[Shop-talk] Cutting a chain link fence post? (Jim Franklin)

[Al Fuller]

Yeah, their pictures don't show it in use. I assume each of the 2x4s would
go up through one of the rectangular stampings...

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On Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 4:23 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> I'm not seeing how the 2x4s would attach. Given that product's intended
> use, I would assume there'd be an easy way of securing the legs. But it
> looks like the bracket just rests on loose 2x4s, which the wind would
> topple. Sure I could make a top cap for each 2x4, but that's a rabbit hole
> I don't want to get into especially for $89.
>
> I had better luck this morning, found one by Vivere for only $200 😳
>
> I could cram 3  2x4s up into a jack stand, and it has cutouts for a chain.
> Hmm.
>
> jim
>
> On Nov 4, 2026, at 1:36 AM, Al Fuller <alfuller194 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I can't tell for sure, but this looks interesting:
>
>
> https://www.legiontargets.com/products/legion-2x4-tripod-stand?variant=35003472314526
>
>
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> Al Fuller
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 6:55 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Now I need to pull out the ones that need the concrete removed so some
>>> kid doesn't ruin their rototiller in 10 years. I've been looking for a
>>> metal head that accepts 3 2x4s for a tripod but can't find any. Is it not a
>>> thing? The 2x4 sawhorse brackets are everywhere, I assumed a tripod head
>>> would be as well. A friend has a chan fall I can borrow.
>>>
>>
>> If you plan to bolt it all together, I'm sure there's some combination of
>> drilling angle and bolt or pin that should allow 3 2x4s to be connected to
>> one another without a special bracket.   Should be close enough for what
>> you're planning.
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