I'm 72 and have a herniated disc, arthritis in hips, shoulders and Arthur's cousin Epicondylitis ( that's what the Dr called it) in my knees, and on my 3rd un-needed pace maker, so I have to watch what I lift and how I lift it! So I bought a hydraulic lift table/cart from HD and an engine crane from Pep Boys.
These 2 pieces of equipment have made my hobbies much easier BUT unfortunately neither can help much when it comes to handling 4x8's of anything!!
So when ever I have a project that requires any part of a 4x8 I write my list out for each piece needed and head out to either 1 of 3 HD's or 1 of to Lowes that are located within a 30 minute drive. If I can't find a suitable sheet at one I go to the next..
When I find the sheet I want I find one of the clerks and have him bring it to the panel saw..I tell him the sizes that I want it sawed to and that I will use my tape for measuring and I will position the sheet for the cut and let him operate the saw.
By doing the positioning myself I can keep the blade on the same side of the line and I know that after I do any edge cleanup the sizes will be what I want.
After all the cuts are made and counted (sometimes they charge for anything over 2 cuts) I make sure that the Bar Coded piece is on top, thank the saw guy and point to the few $$'s laying on the floor and say that just fell out of your pocket and I head for check out..
I tell the cashier that it's 1 sheet or like the dipsy blond did she scanned the Bar Code, couldn't see anymore tags so she counted the pieces and entered that number the most expensive sheet of 3/4Plywood I ever saw. Had to call the mgr to straighten that out..
Hi Frank,
I was unable to make the woodworking link to work for me. I just recieved a EZ Smart rail guide system and would like use these sawhorses for my "Smart Table". Actually the two main angles will be enough...15...18deg???
Thank You,
Aloha---Colin
Haaaa! That's funny. It was early a.m.
I didn't even look at the date!
So...got any saw horse plans? ;-)
Thanks Colin for resurrecting this thread, I've been thinking about building some sawhorses, but I really wasn't sure where to start.
Since none of the links work I did some searching today and while I couldn't find any specific plans I did find some links that might be useful:
basic idea:
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2004/11/19/sn/
and the triangle calculator will help you with your angles
http://ostermiller.org/calc/triangle.html
I'm going to make an attempt this week....
Here's some plans that seem to be related to that drawing
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip030815sn.html
These look pretty similar to the PWW ones
Mike
Thanks Mike/ Charles
This will work. The only difference with the one you found mike is the leg modules are vertical where as the PWW ones are canted out a bit. (15 deg. also?) I think that that is important when loading heavy ply from the side. I am sure we can work that out.
Thanks again
C
Looks like i will be using metal folding legs for my sawhorse/table...
I had just recieved my EZ Smart saw guide system http://www.eurekazone.com/
part of my purchase was a Smart table kit that I plan on putting on top of my sawhorse table
http://www.eurekazone.com/products/d...marttable.html
Well...I could not wait to make some saw dust so I pulled out a heavy duty folding plastic top table a friend had left over our house...you see
where this is going...well, I proceeded to cut a kerf in the plastic top
I guess I just bought some table legs.
Oh well, the good thing is it is a top of the line, heavy duty table.
C
I have just purchased Making Jigs and Fixtures by Nick Engler via eBay. I have confirmed that this book indeed has the same info as the article published in Popular Woodworking (a fine magazine it is) in 2004.
As soon as it arrives I will relay angles, dimensions, etc . . . needed to properly construct the sought after sawhorses . . . .
Support the "CREEK" . . .
Thanks to the Wayback machine the original PWW plans are still online
Use the download a construction drawing link at the top of the page to get the .pdf file
http://web.archive.org/web/200601041...ea.asp?id=1104
I built these saw horses a couple of years ago using the "Making Jigs and Fixtures" book by Nick Engler. For me, they are just about perfect. One point not too readily seen is the support the three additional rails provide between the saw horses. Cut-offs are usually well supported.
I don't do a lot of sheet work but this support system makes it really simple and safe when I do. Most of the time, it's just stored out of the way.
I got these plans from Frank years ago and made them. I love them and use them often for cutting sheet goods. I use a guided saw and place the plywood sheet over a 4' x 8' sacrificial sheet of rigid foam insulation to prevent tear out on the underside (see http://www.woodshopdemos.com/euro-1.htm). Putting a sheet of ply on them also makes for a great workspace. BTW, there is a mistake in the plans that will become obvious once you start construction--in the lower left hand, that angle between the legs and the ground is not 25 degrees, it is 65 degrees (90-25).