Folding sawhorse idea

[throbscottle]

I could do with a sawhorse or 2 but haven't got room to store it/them. So I was thinking, make each side with a board connecting the legs, to maybe 1/3rd of the way down, and hinge one side, so it can fold flat, and have some kind of flappy arrangement between the bottom edges of the 2 boards to prevent minge movement when it's in use.

Does the idea hold water? Anyone?

 

[Cabinetman]

Well I’ve read it a couple of times but still not really sure of your idea. Suggest a quick sketch, doesn’t have to be brill.
Ian

 

[graham88]

Google "DIY folding saw horse" quite a few videos and instructions pop up.

p.s. Given other words in the sentence, that is a world class typo.

 

[throbscottle]

Oh yeah. Tee hee hee.

I never even thought to look for existing designs. I looked at a couple of slot-together ones here on UKW (very impressive) whilst looking for how to make a normal one, then went straight to "folding" in my head.

Right here's a rough drawing I did in LibreOffice Draw. It's just a way to make one side fold in and be able to lock it when in use.

 

[Sideways]

If you've never used one, the commercial versions are good. Expensive obviously, but metal joints make for speed, strength and stuff like adjustable legs.
I can vouch for toughbuilt, bora have similar, and I have a related product that tells me the dewalt yellow and aluminium trestles derived from their mitre saw stand will be strong and sturdy too.

 

[SimonStevensCanes]

I bought these from screw fix https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusson-sawhorse-trestles-860mm-2-pack/590tg. They won't be super strong/stable without support between the legs, and they're a little finicky to deploy but they fold up very small, and I've been very happy with them for the price.

 

[Sachakins]

I like this method.

 

[throbscottle]

Bought ones may be nice but... Budget. And the Screwfix ones do look spindly. I'd probably get annoyed with them. Anyway I have a load of reclaimed wood taking up space so I may as well use some of it.

I like the ones in the video - way better than my idea and the legs slope in both directions, unlike many out there. I really want a top wide enough to balance a cup on though. (Cough) I mean, to clamp something to. Yes, ahem... Experience being that I can do a remarkable lot balanced on the edge of an old pallet (which also works as a very low level sawing platform when laid the normal way round) so there's a definite advantage in having a portable narrow work area, but without the proclivity for falling over

 

[HamsterJam]

I have a small workshop and use whatever is to hand (often a piece of flooring-grade chipboard) on top of two plastic trestles similar to these…
https://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-saw-horses-415mm-2-pack/964jc?
to cut up bigger stuff outside.
They are very light, fold up flat and surprisingly stable although just a little too narrow to balance a coffee cup on
Maybe you could make something similar with a slightly wider top?

 

[throbscottle]

Remarkably similar to my first idea!