Shane,

I use the stand that came with my Dewalt but if I were to build myself a stand I would first determine what I would be using to sit on to do my sawing and by trial and error determine what would be the most comfortable height.

The stand itself would have 3 legs- two in the front and an adjustable height leg in the rear in case you might want to tilt the saw towards you. Some like the saw positioned that way. The three legs give a much more solid base than a 4 legged model on an uneven floor.

Also make sure that you have a shelf or at least braces near the bottom to put extra weight on in case you need it to lessen vibration.( like sand bags)

Also highly recommended is to get a foot switch if you don't  have one. Saves a lot of arm movement turning the saw on and off and you can stop the saw a lot faster if you should have a blade break. Wouldn't be without mine.

 

Tom

The foot switch is an excellent idea. I myself prefer the air actuated one. They have two different ones, I like the one that you just tap to turn it on and same to turn off. Gary

A few years ago a storm blew a big ol pine tree on my shop  When I cut the tree up and rebuilt  my shop, I took 2  sections of the log and stood them up then nailed some 2 by heavys across the top of the logs and across the sides and  tah dah my scroll saw stand. Very solid.  Yee haw!  gw