Hi Dale. Has anyone ever described to you the machine they use at Lowe's and Home Depot to cut plywood? It holds the sheet vertically and the saw runs on a track. Vertically or horizontally. I have had them make cuts so we could get the pieces in the back of our station wagon. When I got them home and checked them they were within a sixteenth. I wonder how hard it would be to build something like that.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] saw horses > Max, > > I have often seek a 1 by 4 used for the middle and bottom members of the i > beam and for bracing too. often people don't use the stretchers. If I need > a quick dirty set I generally don't use side stretchers but I do use end > stretchers to keep the legs from splaying then run a piece on an angle > from the end stretcher up toward the center of the top structure to > stabilize the horse end-to-end.Uses less material, makes them strong and > even lighter. > > Some day I intend to design folding horses something like the ones in the > last CD I think it was with a drop-down tray between the legs to hold > stuff. I always seem to have stuff to hold. The old horses I have here I > built to serve when I was building my addition. They are well abused but > still stable however they don't fold and I no longer have a convenient > place to store them. > > I was thinking of constructing a frame to hold sheet goods on an angle > just a little off vertical for use when ripping down sheets of plywood > with a circular saw but I am beginning to think maybe a specifically > designed frame with fold-out support legs might be a preferable solution. > Reaching horizontally out over a table isn't always convenient. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:23 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] saw horses > > > Wow, three two by fours making an I beam. I wonder how many tons they > would > hold. The method of attaching the legs may not be elegant but it is > straight forward and easy. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] saw horses > > > Here is one plan from the Web which I selected because the instruction > is > > fairly easily understood. You will probably want a sliding bevel to > > capture the angles for cutting the end stringers but mostly this will > > easily be done from the description. > > > > I don't make my horses in this way, a little too much material for my > > taste and I like to use angled braces for stability and lap joints and > > such but I tend to be a little extreme at times. The plans below are > > typical of many horses I have encountered on job sites and are very > strong > > and stable and very easily made. I put it together from seven or eight > > Internet pages but it flows pretty well, clearly no illustrations as > > referred to. > > > > Hope this is helpful. > > > > Free Woodworking Plans-Ultimate Wood Saw Horses > > > > (c) 2006 Chris Baylor licensed to About.com, Inc. > > > > > > > > While saw horses are typically something you'd think of finding on a > job > > site, they can be especially useful in the workshop. A good set of > > sawhorses can > > > > be used as the base for a temporary table, to hold a portable table > saw, > > to stack lumber...the list goes on and on. > > > > > > > > The sawhorses in this plan are versatile, very sturdy, and quite easy > to > > build. Once you have a set, you'll never run out of things you can do > with > > them, > > > > even after you've completed building your perfect workshop. > > > > > > > > Difficulty Level > > > > . Woodworking: Easy > > > > . Finishing: Painting if desired, but not necessary > > > > Time to Complete > > > > . 30 minutes > > > > Tools Required > > > > . Miter Saw > > > > or > > > > Circular Saw > > > > . Cordless or > > > > Corded Power Drill > > > > . Speed Square > > > > . Tape Measure > > > > . Pencil > > > > Materials Needed > > > > . Nine (9) 2x4 8-feet long > > > > . 2-1/2 or 3-inch Deck Screws > > > > > > > > Building the I-Beam > > > > To begin building the Ultimate Wood Sawhorses, begin by cutting a 2x4 > into > > two pieces, one at 47-inches and the other piece at 49-inches. Repeat > this > > step > > > > twice, so you have three of each size. > > > > > > > > Next, we'll assemble the I-Beam as shown above, starting with the three > > 49-inch boards. On the ends of two of the boards, mark a centerline > across > > the short > > > > axis of each end, as shown by the top and bottom boards in the diagram. > > When those four marks are in place, mark a centerline down the long > axis > > at each > > > > end of the third board, as shown by the center board in the