Crawford Adjustable 25-Inch to 34-Inch Tall Folding Steel Sawhorse, Single Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Five stars are reserved for ReechCraft Bronco's, which cost 5 or 6 times more.Actually, the Bronco's deserve 10-stars on a 5-star scale.

Several sets of these Crawford's have endured four years of heavy use by me, almost always set up for stud cutting/header assembly or for panel cutting.No failures, no corrosion, just a little paint fading.

I NEVER use these bucks on soft or unstable ground.I imagine the legs would punch into the soil around a construction site.If I had to, I'd adapt my leg wedges, describe below.

They are always cheaper at the local home centers ($20/each today) because of weight effect on shipping costs.

ALWAYS short screw a 2x4 or 2x6 top plate on to keep blades away from steel (notch one end of top plate with 1-3/8" recess and the other end with a 1-3/4" recess to support interior and exterior doors - consider lining with felt to protect door finishes).

FABRICATE a wedge to brace the legs.I never use these leg wedges with heavy loads, which keep the sawhorse stable and safe by gravity, alone.But with light loads, you need leg wedges, which can be metallic or dimensional lumber or even plywood trapezoids.With these in place, the legs can't close and the assembly remains rigid.

If you go plywood, you can make a trapezoid which comes to within eight inches of the cross bar.Use a rectangle of plywood to join the two trapezoids and you have created an under-table frame on which you can set up a shelf to store additional tools (saws, squares, straight-edges, etc.).In doing this, notch the plywood trapezoids and cross panel to interlock (like a knock-down eggcrate).This gives you parts which store flat, but which provide a foundation for the sawhorse when set up.Then, open up the Crawford and just drop it onto the plywood foundation, rigidly locking everything in place.Throw on your shelf board and you've got something awful close to five stars in usefulness and safety.

As I said earlier, I never work these sawbucks on soft ground, but if I had to, I'd secure a 2x6 or 2x8 scrap to the bottoms of my 4 trapezoid plywood wedges and then prepare a level patch of ground to place each of the 4 wedges on as the start of set-up, then lock each pair of wedges with the cross panel, then place the Crawford on top.

Seems like a lot, but it all stores flat and it is all as safe as a $300+ pair of Bronco's for $40/pair plus wood scraps and short screws.

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Product Description:
Legs adjust for working on uneven surfaces. Working height 25" Heavy-duty 14-gauge steel in safety yellow powder coated finish 1200 lbs load capacity. Extra long 38" frame for greater stability Pre-drilled surface for mounting 2" x 6" board or any Crawford roller assembly. Steel carrying handle Folds flat to 2 1/2" inches for easy storage.