Great Folding Sawhorses

Cool idea

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Interesting design. I like the replaceable top board. Looks like you should be able to use them for years to come.

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Yup, those look good. It looks like the 2×4 at the top is replaceable, which seems like a good idea. My plastic ones haven’t broken yet, but when they do I’ll probably make a pair like these.

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Very clever!

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I like that. One of the best features is that they will stand up on their own when folded. I’m constantly knocking my plastic ones over.

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The will stand up on their own when folded but they aren’t very stable. You don’t have to carefully balance them but you can’t do much with them. My plan is to hang them up probably. The reason for the new design is to have a good set of horses that would be easy to store in a enclosed trailer full of tools.

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They look like great sawhorses. Thanks for a good idea. I’ll look you up when I break my plastic ones… which have held up better than several sets of metal horses.

Super saw horses well done

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Great work. These look awesome!

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I like this. The main question I have though is about the height. I would think that the height would be impacted by how far the legs open. If you use a rope, isn’t it tough to get multiple horses to a level height? Maybe it doesn’t really make a difference. Just wondering if you noticed any issues. I guess it shouldn’t really matter unless you use 3 horses in a row. Sorry, I’m just thinking out loud because I think I’m going to build this.

I think I have overcome that problem, probably not perfectly but good enough.

When I was tying the knot, I had a space in between the legs and a clamp on the outside to hold them steady. The rope was tied with a good knot that doesn’t slip when pressure is applied on it at both ends. A bowline at one end then a knot that I call a “tie-down” knot. The “tie-down” knot allows you to tighten the rope very much and secure it without it loosing much, if any taughtness.

Also, I used braided nylon line and I singed it with a lighter slightly at the knots so that they will resist bending and moving, theoretically keeping them stable.

I haven’t built a second one yet because I knew I would run into things I would want to change. Looks like I will be building another today hopefully. I will let you know how consistent it ends up being.

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Great idea, I am going to have to build a set.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

Nice job on the replaceable tops. This way you only need to build the horses you need and never do that again. I like that they are foldabe for easy storage.

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Sounds like a good solution. Thanks for the response. I’m not going to get to build these for a little while because I still need to get my wife’s car into the garage for the summer. ITs getting awful hot for trying to load a baby into her carseat. Maybe I’ll benefit some more from version two as a result though?! Thanks for sharing. I definitely do plan on doing something just like this, even if I cop out and use a hinge instead of rope with knots. I wasn’t all that great at knot tying in scouts. lol.