best non-rusting folding sawhorses?

[metalmagpie]

I need a couple pairs of sawhorses that will live outside year-round. Don't need to hold a lot of weight, or to hold weight for a long time, or to work in extreme heat or cold.

I have an old pair of Skil sawhorses which I've gotten by with for awhile but they are damaged and I don't believe they're still sold. All of the plastic sawhorses I've seen get some terrible reviews. I can safely ignore people who put them out in a driveway in the hot sun and put a board across them and start stacking heavy stuff on them until they fail. But I don't like the reviews that say a tab broke off the very first time they were opened.

Do you have any that you actually like? Can you post a link to an actual current deal on them?

metalmagpie

 

[Chevy-SS]

I've had great luck with these Stanley's from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Adjustable-Sawhorse-2-Pack-STST60626/203799620

I bought two sets and recently used them on large construction project. I had so much weight on them a few times, I am amazed they didn't break.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I've had great luck with these Stanley's from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Adjustable-Sawhorse-2-Pack-STST60626/203799620

I bought two sets and recently used them on large construction project. I had so much weight on them a few times, I am amazed they didn't break.

X2. I have the same ones. UNBELIEVABLY better than the $7.00/pair Horror Fright units. Then again, for $7.00/pair I really can't complain about how the HF units have held up. The Stanley units really are good.

Tommy

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I make my own, glued and screwed from 1x4 scavenged from the local 'house being built' dumpster. I use a pair of door hinges. If you keep the hinges down ~3/4" it will not open too far. Also keep the legs facing together so when the sawhorse is collapsed you don't pinch fingers.

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[Leaflessshadetree]

Maybe aluminum would work better.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

https://www.kmstools.com/allright-2-aluminum-folding-sawhorse-13615

 

[Gotcha640]

What will you be keeping on them? I built some out of 2x4 and 2x6 scraps, several coats of poly, and they held the hard top from my Scout all summer for two years, old pickets for a gardening table for a few years, and a 8' section of 26" sycamore trunk while we sawed it up. Dowels and glue instead of screws means nothing to rust.

They are not light weight.

Edit: I missed the folding requirement. If outside, why fold? You might make knock down or slotted ones that would be just as strong as solid.

 

[Kaizen]

I've had great luck with these Stanley's from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Adjustable-Sawhorse-2-Pack-STST60626/203799620

I bought two sets and recently used them on large construction project. I had so much weight on them a few times, I am amazed they didn't break.

I've had 2 sets similar to these for ten years now. just hitting the end of their life as I've sawn through them and broken the stretchers. I easily have had 400 plus pounds on them to the point of the support will start to warp but still good to go. recommend something like these but leaving In the sun will shorten the life of the plastic

 

[Ainsley]

I know you said non-rusting but I have a set of these and they've been great! I've actually left them outside for months at a time and they only show signs of minor rust on the feet.
Trojan Sawhorses

 

[vintage nut]

If you want non rusting, and can live with non folding (I prefer non folding) I'd recommend a skiksaw or a tablesaw, a drill, and a trip to the lumber yard. Hard to beat the traditional wooden sawhorse. And they stack to store

you can never have too many tools

 

[vintage nut]

Wooden ones last. I'm 17, and my dad has a set he made. I don't know how old they are, but they have been well used as long as I can remember, and he has had me in the shop since I was a baby. There's a picture somewhere of me in a baby seat on his workbench while he's chiseling out dovetails haha

you can never have too many tools

 

[Jlbc212]

If you really want the best, take a look at these:

http://www.fultoncorp.com/stablemate-folding-steel-sawhorse/

 

[Woodtick]

For the money you can't beat these EBCO's:
http://www.ebcoproducts.com/stor.html
Light weight, galvanized and sturdy. I have 4-5 sets and use them a lot.
$14 each at my local Menards.....and less than that when they go on sale.
Rich

 

[Daniel Dudley]

If you really want the best, take a look at these:

http://www.fultoncorp.com/stablemate-folding-steel-sawhorse/

These will hold 1000 pounds each. I have a set. They are sitting outside on a job site right now, and they look the same as they did 10 years ago.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

For the money you can't beat these EBCO's:
http://www.ebcoproducts.com/stor.html
Light weight, galvanized and sturdy. I have 4-5 sets and use them a lot.
$14 each at my local Menards.....and less than that when they go on sale.
Rich

They do work well for the price. I have a bunch as well.

 

[PugetDude]

For the money you can't beat these EBCO's:
http://www.ebcoproducts.com/stor.html
Light weight, galvanized and sturdy. I have 4-5 sets and use them a lot.
$14 each at my local Menards.....and less than that when they go on sale.
Rich

These fail spectacularly if you overload them. Don't ask me how I know.
Wonder why the manufacturer doesn't list a weight capacity on these...

 

[1949 caddyman]

I make my own, glued and screwed from 1x4 scavenged from the local 'house being built' dumpster. I use a pair of door hinges. If you keep the hinges down ~3/4" it will not open too far. Also keep the legs facing together so when the sawhorse is collapsed you don't pinch fingers.

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I like these, gona make a set!

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

I don't know what make these are, but do remember them being made in USA when I purchased them (Lowes, Menards, or Home Depot). They work for me. They are plastic and used infrequently inside and out, but they've been very serviceable.. The black will absorb all the heat from the sun, so maybe painting them with white would help block that effect..

Dennis

 

[mikegt4]

If you want to make some sawhorses I recommend the "shopdog". I built some and have found them to be incredibly stable and strong. Family Handyman also has a easy to build folding sawhorse.

http://woodshopdude.com/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/272186371201564425/

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Those ^^^ are pretty cool. I suspect they can be used with treated lumber for continual outdoor use....

 

[olytdi]

I've had the Stanleys for over 10 years and they're very handy. I like the adjust-ability both in terms of width and height. For versatility they're the cat's meow. As for load bearing, they're really strong but certainly not as strong as some of the others mentioned. Also, I don't know how they'd stand up to day-in and day-out UV/heat exposure.

But for around the shop, they're superb.