diagram. > > > > > > > > Now, using the screws, attach the top board to the center board. Place > a > > few screws down the length of the top board and into the center board, > > making certain > > > > to keep the centerlines on both ends aligned. When the top board is > > attached to the center board, flip the assembly over and attach the > bottom > > board in > > > > the same manner. When complete, you should have a long I-Beam. > > > > > > > > Repeat the entire process with the 47-inch boards. > > > > > > > > Using the uncut stock, cut 8 32-inch legs. You may be able to get three > > legs out of one 2x4 if the original stock is a little bit longer than > > 8-feet in > > > > length. > > > > > > > > Set aside the 47-inch assembly for the time being, and we'll work with > the > > 49-inch assembly. Lay the I-Beam on it's side. Grab one of the legs and > > place > > > > the end just under the lip of the top board of the I-Beam. > > > > > > > > Making sure that the side of the board is flush with the end of the > > I-Beam, attach the leg to the I-Beam using two screws into the center > > board and two > > > > into the bottom board of the I-beam, as shown in the image above. > > > > > > > > Once one leg is done, repeat with the other leg on the same side of the > > I-Beam. Then, flip the entire assembly over and attach the legs to the > > other side > > > > of the I-Beam. > > > > > > > > When all four legs are attached, stand the assembly on it's legs and > check > > for any wobble. The legs can be spread out slightly by hand if > necessary > > for > > > > all legs to be on the floor evenly. > > > > > > > > Once the 49-inch I-Beam assembly is completed, perform the same steps > on > > the 47-inch I-Beam. > > > > > > > > Once both sawhorses are standing on their own four feet, its time to > > stabilize the legs. Once again, we'll begin with the 49-inch assembly. > > > > > > > > Cut two 49-inch pieces from two 2x4's. (Save the cutoffs, as they'll be > > used in another step.) > > > > > > > > Using the tape measure, place a mark 10 inches up each of the four legs > on > > their outsides. Square the mark using the Speed Square. > > > > > > > > Attach one of the two cut pieces to the two legs on one side of the saw > > horse, aligning them just on top of the square marks and with the ends > of > > the boards > > > > flush with the sides of the legs, as displayed in the image above. > Repeat > > on the other side of this sawhorse. Two screws at each connection will > > suffice. > > > > > > > > In this step, we'll attach an end stringer to each end of the saw > horse. > > This will be measured on the spot. > > > > > > > > Take a piece of 2x4 stock and place it over the ends of the two side > > stringers you attached in the last step. Using your pencil, scribe two > > lines onto the > > > > end stringer to match the outside ends of the side stringer, as shown > in > > the image above. > > > > > > > > Cut the ends of the end stringer at the marks you scribed. Attach the > end > > stringer to both the two legs and the ends of the side stringer as > shown. > > > > > > > > Repeat with the stringer on the opposite end, and this sawhorse is > > complete. > > > > > > > > Now that the 49-inch sawhorse assembly is completed, we'll turn our > > attention to the 47-inch assembly. Because the 49-inch assembly will > stack > > on top of > > > > the 47-inch unit, we'll need to construct this one a bit differently. > > > > > > > > Notice, in the image above, that the side stringers for this unit are > on > > the inside of the legs, as opposed to the outside on the other > sawhorse. > > Otherwise, > > > > this step is the same. > > > > > > > > Make a mark 10-inches up each of the four legs, on the inside this > time. > > Square the mark using the Speed Square. > > > > > > > > Trim the two cutoffs you retained from the last side stringers to > > 47-inches in length. Attach them as shown in the image, paying > attention > > to stay on the > > > > top of the pencil lines and with the ends of the stringers flush with > the > > sides of the legs. > > > > > > > > To finish the second sawhorse, we'll use a similar technique to the one > we > > used on the first sawhorse. > > > > > > > > Notice the position of the end stringers in the image above. Place a > piece > > of 2x4 on top of both side stringers overlapping the legs at the ends. > Use > > the > > > > legs to scribe cut marks on the end stringers. > > > > > > > > Cut the two stringers to the lines, and attach them to the legs with 2 > > screws on each attachment point. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! 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