I took the easy way out. I bought two adjustable "plastic" saw horses at
Home Depot (adjustable from 30" - 37" in height): ~$40. Then I got a 16 foot
extension ladder (on sale) for ~$60. Bought 2 4' X 4' X 5/8" of particle
board (could have been plywood, but I like the smooth finish), for $20. I
could have bought a piece 4' X 8', but that would not have fit in the back
of my Firebird!
The plastic saw horses are rated at 500 lbs each (total 1000 pounds; if my
KR2 project comes in at that, I don't want to fly it).
I disassembled the extension ladder into two 8 foot sections; they are nice
and rigid and light.
Using a drill with a counter sink bit, some machine screws and washers, I
bolted the particle board to the ladder sections so that I have about a 6"
overhang on either side for clamping.
This results in a very nice 4' X 8' "bench" that I have in my living room
while working on a project that I bought in the boat stage. I can take it
down and put the project in my kitchen and lean the "bench" against a wall.
If you are building a KR from scratch, you could use the same principle with
two 16' extension ladders with the legs overlapped side by side and wind up
with a 16' X 4' bench, and you would probably need one more saw horse for
the middle.
My set up has been working okay... I can stand on it, it is very stable and
really, at about $200 total cost and 2 1/2 hours of messing around to put it
together, it is working okay.
By the way, the idea to use the ladder was not mine, it was in one of my kit
airplane publications, either Kitplane or EAA.
Mark W
N952MW
-----Original Message-----
Robert Wood wrote
[Mark] "I would appreciate knowing the demensions and material needed for
building a work table for the KR2s.
Thanks,
Bob[Mark] "
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