Saw Horse design? Buy or build?

[Stytooner]

As in the title, I am looking for suggestions. I have always built quick and dirty 2x4 saw horses, but the ones I currently have are over 10 years old and have seen a lot of rough use.
What kind of horses have you built or bought? I would like to see some that fold up and maybe hang on a wall. I have some available wall space.
Thanks in advance.

[Black wallnut]

Mine are all 2x6 tops that were bevel ripped to about 15° for 1x6 legs. Not exactly the space saving type you seem to want.

[LCHIEN]

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=54378&highlight=sawhorse

look at post #6 in that thread, a horse made of 1-by lumber so it's light and easy to knock down. Not super heavy duty. It has a bit of sway side to side because of the 1-by legs but quite solid in the other direction - clever and it was fun to build.

clever part is that it has no screws or fasteners except for a peg wedge. Draws together tight and solid just by tapping the wedge in with a hammer. Each sawhorse has four identical legs and a stretcher.

[aiyou]

Here are a couple that I've looked at.

Shopdog, with plans avaialble from http://www.woodshopdude.com/. This is a scissoring, collapsible design that can be hung on a wall when not in use.

There was also a sawhorse plan in ShopNotes 17 that had a telescoping/adjustable rest and legs that could be removed and stored in a bin that doubled as bracing. I think I saw this one originally from a BT3 member that had built one, but can't recall.

Have yet to build one though.

Rob

[Stytooner]

Thanks for the link Rob.
I think I would like to do something like the Shop Dog.
I do take issue though.
He has many accessories. Supports. He could combine all three into one. Have the clamp slot. Bevel the top edges for pipe and cover it all with foam or carpet.
It would be about $5 cheaper.

I like the miter saw station. My Miter saw is always stored, so never convenient.
I find I plug in the circular saw more often because of this.
With his solution, maybe it might be the other way around.

[JoeyGee]

I bought a pair of these over 10 years ago and have been very happy with them:

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools/work-support/folding-steel-sawhorse/p-1460944-c-10164.htm

I screwed a 2x6 on the top of each. They have taken plenty of abuse of the years and are as solid and tight as the day I bought them.

[JimD]

Since moving into the "new" house in October, the only sheet goods I've cut up is 7/16 wafterboard for my on-going attic project. To support it, I used some old plastic saw horses. They look flimsy but supported several sheets of the waferboard. The top also has no fasteners in it, so it won't damage saw blades. They fold when not in use. I will have a bench when I have a shop again but these worked fine for cutting up some sheet goods in the driveway.

[greenacres2]

Thanks for the link Rob.
I think I would like to do something like the Shop Dog.
I do take issue though.
He has many accessories. Supports. He could combine all three into one. Have the clamp slot. Bevel the top edges for pipe and cover it all with foam or carpet.
It would be about $5 cheaper.

I like the miter saw station. My Miter saw is always stored, so never convenient.
I find I plug in the circular saw more often because of this.
With his solution, maybe it might be the other way around.

I missed the accessories/options first time i looked...I'm assuming the Giddy Up picture--the horns are on the bull in the background, not the girl?? Further guessing--that's a Longhorn??

I've got a pair of old (20+ years??) Portamates with folding legs. Probably paid too much at the time, but still rock solid. I do like that x-design of the Shop Dog though.

earl

[Richard in Smithville]

How about a set of plywood knock down horses?

http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-plans/shop-organization/knockdown-sawhorses/

[Pappy]

Wood magazine had a design I liked several years ago. Never got around to building them. mine are finally shot so maybe it's time to dig out the plans. Don't remember if they were knock down, folding, or rigid. (I think they were rigid with replaceable top inserts)

[gsmittle]

I have a pair of the Stanley height-adjustable folding horses with extending tops. Pic here. A little pricey, but they've held up well for about ten years now. I also had a pair of similar el cheapos that I threw away a couple of months after I got them.

Husky (I think) makes a folding utility table/horse that looks interesting.

g.

[Bill in Buena Park]

I was looking for this hinged, folding box-like stand made of plywood I saw some time ago, but couldn't find it. Collapsed almost completely flat for storage.

Here's another interesting collapsible design - I might have to try this out myself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhATl5nsTs

[JimD]

Another idea would be the collapsing design Ron Paulk uses on his workbench plans. It is just plywood with webbing to connect the two pieces at the top and bottom.

[LinuxRandal]

I used some gift cards and got lucky (they were on sale for $20 each) and picked up four of these several years back.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_162111-31596-60142_0__?productId=3488679&Ntt=saw+horses&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dsaw%2Bhorses&facetInfo=

Task Force Folding Steel Adjustable Sawhorse from Lowe's if the link doesn't work.
I went this route, so I wouldn't worry about them rotting and they fold up and fit under the toolbox of the truck I drove at the time.

[Rslaugh]

shop dogs

i built a pair of the shop dogs mentioned by aiyou to keep over at the boat. I also built a cutting frame that fits on top of them to cut plywood and such. I was over this weekend working around the piles of snow. If i get over this weekend I'll take some pics. I like them because they fold up and are easy to carry and store under the boat.