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Post by wrightwoodwork on May 24, 2014 9:39:50 GMT -5
Here is vid of the saw horses used in a previous vid. They are very basic nothing fancy but do the job with no fuss and put the material at a nice height and seem sturdy extremely light and easy to transport.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on May 24, 2014 9:57:09 GMT -5
They look compact enough for storage and transport. Do you know how much weight they can hold?
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Post by wrightwoodwork on May 24, 2014 11:23:07 GMT -5
That was the main reason I got them was being compact they can support 340kg as a pair. They weight needs to be spread across the whole saw horses surface not just in the center
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Post by henrun on Jul 28, 2018 15:29:21 GMT -5
FYI Stanley has come out with an "upgrade" to these. I had the ones in this thread and just got the new pair: better carrying handles and more load capacity. 900kg with a spread out load (!) They insist on those plastic locks that WILL break eventually. The new Stanley horses will accept straps around the ends so I bought a pair of cheap straps, shortened them and will worry no more. The new pair and the foldable Stanley workbench made me sell my smaller MFT's and get more Stanley workbenches.
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Post by thehandyman on Jul 28, 2018 22:14:10 GMT -5
I have these under the DeWalt brand and they are fantastic. Love them.
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Post by kraftt on Jul 28, 2018 22:54:42 GMT -5
cool, this is why I like these forums. definitely will check out a pair. keep looking for the perfect folding table and always come back to sawhorses. --------------------------- * after looking at all the folding sawhorses online there's also the DeWalt DWX725. The Stanley / DeWalt DWST11155 is 3lbs lighter each and half the price & possibly more versatile, but the DWX725 looks like it might be more durable. --------------------------- ** suppose you could also cut one of these in half, affix a skirt or bolt on some 80/20 extrusions to make a durable portable table:
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Post by aas on Jul 30, 2018 12:56:44 GMT -5
You'd need something to stop the legs splaying.
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Post by kraftt on Jul 30, 2018 19:56:30 GMT -5
I have been seriously considering the dewalt equip stands as cheap folding legs...
My thought was that if I joined the yellow steel ends with a skirt to the depth they are now it would be rigid enough (?)
What are you seeing?
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Post by aas on Jul 30, 2018 23:42:41 GMT -5
If it's a welded skirt it will be better. Too thin and it will buckle, too thick and it'll be to heavy.
The legs have too much angle. Depends what you want to do on the table I guess. Maximum loading would be had from vertical legs.
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Post by kraftt on Jul 31, 2018 9:52:49 GMT -5
It's the idea of 4 sturdy folding legs for around $30/£23 each that has me curious. I suppose I could cut them as shown in diagram and they would stand more upright. If I trimmed yellow part a second time they would stand vertical. I now see that others have made smaller tops using a single horse but my idea was to forego the peg hole top and go with an open version - bottom right. *edit - never mind, just realized the dewalt legs depend upon the slant for pressure to push leg against yellow painted steel side. so they will need to be used at intended angle. hopefully the tops skirting will be rigid enough to stabilize them.
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Post by henrun on Aug 2, 2018 2:00:41 GMT -5
I don't remember the specs of the DeWalt stand but it takes quite a load. The possible problem with the DeWalt stand (same as other similar stands) is not so much the angle of the legs in this case, more so with the play in the locking mechanism. But more load is better up to a certain point. As a portable solution it should still be a very good work bench.
Your last image shows a sturdy straight leg solution but the low weight of the construction might make it flimsy for lateral movement unless you can butt it up against a wall for "locking it in".
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Post by kraftt on Aug 2, 2018 12:53:32 GMT -5
Exactly, the wood tandem fold/swing down legs on Wilmots' extension tables are a very simple & effective solution but without a brace or locking mech they require the cart as an anchor. I don’t know why I wouldn’t just use them anyways (without cart) and add a locking mech. But the pre-fab and light weight of the dewalt still holds my interest. Then again, I may go old school and build an open top with some leg braces I’ve used before (upper right). One nut for each leg, little bit of a hassle but very stable. Legs can store into cut outs in top, add a handle etc. - something similar to bottom image with thinner lighter legs. I kinda like the Ikea system too, upper left.
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Post by kraftt on Aug 4, 2018 17:25:26 GMT -5
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Post by thehandyman on Aug 5, 2018 0:09:48 GMT -5
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Post by kraftt on Aug 24, 2018 20:04:49 GMT -5
I saw this at a box store today. Getting closer to what I'm after, definitely could be Frankenstein'd into larger dimensions. What I like about it is that it's rather well made and the action of the catches and releases is good / robust. A fair amount of steel is mixed in. What I don't like is that it's a little heavy - 28lbs / 12.3kg. LINK 55”/ 140cm X 17.5”/ 45cm X 4”/ 10cm Platform height: adjustable from 20”/ 58cm to 30”/ 76cm $99.
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