Saw horse height depends a lot on what you are using them for and your height. I would not go less than 24 inches, but likely 30 inches will be ablout right. length of the cross board usally works ok at 36 inches. And for what it is worth I have never sawed the bottom of the legs at a angle. They are just cut to length and I guess the corner set on the floor or as Dale said they stick better in the ground.Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Building saw hourses
> Leg length will depend on your preference or your purpose. You may wish to > deliberately make the horses the same height as a table saw table or a > jointer table so you can use them to assist with out feed or in feed or > both. You may want one an inch or so lower so when a sheet comes off the saw > and begins to drop it won't push the horse over. If you are short like me > and want to put a knee onto a board you are cutting by hand you will want a > horse a different height to someone who wants it to support dry wall they > are raising to the ceiling. > > The angle you need to the floor will depend on the angle dictated by the > steel braces. Many people don't bother about that though, if working in sand > or mud maybe you don't want an angle so the corners of the bottom of the leg > will might into the dirt. > > As for the length, again this will depend on how you intend to use the horse > or horses. Generally I start mine out at about three feet because I will > probably be using them to support plywood for cutting which means I will be > removing something from the 4 foot width and therefore will want at least > some of the edge over the end of the top board of my horse. Of course just > how much will determine how far I push the sheet over the end of the horses > but there is already one foot built in and the horses will take up less room > than if they are four feet. > > Personally I go for about 32 inches high and about three feet wide and about > 15 degrees off vertical or a little less, enough to be stable but not so > much that I am tripping over the ends of the legs when hurrying around the > horses. > > I hope this is helpful, or at least gives you a few ideas. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype Dale > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert J. 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