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" 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.

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...

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.

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

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?

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

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-

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

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/

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

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

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.

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-

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..

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.

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.

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

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.