DavidChenware Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi, I'm new here and new to woodworking. I built some sawhorses so that I could use them as a temporary bench while I create a bench. I am attempting to build Paul Sellers' workbench, which has a laminated top. I purchased a garage sale Miller Falls #14 (Stanley #5 equivalent), and am attempting to plane the boards down - but my sawhorses keep sliding across the garage floor. I am assuming this is because nothing is heavy enough. Are there any interim solutions that I can use until I have a full heavier bench setup? Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I'd use buckets of sand hanging from them to give them a little more weight. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Not all saw horses are created equal some pics of the horses would be helpful in the diagnosis of the run away ponies I like this style also referred to as union saw horses because they are your first project that is required as a first period carpenter apprentice. The legs are splayed both ways also the legs have compound angles on both ends so you have the most contact with the floor this makes for a sturdy saw horse the angle I use is 15 deg for the attachment to the top rail with a 7deg splay angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 You also might try some kind of anti-skid rubber mat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 When I was building my workbench, I placed the stock on the horses with one end against the wall, and planed toward the wall. Couldn't plane end to end, but it beat chasing the horses around the shop! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kohl Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 clamped mine to a wheel chair ramp I had in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Here's my modular saw horses made from one sheet of 3/4" ply. They don't move around but if they did I would just push one end against a wall to act as one big end stop. Wecome to the forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidChenware Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks for all the advice, I never thought about pushing them against a wall because its filled with stuff...I guess it's time to clear off a garage wall now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 If they are the cheap plastic ones with a shelf you can put a cinderblock on the shelf to weigh them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Rockwell Jaw horse. I have a few and wouldn't think you would have a problem using them with hand tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 That's a great video series Paul did on his bench construction. Remember when he was planing and pushed the end up against a tree? You need something to stop it. I'd be using a wall personally. Then just straddle it for the last foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 ==>Sawhorses moving around on the shop floor Boy, I’m disappointed… With that title, I was hoping for a new video by Frank Howarth… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I just have some cheapo plastic ones. I pull them outside and lean the boards/ benchtop against a post. You could also do the same in your garage door opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 All it takes is a brace for the work piece. I would not want the piece against a wall if I had to work out to the end. Something like a rip of ply or a firring strip (or two) that could have a stop fastened and brace against a wall would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 All it takes is a brace for the work piece. I would not want the piece against a wall if I had to work out to the end. Something like a rip of ply or a firring strip (or two) that could have a stop fastened and brace against a wall would be my choice. Being that he is building a workbench he could do like I did to start, plane down to the end and then flip the board around and sit your butt on it to hold it in place to get the last foot or so. After you get the first few boards glued up you can use them as a bench and clamp a stop to it, or just clamp the board to the benchtop and let the benchtop contact the stable object. I still brace my benchtop against a post to plane it even though it's 8' long and 23 1/4" wide. Heavy as heck and it will still move on the sawhorses. Cant wait to put some stable legs under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidChenware Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi thanks for all the advice. I ended up butting the wood up against the wall, and for the end I clamped the back portion to the horse and used my foot to brace the rear horse back while I planed in the opposite direction. It probably looked like bad figure skating, but it worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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