Tricks to get a Job Done Easier

[frieed]

I hate working on the ground so sawhorses are a must but most are so bulky and hard to store. I came up with this design a few years ago.
I made four of these from 3/4" and 1" conduit and usually top them with plywood or a couple of old hollow core doors. They are surprisingly strong and fold to only 1" thick to store.


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[frieed]

Oh, I need a set of those!

That could be arranged

 

[frieed]

3 sticks of 3/4", 1 stick of 1", and 8 3/4" rubber feet will yield 2 sawhorses.

 

[Kevin B.]

I hate working on the ground so sawhorses are a must but most are so bulky and hard to store. I came up with this design a few years ago.
I made four of these from 3/4" and 1" conduit and usually top them with plywood or a couple of old hollow core doors. They are surprisingly strong and fold to only 1" thick to store.

Are there pics here? I see no pics. I want pics.

 

[frieed]

Kevin, are you on your phone? pics showed up even in your reply

 

[Kevin B.]

Kevin, are you on your phone? pics showed up even in your reply

I was on my desktop with Opera. Now I'm in bed supposed to be sleeping but I'm browsing with Firefox, and I still see no pics. @Greg? @Herzog? halp?

 

[Greg]

They aren't showing for me on mobile either!

 

[frieed]

Do you see it now ?

 

[Greg]

Yep!

 

[frieed]

The upper ones I dragged and dropped into the text box. This one I used the insert picture button. Looks like some browsers don't like inline photos. I'll fix the ones above.

 

[frieed]

Success ?

 

[frieed]

If anyone finds a pic of mine that doesn't show up please send me a pm and I'll fix it.
maybe "don't post pictures inline" should be added to this thread https://www.rme4x4.com/threads/tuto...ly-with-picture-attachments.37610/post-363320
just in case someone actually reads the directions

also, shouldn't this thread be in Technical talk since that's where I always look for it when I want to add something

 

[bryson]

Awesome! Pics show up for me now.

 

[frieed]

And one more:

I'm a little lacking for bench space so I made this turntable thing from a 12" swivel bearing and 3/4" plywood.
There is a hole in the center where the cords drop through the top and a stop to limit it to 1 full turn so the cords don't twist up.

 

[bryson]

The ultimate lazy Susan! That's awesome.

 

[frieed]

I use a lot of acetone to clean steel and aluminum before I weld. this is the best dispenser I've found to date.
HDPE mustard squeeze bottle is unaffected by acetone.

 

[Unimog]

I use a lot of acetone to clean steel and aluminum before I weld. this is the best dispenser I've found to date.
HDPE mustard squeeze bottle is unaffected by acetone.

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That's surprising. I didn't think there was a plastic that was unaffected by acetone!

 

[frieed]

the lab grade wash bottle (with the hooked spout on the top) I bought that is specifically for acetone is low density polyethylene (LDPE). The mustard bottle is high density polyethylene (HDPE) and is quite immune as well.

 

[frieed]

How could I forget possibly the most important things....
Computer and internet connection for YouTube how to videos and streaming audio.
Older Dell Optiplex running peppermint Linux, a Pioneer receiver I bought in 1991, and some $20 garage sale speakers...




I tried a cheap USB wireless dongle but it didn't like the HF start on the TIG torch so I ran hardwire. No problems now.
Many ad free hours of Pandora logged through Pianobar, the Linux command line Pandora client. Also, no more "are you still there"

 

[frieed]

Thought of this today...

2" hitch receiver attached to the workbench for various things. Currently have the bench vise and a bike repair stand, but need to make mounts for my ring roller and bench shear.