BORA Portamate PM-5090 Adjustable Pedestal Feed Roller Support with 11-1/4" Ball Bearing Steel Roller

This is a sturdy roller. It rolls very smoothly and really makes work that much easier. Ordered another one.

Easy assembly. Looks like it will provide good support and be easy to use.

Debated on getting a less expensive one, but glad I spent a few more dollars on this one. Solid constriction, quality materials and super smooth rollers and bearings.

Update 10/14/2020After I wrote the review and the update below I was contacted by the company. They asked for my address and send me another unit. I assembled and tested it today. I does not have the "stiff" roller that made me think there were no ball bearings. Rather it looks like the first unit was binding up due to a tight fitting plastic bushing at the end of the roller.The other problem I had with the first unit was a failed weld joint on the nut the height adjustment handle screws into, see photo below. This one looks more secure.I'm upgrading my rating from 2 to 4 stars based on this and on the response from the vendorOriginal Review:This is advertised as a ball bearing roller but there are no ball bearings, just a metal rod through holes in the bracket. The rod does not turn in the roller. The result is a roller that does not turn freely. A little lube on the brackets will help but light weight material will probably just slide on the roller.This unit costs twice as much as others advertised. Lacking the ball bearings it is not worth the money.Update 08/17/2020After a little use with re-sawing on band saw the nut holding the tightening lever twisted sideways on the pedestal. See the picture. A close look showed that it was only welded on one side.I bought this based on the reviews and thought that the high price indicated high quality. I was wrong. It is light weight and flimsy and poorly constructed. One I bought from Harbor Freight for a quarter of the price is stronger an better made.Does have a couple nice features though - an adjustable foot to compensate for uneven floors and a taper bar in the height adjustment which makes it easy to adjust.

Sturdy but light weight. Easy to use. Best I have used for a long time.

I’m an amateur woodworker but I've known for years I needed one of these, the stepladder variant doesn't really work. Easy to assemble, folds flat for easy storage, roller is great!

I had an issue with the roller when this was delivered. I contacted Customer service and they were right on the problem.This is a very stable stand and worked flawlessly!

I used this while cutting some 4x4 by 8 ft lumber with my miter saw. This device was great to hold up the long end of the 4x4 as I feed it into the miter saw.

Simple- no issues. Good product.

One of the bolts for the legs was too short, can you send me another? It needs to be 2” long.

The media could not be loaded.  Not very user friendly and the roller is not wide enough which makes it un sturdy

Pratique mais peu solide au premier vissage le support de tension pour la hauteur a brisé. Outils a prendre avec des gants blancs