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Posted by Carolyn Marenger on February 12, 2007, 5:16 am
Louis wrote:
> I want to make some really cheap, temporary tables just to get some
> clutter
> off the floor of my garage so I can sort it all out. I don't have a saw
> so I'll need easy cuts that can be made at Home Depot or Lowes.
You might want to hunt in the garage sales. A decent hand saw should only
cost a couple dollars.
> Something like this Bull Bracket Sawhorse table (upper right image that
> uses cross-beam feature) would be just about perfect.
>
> http://www.lomalumber.com/bullbrackets/bull_brackets_uses.htm
>
> Bull Brackets are too expensive though, so I think I can make the same
> thing with some cheap $4 brackets and just drill/screw the table base
> planks into the sides.
>
> My question is what would I put on top that would be super cheap (a few
> bucks at most) yet sturdy table top? Just strong enough to hold a few
> boxes and odds and ends.
Super cheap and sturdy - a used or dented hollow core door. Something
someone put their knee through when wandering the isles of their local big
box store. To reduce sag, a 2" wide piece of 1/2" plywood attached along
the full length front and back and you have a very strong table top. Set
it up with the dings/dents to the bottom and the door handle hole to the
back and you even have a hole to pass your electrical or in my case
computer wires through.
Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger
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