Thread: work horses

Sound like you need the swiss army work horse.

Big W have a fold up plastic workhorse (sawhorse) at about $20, black and yellow, weigh sod all and just require a light kick in the base to fold.
The blokes from Stegbar use heaps of these with a piece of melamine MDF as a top (cut to suit yourself).
They fold up flat and claim to hold 200kg when open, I have 4 of them here and find they fit anywhere, quick to open and close, chuck in the back of the wagon or hatchback, support a SCMS without any worries and are extremely stable.
Only problem I have is that the girls pinch them on pony club days as a portable saddle rack:mad:

Hi Celeste
I do a lot of on site work and what works for me are 2 saw horses, 2 triton multistands, a B&D Workmate, a smallish(about 1500x1000 I guess) sheet of ply and a half sheet of melamine (not necessarily used all at once!). The ply has stud timber screwed under it in a 'H' shape so I can clamp it into the multistands.
The ply on the multistands gives me a table that can be levelled and used on uneven ground. I use it for things like tile cutter, jigsaw, pointing windows etc.
The ply on saw horses makes a mitre saw table and the multistands are outrigger support.
The melamine on saw horses makes a good table for cutting sheet material, it's easy to slide things over it and doesn't collect grit and rubbish that might scratch sheet material. I set the saw depth to just score the melamine when through cutting material.
The multistands are fantastic for supporting doors while they are worked on and used together along the lengths of timber are perfect supports for arissing/planing.
The workmate comes in handy for 1001 things especially where you need a portable vice.

Cheers
Michael

Hi all

thanks for that. I will check Big W out 1st. As for Micheal suggestions I will have to check out the triton multis and the B & D one.

My next project has already been reno'd, but badly - Having a good look at it monday, to see what I can salvage, with a bit of luck all the carcasses in the kitchen can be re used. - So Timber work should be down to boxing in plumbing and a small amount in the Kitchen.

I have a triton router table, but have not got around to working out how to use it. Long story, - just at one stage I was going to have a go at making my own kitchen cupboard doors, I have the fancy router bits and all still in the packet - ah! flat packs lov'em.

Celeste

Hi all

Question revisited -

Anyone had experience with the Triton multi stands, they look really good for someone who works alone.

Any pros / cons please

thanks all
Celeste

Good:
well made
stable
fairly adjustable
works fine as an outfeed type table
clamping slot will hold material of thick enough dimension

Not so good:
relatively limited height adjustment (juust not tall enough sometimes...)
not very cheap

for another view see http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...multistand.htm

cheers
Brian

Hi Brian

thanks for that

I spotted them on the triton site and I liked the demo of them holding over head cupboards while you install them. I use milk crates and off cuts.

I work alone and they look like a possible second pair of hands.

Like today I was trying to cut up some melamine approx 1.2 x 2.1 in a 1 bed apartment (not much room) and struggling to find extra support to stop it falling when I cut thru, lucky just as I was trying to think of what I could rig up, I had a delivery - he gave me a hand to hold it. I can't always time my deliveries with the need of a second pair of hands.

from your site - where did he see them for $79.00 they are over $100 in bunnings.

Celeste

Those plastic work horses are terrific. Very light weight and easy to set up and take down, but surprisingly strong and stable. I bought two. My better three quarters discovered that they made handy saddle holders. I bought two more - two more saddles went on them. Finally, I bought myself four of them and wrote my name on them. Now, we're all happy.