. It wasn't until I went on YouTube to watch a video that it all seemed to make better sense. I must say I like how the base is very adjustable to almost any size. The wheels roll nicely and it is very sturdy. Overall I am very pleased with this purchase and would recommend it for sure.

Canada on Aug 26, 2022

Alejandro Miguel Cardona: You have to know how to put things together, manual is poor in directions and drawings are not clear.

I would of give it 5 stars, but that assembly documentation in this case is important.

The product is fine. I would give it excellent but the paint around the nut was starting to break, not scratch.

Giving 3 star because the hardware is sturdy. See how it handles in time.

Canada on Aug 03, 2021

HutchyHutchy: I fiddled with a bunch of ideas for a mobile base for my 1970's manufactured heavy duty Sears Craftsman 6 x 48 belt/9" disc sander. I would guess this tool weighs about 100 lbs, much less than the rated capacity of this mobile base. From some of the reviews I was worried it wouldn't fit my long rectangle base. It's 30" on the long side but only about 16"-18" deep. It worked with no problems whatsoever in sizing. Supplied are 4 heavier "C": shaped drilled cross pieces and 4 drilled flats that fit inside the other pieces. 2 of each are longer. I added some PIC's.

The instructions aren't great and I didn't really understand them until I experimented a little. I found the way to go is lay out your pieces on the floor beside your tool figuring out which ones you will be using. The steel supports are pretty strong but naturally you'll want the most strength on the long parts of a rectantangular base. If you can remove the tool from its stand installation is easy. Way too much work to remove my belt disc sander from the stand, so I did not. I slipped the corner plates under the corners and then laid our the steel cross pieces the way I wanted. I chose the 360 deg casters on the...

United States on Nov 27, 2019

V. H Lok: Pros: Good basic mobile base. Swivel casters can be attached to trail the base or as "outriggers". Actuator arms (that lift the base onto the casters) can be reversed so that the arms are out of the way. Easy to use. Easy to assemble.

Cons: Hopefully they aren't all like this, but my casters don't swivel well, they tend to "skid".

I bought this base to make my table saw more mobile (Ryobi BT3100). It does just that, but I've found that the swivels need to be nudged to change direction. Maybe I shouldn't have attached them to "trail" the base, perhaps they would swivel better in the "outrigger" position. The swivels looks identical to the ones on the base under my jointer, which is the HTC2000 model, but it's wheels are in the "outrigger" position. In anycase, when I move the stand and need to turn the base, the swivels don't properly swivel, they skid sideways until I use my toe to push them into the right direction.

Since my shop is not my garage and I'm just a hobbiest that wants to shove the saw out of the way when not in use, this base is fine even with the troublesome swivels. They seems to stick only on sharp turns, or reversing direction (pushing...

United States on Sep 29, 2009