I wasn't gonna post this to this group, since it had only metal content,
but I got a neat reply that does have wood content, so here it is. If I
get flames, I won't do it again:
Metal content:
Some years ago I needed a good way to support steel bars that were to be
welded, collared, etc.. to make gates and railings.
Things needed to be really flat for several reasons, which, I'm sure
are obvious to most of you.
I used some saw horses that I have had in my shop for years, but it
was hard to keep them from moving since the floor was not perfectly
flat. Also, as I moved around the area with my helmet on, I'd
occassionally kick a leg and knock the whole thing out of alignment. To
get things perfectly level, I had to constantly be shimming the
components, by as little as 25 thou here and there to make up for all
the variables.
I chose to make some adjustable 3-Legged saw horses which solved the
uneven floor problem and eliminated the need for shims. By uneven, I
mean uneven by only a sixteenth of an inch or so in 4 feet.
My mentor Bob Walsh, from Pepin Wisconsin also showed me how to make
and use "winding sticks" to make certain that both beams of the saw
horses were parallel (in the same plane).
Here's where you can learn more about it:
http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/3LeggedSawHorses/3LeggedSawHorses.htm
Pete Stanaitis
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Wood content:
I used planks held in B&D Workmates to weld scaffold frames on a
rutted and sloping driveway. With the tops of both planks level and
parallel the frames built on them were flat even though one plank was
half a foot lower than the other.
jsw
On Oct 6, 7:49=A0pm, Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
> spaco <[email protected]> wrote innews:b4CdneviUIyw81bXnZ2dnUVZ_q=
[email protected]:
>
> *snip*
>
> > =A0 =A0I chose to make some adjustable 3-Legged saw horses which solved
> > =A0 =A0the
> > uneven floor problem and eliminated the need for shims. =A0By uneven, I
> > mean uneven by only a sixteenth of an inch or so in 4 feet.
> > =A0 =A0 My mentor Bob Walsh, from Pepin Wisconsin also showed me how to
> > =A0 =A0 make
> > and use "winding sticks" to make certain that both beams of the saw
> > horses were parallel (in the same plane).
>
> > Here's where you can learn more about it:
>
> >http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/3LeggedSawHorses/3LeggedSawHorses.ht
> > m
>
> > Pete Stanaitis
>
> *snip*
>
> Looks good. =A0My 7th grade shop teacher pointed out that something with =
3
> legs would never have a problem with stability, while something with
> more would.
>
> If those legs fold or come apart easily, they'd be ideal for hanging on
> a couple of hooks on the shop wall.
>
> Puckdropper
> --
> "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
> reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
> rec.woodworking
>
> To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
These are pretty cool.
(Credit goes to Morris)
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/SawHorse/
spaco <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
*snip*
> I chose to make some adjustable 3-Legged saw horses which solved
> the
> uneven floor problem and eliminated the need for shims. By uneven, I
> mean uneven by only a sixteenth of an inch or so in 4 feet.
> My mentor Bob Walsh, from Pepin Wisconsin also showed me how to
> make
> and use "winding sticks" to make certain that both beams of the saw
> horses were parallel (in the same plane).
>
> Here's where you can learn more about it:
>
> http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/3LeggedSawHorses/3LeggedSawHorses.ht
> m
>
> Pete Stanaitis
*snip*
Looks good. My 7th grade shop teacher pointed out that something with 3
legs would never have a problem with stability, while something with
more would.
If those legs fold or come apart easily, they'd be ideal for hanging on
a couple of hooks on the shop wall.
Puckdropper
--
"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking
To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
On Oct 6, 5:21=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 6, 7:49=A0pm, Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > spaco <[email protected]> wrote innews:b4CdneviUIyw81bXnZ2dnUVZ=
[email protected]:
>
> > *snip*
>
> > > =A0 =A0I chose to make some adjustable 3-Legged saw horses which solv=
ed
> > > =A0 =A0the
> > > uneven floor problem and eliminated the need for shims. =A0By uneven,=
I
> > > mean uneven by only a sixteenth of an inch or so in 4 feet.
> > > =A0 =A0 My mentor Bob Walsh, from Pepin Wisconsin also showed me how =
to
> > > =A0 =A0 make
> > > and use "winding sticks" to make certain that both beams of the saw
> > > horses were parallel (in the same plane).
>
> > > Here's where you can learn more about it:
>
> > >http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/3LeggedSawHorses/3LeggedSawHorses.h=
t
> > > m
>
> > > Pete Stanaitis
>
> > *snip*
>
> > Looks good. =A0My 7th grade shop teacher pointed out that something wit=
h 3
> > legs would never have a problem with stability, while something with
> > more would.
>
> > If those legs fold or come apart easily, they'd be ideal for hanging on
> > a couple of hooks on the shop wall.
>
> > Puckdropper
> > --
> > "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
> > reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
> > rec.woodworking
>
> > To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
>
> These are pretty cool.
> (Credit goes to Morris)
All he would need is to drill a hole at the bottom of the lone leg,
put in a t-nut and a stove/carriage bolt as a foot and he could level
them the same way spaco does.
Luigi
Yes, the 1/2" bolt or threaded rod, with its lock nut does hold things
together tightly. Since the saw horses are always used in pairs, you
have 4 (or 6, depending on how you are counting) legs on the ground
supporting a work piece anyway. Having said all that, if one was still
concerned, one could turn one saw horse 180° sp there would be a
"double" leg at each end of the structure.
Pete Stanaitis
----------------------------------------
evodawg wrote:
>
> Looks like something I could use. One question, it seems the one leg side
> would be very unstable or does that bolt,(adjuster)hold it all together
> tight?
spaco wrote:
> I wasn't gonna post this to this group, since it had only metal content,
> but I got a neat reply that does have wood content, so here it is. If I
> get flames, I won't do it again:
>
> Metal content:
> Some years ago I needed a good way to support steel bars that were to be
> welded, collared, etc.. to make gates and railings.
> Things needed to be really flat for several reasons, which, I'm sure
> are obvious to most of you.
> I used some saw horses that I have had in my shop for years, but it
> was hard to keep them from moving since the floor was not perfectly
> flat. Also, as I moved around the area with my helmet on, I'd
> occassionally kick a leg and knock the whole thing out of alignment. To
> get things perfectly level, I had to constantly be shimming the
> components, by as little as 25 thou here and there to make up for all
> the variables.
> I chose to make some adjustable 3-Legged saw horses which solved the
> uneven floor problem and eliminated the need for shims. By uneven, I
> mean uneven by only a sixteenth of an inch or so in 4 feet.
> My mentor Bob Walsh, from Pepin Wisconsin also showed me how to make
> and use "winding sticks" to make certain that both beams of the saw
> horses were parallel (in the same plane).
>
> Here's where you can learn more about it:
>
> http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/3LeggedSawHorses/3LeggedSawHorses.htm
>
> Pete Stanaitis
> ---------------------------
>
> Wood content:
>
> I used planks held in B&D Workmates to weld scaffold frames on a
> rutted and sloping driveway. With the tops of both planks level and
> parallel the frames built on them were flat even though one plank was
> half a foot lower than the other.
>
> jsw
Looks like something I could use. One question, it seems the one leg side
would be very unstable or does that bolt,(adjuster)hold it all together
tight?
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