| Title: | Home_work |
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| Created: | Tue Nov 05 1991 |
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I'm looking to purchase or build a pair of sawhorses. The ones I have
in mind are similar to the ones that Norm had on TOH a few seasons back
(the fold-up ones). Does anyone have plans for such an animal?
Mike
Also, posted in WOODWORKING AND TOOLS
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 915.1 | 2 options | ESD77::FARRELL | Joe Farrell, ESD Methods, SHR01-3/020 | Mon Jul 11 1988 12:54 | 3 |
Spags on occasion has sawhorses in kit form, for $5 - $8 each. Or you can get just the brackets at the store for $3.00 or so. | |||||
| 915.2 | I've seen those. | RLAV::BAKALETZ | Mike Bakaletz NJCD-SWS 323.4079 | Mon Jul 11 1988 18:16 | 7 |
I've also seen them on sale at Channel or Grossman's down here in
Jersey. What I liked about Norm's was the idea that you could fold up
the legs for easy, out-of-the-way storage when they're not in use. He
said that one of the viewers had sent him the plans. Just wondering if
anybody had seen them.
Mike
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| 915.3 | Hirsch Sawhorses | LEPAGE::LEPAGE | Tue Jul 12 1988 08:51 | 13 | |
For what it's worth, I've been using a couple of sets of Hirsch sawhorses. They have metal legs, with a 2X4 for the top. The legs fold up, so they don't take up much storage room. I've found them to be quite sturdy, and much better than the $3 brackets and 2X4 legs. Two things I really like about these is that they hold a lot of weight, something like 500 pounds each, and if you catch them on sale at Zayres/Caldor/Bradless/Grossmans or wherever, you can pick them up for as little as $12/pair. -Mark | |||||
| 915.4 | Fine Homebuilding Helpful Hints | OASS::B_RAMSEY | Bruce Ramsey | Thu Jan 05 1989 12:43 | 19 |
In the Dec/Jan 1988/89 issue No. 50 of Fine Homebuilding on page
30 there is a set of plans to make the "origional" set of sawhorses.
These are the type that you most commonly see at construction sites
made by the workers and left behind when finished building the
structure. They are made out of 2x4's.
Nail 2 2x4 together to form a "T" shape. Turn the T upside down.
Nail 2x4 legs so that they lay across the top of the T and are nailed
to the leg of the T. Miters need not be cut and usually aren't
at constructions sites. Another scrap 2x4 is nailed parallel to
the ground to the legs to keep the legs from spreading.
This does not fits the requirements of the base note in that these
sawhorses to not fold or reduce in size but for sake of reference...
I have a pair of sawhorses which the previous owner left behind.
They are all metal and are welded together. Very sturdy but I must
be careful when cutting to make sure the sawhorse is not in the
way.
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