Hi

Wondering if anyone has suggestions where i could buy or get a few sawhorses made in town to create a large work table?

Thanks very much!

john

Good question John, unfortunately I have never seen any in the few years Ive been here. Im very tempted to get my brother to bring some sawhorse leg fixtures across from NZ when he visits next March.

Very simple attachment which fits to a 4x2 (Thats 2 by 4 in American speak); only need to drill a hole in the wood to put a bolt through and its all done. The legs fold up too so it makes for good storage.

I will continue to keep my eyes open on my travels and let you know if I find any in the interim.

buy and cut the wood for legs and cross pieces

take to the welding shop and have them make the end fittings to your spec

bolt together

or for your work table only, just buy the top and buy legs for it

Thanks for both of your suggestions.

I'm very new in Chiang Mai, is there a place in the center of town that

you recommend to buy wood from?

Again, thank you both.

Best

John

You'll be hard pressed to find inexpensive 2x4's here in Chiang Mai. For the price you'll pay for the wood, you can make metal ones cheaper if you already have the equipment to cut and weld it.

cutting and welding here is not expensive, you do not need to buy your own equipment for it

and yes metal is less expensive than wood generally

For a saw horse and work table for working wood, I would definitely prefer wood as it has more give. Plenty of plans for working tables and saw horses on the net, though I wouldn't count on a workman here following or understanding one. http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2008/07/24-free-sawhorse-plans-in-the-hunt-for-the-ultimate-sawhorse.

Foto taken this morning with accompanying clutter to show that it is authentic.

For my workbench I bought 2 of those cheap small wood tables at a roadside shop and put a door across them.

The tables are 40 x 60 cm and 70 cm tall and have two shelves which make them quite useful.

Grin

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions!

Does anyone know where there is a welder or a wood shop in the center of town?

Again thanks for all your help.

Happy new year to everyone.

Best

john

Welding up sawhorses or a table is inexpensive in Thailand. Plywood is not too bad either and much cheaper than studs. Here is a plywood roll-around table I built for about 600 baht. Also have a steel shelf unit twice as tall (you can see it off to the left in the photo below) that only cost me a 160 baht bottle of whiskey as the welder was doing some other work nearby!

Although I love all things wooden generally, and have had some great work benches and tables made from wood in the West-there are so many little critters over here that eat wood-I would go with steel and treated plywood if it was my work top.

I know you can treat wood but once a work table is installed retreating at a later date always presents issues.

Google saw horse plans. Many available from basic to damn right amazing.