On Mon, 29 May 2006 20:02:22 -0500, wrote:

"John Gilmer" wrote:

Four feet hardly seems to be worth the trouble. You can get a pair of step
ladders and a plank and do about as well.

I would be using it for a portable desk and work
surface

Not necessarily for construction purposes

In that case, you want saw-horses.
Or pipe/EMT and an assortment of clamps and fittings.
Scaffolding is a safety-critical applictation,
and priced accordingly. There's no point
in paying that premium in a non-safety critical
application.