Saw Ponies

[Ryan]

I was cruising another blog this morning and stumbled across a brilliant set of "mini" saw horses. Use them for taller subjects or stack them and have a standard set of ...
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[Boyd Who]

Those are pretty cool! I may have to build a few sets.

 

[BigRed390]

Nice! Think i've just occupied my next weekend or 2. Thanks!

 

[JohnMcD348]

Pretty nice. I was looking at all the scrap lumber I have this past weekend and thinking I really need to build a nice set of sawhorses. I may do the pony instead. Small enough for my son to play with but big enough when stacked for me to use.

 

[metal1313]

they are also great for temp work platforms. i built a few pairs, and love them, i use them for alot of storage of ladders, pipes, and assorted stuff.

 

[redneckprofessor]

True story here. I have a friend, who is now a construction manager, who admitted that he decided to make his own sawhorses, but figured that the angle was 45 degrees. He said when he finished, they sat all splayed out, and he looked at them and said "gee, I bet it's a smaller angle." He destroyed the evidence immediately, though.

 

[e-tek]

i like the 10buck metal ones.

 

[tube_guy]

I built a set of these with some modifications a month or so ago.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/workshop/4248458.html

Really nice sawhorses. A little tougher to make because of the double splayed legs, but very light and very sturdy.

 

[gahrajmahal]

I like to saw thru my top board so I have a sacrificial board on top. Also I recommend leaving an overhang. On the pony's it would be on the ends. It makes it easier to clamp stuff to the sawhorse for sawing or assembly.

 

[bindernut]

Those look pretty nice. Looks like if you hinged the top piece or 1 side you could use it to store stuff. A sacraficial strip is a must on a sawhorse!!

 

[djd99]

Very nice, It's funny I was just thinking this morning of making some nice ones this weekend.

 

[JohnMcD348]

OK, guys so please correct me if I'm wrong. If I just wanted to make a simple set of horses with say about 45* legs, I would just cut the 2x4's at about 22* roughly and attach them to the cross board. Plain and simple or is there more to it than that. I've always used those metal quick horse things they sell but I wanted to create a set for use that I don't have to worry about those metal holders bending like they've done to me in the past.

 

[babzog]

I like to saw thru my top board so I have a sacrificial board on top. Also I recommend leaving an overhang. On the pony's it would be on the ends. It makes it easier to clamp stuff to the sawhorse for sawing or assembly.

I built these horses a couple years ago. Very sturdy and very handy.

I found too, that I like to rip through the top board. Ruined a blade by hitting a screw head.

I like this tool chest too.