HTC HSB-2855 Mobile Base For Powermatic 54A Jointer

by HTC

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Welded one piece mobile base, features the HTC exclusive 3-point system which provides a solid, stable stance and no need to relevel after moving. Two rigid wheels with locks and one locking swivel wheel make moving your machine in any direction a breeze. And, your machine is held 3/4" off the floor at all times, eliminating the need to recalibrate those important machine setting that can be thrown off by raising and lowering the machine

Product Description

HTC HSB-2855 Mobile Base for Powermatic Joiner 54A

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 19.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001LQXZO
• Item model number: HSB-2855
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,276 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #44 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Mobile Bases

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A little quality control is needed., April 28, 2011

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Morty3 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HTC HSB-2855 Mobile Base For Powermatic 54A Jointer (Tools & Home Improvement)

When my first base arrived I noticed that one of the rear wheel assembly welds was not attatched. I returned it to Amazon and in two days recieved a replacement. The replacement had the exact same problem! I contacted the HTC company and they were ready to blame it on shipping. Both boxes arrived in perfect shape. There is no way this happened due to a shipping problem. If it can't survive the shipping process, it will never sustain a 300+ lb jointer sitting on it. If the welds were sound it might be a pretty good mobil base. I returned the second one as well. It looks like the HTC company could use a little quality control, or a better welder. Overall a frustrating experience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, August 19, 2007

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Steven M. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTC HSB-2855 Mobile Base For Powermatic 54A Jointer (Tools & Home Improvement)

This base does a reasonable job of allowing me to move my 54A around the garage. Howeve, there are a couple of design flaws. The first is that it is not very snug on the machine - it looks like was originally designed to work on a larger machine. The jointer will move around some in the base.

The second is the locking mechanism on the end with the castor wheel. The lock is a little on the whimpy side and it is placed too close to the wheel and won't allow it to turn 360 degrees.

There are tabs on either end of my 54A that have holes so that the machine can be bolted down. I would be nice to have corresponding holds in the base so that it could be bolted down.

Still, bottom line, I can move it where I need to.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works, but with limitations, March 2, 2011

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Alan Mazer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTC HSB-2855 Mobile Base For Powermatic 54A Jointer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I think the title says it all: I was a little disappointed in the base but it works.

Pros:
1. It seems sturdy, and with just 3 wheels, should be more supportive than a 4-wheeled version on an uneven floor.
2. The wheels seem to lock down well enough.

Cons:
1. The instructions were not at all clear. They work if you give it some thought.
2. As other reviewers said, you really need holes in the base to match the holes in the jointer stand, and you need to drill these yourself. A drill press, some oil, and a good metal-drilling bit are all that's required, and it turned out well, but I'm not sure why, for this price, and given that this is a model-specific base, HTC couldn't have drilled these holes when they were drilling the others.
3. The little lock on the rotating caster seems to lock when I don't want it to, and is, as another reviewer said, a little flimsy.
4. There's a huge downside to having just 1 pivoting wheel, particularly with a jointer which extends far beyond the base. You can't pull the jointer out from a wall. You pull the single-wheeled end out, and then the other end of the jointer hits the wall. In other words, this base does not work well in tight spaces.

Now all this said, I'm not sure I'd be happier with any other product. But anyone spending this much money on a mobile base should probably be aware of the downsides. If it were $50, I'd give it 5 stars for sure. But at 3 times the price, and having waited several weeks for delivery, I think I might have been better off with something more generic.