Hello
So, a couple years ago, more like 20months, I needed something that I could make and use as a work area as was unable to use our shed as it also has a fridge/freezer, utility appliances and a chest freezer. We also have a work area, and other bits and pieces being stored.
I put a plan together to build a workstation area, where the car hard stand is, since the housing landlords put in a built in fence instead of gates, for reasons I am not sure, but this has allowed us to put a child's playhouse there, anyway, due to this, I worked out where each one of my 6 saw horses would be, and I would then make a workbench.
With these saw horses, they were made to belong in a certain location, facing a certain way as I live on a flat hill. The hill was carved out some 2000 years ago, and now the ground is completely uneven, with high spots, and low, to the point I made the saws feet fit into its spot, so it is secure and not going to fall over. The problem now, I built the workstation area, and now want to store the saw horses when not in use, the way that is now usable on flat ground (the car hard stand) and the driveway area outside of our back garden, effectively allowing a bigger work area. The total area I could work in, would be some 12x5meters, directly outside, but can have access to 12x40meters if needed.
So, I need new legs, and make each saw horse expand.
I have a photo of a few of the saw horses I need to change/modify, or start again (with new wood)?
My thinking, cut maybe 15mm off one side of the top, and mate that one with one from another saw horse, probably using dowels, then cut each leg at an angle, so I can create a solid A frame out of the legs of the 2 saw horses. I should then have a surface that is a bit deeper, and the legs would or could be wider apart, with a brace in the middle, with adjustable feet, just as a backup if the ground isn't completely flat everywhere. I could then make the last one from scratch, making 4 saw horses in total.
IS there anything wrong with this plan?
So, a couple years ago, more like 20months, I needed something that I could make and use as a work area as was unable to use our shed as it also has a fridge/freezer, utility appliances and a chest freezer. We also have a work area, and other bits and pieces being stored.
I put a plan together to build a workstation area, where the car hard stand is, since the housing landlords put in a built in fence instead of gates, for reasons I am not sure, but this has allowed us to put a child's playhouse there, anyway, due to this, I worked out where each one of my 6 saw horses would be, and I would then make a workbench.
With these saw horses, they were made to belong in a certain location, facing a certain way as I live on a flat hill. The hill was carved out some 2000 years ago, and now the ground is completely uneven, with high spots, and low, to the point I made the saws feet fit into its spot, so it is secure and not going to fall over. The problem now, I built the workstation area, and now want to store the saw horses when not in use, the way that is now usable on flat ground (the car hard stand) and the driveway area outside of our back garden, effectively allowing a bigger work area. The total area I could work in, would be some 12x5meters, directly outside, but can have access to 12x40meters if needed.
So, I need new legs, and make each saw horse expand.
I have a photo of a few of the saw horses I need to change/modify, or start again (with new wood)?
My thinking, cut maybe 15mm off one side of the top, and mate that one with one from another saw horse, probably using dowels, then cut each leg at an angle, so I can create a solid A frame out of the legs of the 2 saw horses. I should then have a surface that is a bit deeper, and the legs would or could be wider apart, with a brace in the middle, with adjustable feet, just as a backup if the ground isn't completely flat everywhere. I could then make the last one from scratch, making 4 saw horses in total.
IS there anything wrong with this plan?
