PortaMate Heavy Duty Universal Mobile Base Bora PM-2500. A Tough, Fully Adjustable Mobile Base for Mobilizing Large Tools, Machines and Other Applications

I had put a set of four individual bolt on quick release swivel casters on my bandsaw years ago. But the 2 inch diameter wheel kept getting caught in the relief joints in my garage floor and the weight of the saw made hard it to pull out them. I replaced the swivel casters on them once and one got caught again and the berings started falling out of the caster. So I bought this to put under it and with the larger diameter wheels and only two that swivel much much better. It was fairly easy to put together, there was some trial and error on assembly which I won't ding it for because after all it is a universal fit base and that I feel is to be expected in all fairness. Worth the money.

Reviewed other products from Amazon - other reviewers noted many have plastic foot cams to raise and lower base. This one has steel parts; except for the wheels, the entire device is steel - very sturdy and not at all fragile. My Craftsman table saw - under 100 lbs, poses no challenge whatsoever to this base.The assembly directions were not ideal, but they got the job done. Parts orientation is easier to determine from the exploded drawing at the beginning of the manual. Actual assembly is straightforward; the real fun begins when you mount your table saw or other tool. Finding the right dimensions is a "jigsaw puzzle", not covered in the instruction manual, and a bit of a challenge until you figure it out. You can move the bars in 1" increments, and the larger bar on each side (as I assembled it) has slots that allow about ½" movement, so accuracy is attainable. I wound up assembling and disassembling the side bars multiple times finding the right dimension for locating the feet of the saw table over the holes in the mobile base corner pieces. It helps to use a floor jack or something to get the saw just above the base an inch or so, making the process a bit less "work". By adjusting the "slotted" bar at the corner, then where it attaches to the smaller bar with holes, it seems you can get infinite adjustment, but you have to fiddle a lot to actually get the saw fastened to the base. Once done, I tightened everything up and was good to go.A couple of things to remember - the saw on its base is now about 4 to 5" deeper because of the location on the corner pieces and the foot-cams. My saw doesn't fit as nicely on the side of the garage as it used to; just a "heads up" if you have limited space.One of the foot cams has more action in raising the base than the other. I studied the base a long time to figure that out, and am convinced I cannot adjust that out; it appears to be a slight misalignment of the welded bracket on the corner piece - even ⅛" would be enough to change the camping action. It is not a deal breaker, but a bit annoying they couldn't locate the foot-cam bracket more accurately.All in all, this thing will last longer than the saw - it is very sturdy, heavy-gauge metal, with only the wheels being plastic. A good buy for just a few dollars more than the plastic el-cheapo model.

Works well. does the job. Now compare with Rocker product - their lock and release mechanism seems to be less bulky.

I think I looked at every base out there before deciding in the PM-2500. Probably overkill for my Dewalt table saw, but I am extremely happy with the quality. My table saw Is very stable & the wheels are great. Assembly is easy when using the YouTube instruction videos, as the provided instructions are lame. This is a good value for the price.

The tablesaw I have (Unisaw 5HP) weighs in at 650lbs hence the selection of heavy duty PM2500 which states a 650lb capacity. I used these differently then intended and made my own base in order to support a wide table extension, about 6 ft wide, and attached the Borat wheel assemblies to my custom base abandoning the Borat metal supports entirely. The standoffs on the front are a great feature to allow one to set the height just right for an easy lift while provide a solid slip free support when release. The foot levers are easy to engage to lift and do make a loud pop when released since there is so much weight. When each of the front levers are engaged the entire mobile base is easy to move, however since the back wheel are one directional it only likes to move front to back but with some manhandling one can maneuver to the side. I have added drawers and with its content the weight is probably on the order of 800lbs but Bora wheels are doing just fine. The design of all 4 wheels is such that that are mounted to a heavy metal corner that takes all the weight of the wheels allowing that weight to be distributed to the base. One improvement the Bora System could have made was to provide swiveling rear wheels to make the entire system more maneuverable.

As others mention, the instructions are garbage… like 3 different people made the parts list, exploded diagram and step by step instructions and they all decided to use different letters for the parts. A smart person can figure it out from the exploded diagram and there are plenty of youtube videos showing how to assemble this model, but it would just be nice to have a clear set of instructions. If the base was good, I could forgive the bad instructions, but it is not. Like others, I couldn’t get the wheel levers to stay in the down position. Works great with no load, but apply even a modest amount of weight and they pop back up. I know there are some who have no trouble so I don’t know if it’s a random defect or if there is an adjustment that can be made, but it’s basically not usable.

Worked well to mobilize Harvey C14 band saw. I had to cut down two of the rails for a snug fit. I oriented the castors different from the stock photo to go flush against the wall without issue. My one gripe is that the screw out legs needed to be at full extension to prevent any rolling, leaving me no way to easily level. If only the castors folded up higher, it would be perfection. Also, I started out thinking I'd need help muscling the 400lb band saw onto this unit, but I cut 2x6s and found bricks taller than the fixed wheels and it was very easy to tilt and kick board brick as needed to get it up and down.