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Excitement in the shop!!!
As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash
in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Leon, you are manly man after all. You just killed a saw horse! It seems that saw horse die on their own anyway. With or without our help. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
Leon wrote:
As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Time for angle iron? :) |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 1:06:05 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
Saw Horse "Quit" It wasn't a green saw horse. Time for a change in color. Time for angle iron? :) Green angle iron!? Sonny |
Excitement in the shop!!!
Lee Michaels wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Leon, you are manly man after all. You just killed a saw horse! It seems that saw horse die on their own anyway. With or without our help. I'm glad he didn't have to shoot the saw horse... |
Excitement in the shop!!!
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in
: The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Hmm, when most people speak of a "ton of clamps" they don't mean it quite so literally. Last time I glued up something with a mess of clamps like that, I did it on 4 or 5 2x4 sitting on the ground. Wasn't going to take any chances on gravity taking over. John |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On 8/12/2015 1:36 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Leon, you are manly man after all. You just killed a saw horse! It seems that saw horse die on their own anyway. With or without our help. I estimate that I had about 250 lbs on the one saw horse and the other was probably carrying 50lbs. Not too long ago I had 12 sheets of 3/4" plywood on top of those two horses. I just bought a couple of DeWalt replacements, their rating is 2500 per pair IIRC. Steel legs. http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Ad...1031/203040645 |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On 8/12/2015 1:39 PM, dadiOH wrote:
Leon wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Time for angle iron? :) http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Ad...1031/203040645 |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On 8/12/2015 2:42 PM, Sonny wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 1:06:05 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote: Saw Horse "Quit" It wasn't a green saw horse. Time for a change in color. Time for angle iron? :) Green angle iron!? Sonny Well actually I strongly considered this until I remembered how much it cost. It has green and similar in price to the green you were referring to. I might have bit for $200, $400 no. http://www.benchmarktable.com/ |
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On 8/12/2015 4:41 PM, John McCoy wrote:
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in : The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Hmm, when most people speak of a "ton of clamps" they don't mean it quite so literally. Last time I glued up something with a mess of clamps like that, I did it on 4 or 5 2x4 sitting on the ground. Wasn't going to take any chances on gravity taking over. John They have seen more weight but they were getting old.. I was probably many times near or over capacity. The new replacements are good for over a ton in pairs. http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Ad...1031/203040645 |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On 8/12/2015 5:12 PM, Leon wrote:
On 8/12/2015 4:41 PM, John McCoy wrote: Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in : The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Hmm, when most people speak of a "ton of clamps" they don't mean it quite so literally. Last time I glued up something with a mess of clamps like that, I did it on 4 or 5 2x4 sitting on the ground. Wasn't going to take any chances on gravity taking over. John They have seen more weight but they were getting old.. I was probably many times near or over capacity. The new replacements are good for over a ton in pairs. http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Ad...1031/203040645 Actually the old ones were rated for 500 lb each. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
Leon wrote:
As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Inferior tools - that's not like you Leon! -- -Mike- |
Excitement in the shop!!!
dadiOH wrote:
Leon wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Time for angle iron? :) 2 1/2" steel square stock! -- -Mike- |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:05:57 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Yikes! I have eight or ten of those same saw horses. I've used them for everything but, I guess fortunately, have been phasing out their use. When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Makes sense. Looks like they broke where they're notched. Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Plastic tends to degrade over time. I've had mine for eight or ten years so I guessed I've been warned. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:24:54 -0400, Bill
wrote: Lee Michaels wrote: "Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Leon, you are manly man after all. You just killed a saw horse! It seems that saw horse die on their own anyway. With or without our help. I'm glad he didn't have to shoot the saw horse... That's what came to my mind "They shoot horses, don't they?". ...the world's *worst* movie, BTW. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
krw wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:05:57 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Yikes! I have eight or ten of those same saw horses. I've used them for everything but, I guess fortunately, have been phasing out their use. Too much plastic I guess.. Under a load the legs would splay out a bit by bending. When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Makes sense. Looks like they broke where they're notched. Yes Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Plastic tends to degrade over time. I've had mine for eight or ten years so I guessed I've been warned. It's a shame, they showed no signs of being over loaded, as it turns out they were rated for 1,000 lbs. in pairs. At least the new DeWalts that I bought have steel legs and 2.5 times more capacity. |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On 8/12/2015 7:04 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Leon wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Inferior tools - that's not like you Leon! I know but everything has a life span.. |
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On 8/13/15 8:19 AM, Leon wrote:
krw wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:05:57 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Yikes! I have eight or ten of those same saw horses. I've used them for everything but, I guess fortunately, have been phasing out their use. Too much plastic I guess.. Under a load the legs would splay out a bit by bending. When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Makes sense. Looks like they broke where they're notched. Yes Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Plastic tends to degrade over time. I've had mine for eight or ten years so I guessed I've been warned. It's a shame, they showed no signs of being over loaded, as it turns out they were rated for 1,000 lbs. in pairs. At least the new DeWalts that I bought have steel legs and 2.5 times more capacity. Fricken oak rust! -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
Excitement in the shop!!!
On Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:19:10 -0500, Leon wrote:
krw wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:05:57 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: As I was typing the last comments on my project glue up, I heard a crash in the shop. I knew what happened but did not want to look. The ton of clamps and cabinet weight got the best of one of my sawhorses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Yikes! I have eight or ten of those same saw horses. I've used them for everything but, I guess fortunately, have been phasing out their use. Too much plastic I guess.. Under a load the legs would splay out a bit by bending. When the cabinet end of the work surface landed the 2, 2x4 beams broke in the same spot on each. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ Makes sense. Looks like they broke where they're notched. Yes Saw Horse "Quit" https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/ I'll let it sit for another hour or so and remove the clamps. ;~) I have had a lot more weight on these saw horse over the years but they have reached the limit to their usefulness. Plastic tends to degrade over time. I've had mine for eight or ten years so I guessed I've been warned. It's a shame, they showed no signs of being over loaded, as it turns out they were rated for 1,000 lbs. in pairs. At least the new DeWalts that I bought have steel legs and 2.5 times more capacity. I use mine mostly for finishing, anymore, so they might last a little while longer. |
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