Adjustable folding sawhorses or plans for some needed.

[dbhost]

I'd like to pick up, or build a set of adjustable, folding sawhorses, about 4 total, that I can place something like a door across, and use as infeed / outfeed table for a BT / BTS table saw. Can anyone recommend some good saw horses, or point me to plans to build my own? I want to be able to fold them up and hang them on the wall when I am through with them for the day.

[steve-norrell]

I have a set of these (Brand is Stanley and I got them at Lowes) and they have worked out quite well for me.

Although I have used them as supports for a worktable, I am not sure I would want to use them as support for an out-feed table for a table saw. I would be concerned about their stability when subjected to lateral pressure (even as during out-feed).

There are height-adjustable sliders/rolers available, but for the life of me, I can't remember the brand name. They are readily available in Lowes, HD, and other hardware and woodworking stores.

Regards, Steve

[LCHIEN]

I'd like to pick up, or build a set of adjustable, folding sawhorses, about 4 total, that I can place something like a door across, and use as infeed / outfeed table for a BT / BTS table saw. Can anyone recommend some good saw horses, or point me to plans to build my own? I want to be able to fold them up and hang them on the wall when I am through with them for the day.

Saw horses that tall (38") will be much taller than usual.

For pre-bought horses using 2x4s I like the plastic kind with the bolt and wing nut holding them together, quite strong and simple to take up and down.

I don't like the metal bracket ones...

[Alex Franke]

What steve said.

I have the same plastic saw horses and they're great. I also picked up a couple of roller stands at sears a while back that are great for some (but not all) outfeed applications. Both can be had at very good prices.

[Whaler]

I have a pair of the Stanley ones Steve mentioned. They are great. They top out at 37" and with a waxed hollow core door as the surface and possibly a little weight on the spreader panel should work well.
I got mine at HD.

[dbhost]

I have a pair of the Stanley ones Steve mentioned. They are great. They top out at 37" and with a waxed hollow core door as the surface and possibly a little weight on the spreader panel should work well.
I got mine at HD.

I saw those. Yeah, Loring knows how I feel about the metal brackets. (it's not pretty)... I was looking at HD, and saw that they had some from Stanley, and some with their Husky brand name. The Stanley ones looked better made. I kind of wonder about stability. I was thinking about using a Hollow core door (1" thickness I believe), as an outfeed surface with some stiffeners glued up to the bottom to keep the sawhorse top in placeI figure I could stand the door on end in the corner behind the cyclone, and hang the sawhorses until needed.

If y'all recall, my canoe is planned to occupy the sawhorses I have now (good riddance from my shop!). So I need replacements. I figure the sawhorse / hollow core door thing would work well as outfeed, and be flexible enough for use as an assembly table when needed...

[Uncle Cracker]

I have a few Stanley Fat Max horses (aluminum frames) and have found them very useful and stable for a folding horse. Lowes usually has them, and although they are a little pricey, usually puts them on sale at least once or twice a year. I have not regretted the purchase even once. I have fashioned a variety of head pieces for various tasks, including two with omnidirectional ball-style rollers for outfeed use.

[Pappy]

Not sawhorses but I have 2 of these worktables from Craftsman. I have turned them perpendicular to the saw and used them for infeed/outfeed tables numerous times.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...5796000P?mv=rr

For infeed/outfeed support these look good, too.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...2268000P?mv=rr

[Daryl]

I saved THIS page when somebody posted it before. I have no idea if they are a good design as I am still procastinating.

[dbhost]

Daryl,

Bookmarked that link. Not sure I am crazy about that sawhorse idea, but I REALLY like the workbench / lumber storage idea...

And while I still am leery of using MDF, that shop vac box mufler might be worth taking some of the ideas from. Maybe a two layer so the vac could sit on top, and the cyclone on the bottom, a nice, space saving, noise control idea...

[cabinetman]

We had some verticals installed, and the installer had some great height adjustable sawhorses that he said he got at HD, maybe $30-$40, IIRC. I've never seen them at any of the HD's I've been in (and there's maybe 6-7 in my area).

As for a roller stand, I have 4 of these, and got 'em when they were on sale for around $9.99. They work good.
.

[iceman61]

I have a few Stanley Fat Max horses (aluminum frames) and have found them very useful and stable for a folding horse. Lowes usually has them, and although they are a little pricey, usually puts them on sale at least once or twice a year. I have not regretted the purchase even once. I have fashioned a variety of head pieces for various tasks, including two with omnidirectional ball-style rollers for outfeed use.

Ditto here on the Fat Max horses. Out in the field I put a couple of 8' 2x4 studs in the notches on top & throw on a sheet of plywood & have a work bench that is as sturdy as almost anything in the shop.

One of the magazines on the shelf now (Woodsmith/Router Table Secrets or Shopnotes/Small Shop Solutions) had a very nice plan for some sawhorses, fold-up & height adjustable if you want to build some.

UC...I'd like to see some of those head pcs you've made for these.

[LinuxRandal]

I went to Lowe's a couple of years back, and bought four of their yellow metal, folding, height adjustable sawhorses, that you screw a 2x to the top. I can't find them via Lowe's website (even though I bought them and they still sold them there a couple weeks ago), but I found similar on Home Depot's website.

Crawford 38 In. Adjustable Height Folding Steel Sawhorse, Yellow


38" is the length, and a pair is supposed to support over 2000 lbs, so I wanted some decent sawhorses, that were height adjustable and could be used as low scaffolding for a project (barn).

[shoottx]

Got 2 of these and they are great & I got two of these

[dbhost]

Yeah, the other option was to grab a couple of the Workmates if they go high enough and just use the top surface of those... I thought about that.