Making a gun stand

[Vantage_TeS]

There have been several requests for a how to on building a gun stand.

You will need:
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- 2 meters of PVC pipe (3cm wide)
- 3 "T" pvc connectors
- 8 90degree connectors
- 1 male pvc (has threads)
- 1 female pvc
- Epoxy (5 min stuff is better)

Cut the 6 meters of pipe into:

- se 4 x 5.5cm
- se 3 x 5cm
- se 2 x 6.25cm
- se 2 x 45cm
- se 1 x 24cm (if u have no drop then make this shorter)

reference pic:
EDIT: pics not showing up in here right, but the links all work...

Parts
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d30c.jpg

1. Put 90degree connectors on the two 45cm pipes
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d307.jpg

2. Insert the 5.5cm pipes to the connectors
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d302.jpg

3. Place two T connectors as shown
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2f7.jpg

4. Insert one 5cm piece as shown
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2f2.jpg

5. Add a T connector as shown
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2ea.jpg

6. Place the 6.25cm as shown
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2e7.jpg

7. Connect two 90 degree connectors
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2e6.jpg

8. Add the last two 5cm pipes
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2e4.jpg

9. Place the two last 90 degree connectors as shown (this is where your gun's tank will be placed) you may tilt it a bit
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2e1.jpg

10. Add the 24cm pipe make it shorter if u have no drop
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2fd.jpg

11. Place male connector
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2f4.jpg

12. Place female connector, this is where your barrel will go
http://pbhub.de/portal/imma/up/f9c1d2ee.jpg

13. Ready! you can paint it as you wish.

After you use the stand for a bit, you may choose to epoxy some of the parts together. It is recommended not to do this untill you use it for a bit and get a feel for how it is setup and which parts you may want to remove to transport the stand.

[PakmanRevd]

About how much does it cost for the parts? minus the epoxy

Great guide toooooooooooo! :tongue:

[garrick]

metric? you are so canadian. ;)

g.

[Vantage_TeS]

Yup Canadian. Not sure on the price as it was all kicking around. I would say under $20 no problem.

[Reverserewind]

common at least you could make it an animated gif for us :biggthump

Nicely done and don't let them give ya flack about the cm's we know they're best!

[slapshot]

Vantage Tes......

Nice job on the diagrams and material needed. A+ for extra effort. This ones a keeper, and will be a great project for my son and I.

Thanx.... Slapshot

[dynastySSS]

very nice vantage!!!!

[walbuls]

first of all wut did u use to make the barrel stand part?
second i think u mean 6 feet of tube not 6 meters(about 20 feet)

i also think this should be sticky because alot of ppl will want this to stay where they can find it

and ur #11 isent loading

[boathouse]

I went by Home Depot and got all the stuff. Get about 10 feet of PVC pipe just to be safe incase you mess up. All the stuff will cost you about $8. It takes about an hour to make (most of the time is done cutting the pipe). I'm currently painting mine. I put a coat of black on it and when it dries I'm gonna go back over it with a silver coat. Have pics up later. :)

[IwanaANGEL]

neat... mine was pretty much free because I found the PVC and elblow in the backyard ;P im going to go buy some paint when i finish i...

what color should i get?

[Vantage_TeS]

Might have trouble getting the paint to stay on the pipe, but I would go with a flat black. Either that or a metallic silver :)

[Vantage_TeS]

The holder is made out of a male and female connector, they have threads. Otherwise you could use another "T" connector and cut the top of the "T" part off.

[three fut nuthin]

thats awsome thanks vantage...anyone got ideas on a wall rack? want to hang the new LCD in the room...

[- KEVIE -]

thats awesome............ im thinking about making a BIG hockey goal sized target for my back yard, should have something by the end of the month. Part of the reason for doing this is because im not lucky enough to shoot a TREE(PACKMAN) in my backyard so i need something to collect my paint in.

[boathouse]

My stand:
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v132/Boathouse/Stand_001.jpg
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v132/Boathouse/Stand_002.jpg

I actually succeeded at something! However, while it was drying outside, it started to rain so I had to run grab it and some of the paint smudged. :sad: But now I have enough pipe left over to make 1 or 2 more stands. :)

[Vantage_TeS]

Sand the part that is smudged and repaint.

[AngelDude3]

Hey, of course, i used different mesasurements but it was a great start for me! I appreciate it man! Here's some pics of mine!

-Nick

[Vantage_TeS]

Very nice. The measurements are more like a guideline. Everyone has a slightly different setup. Once you get it built you can trim or add parts (which is another reason why I said to hold off for a bit on the epoxy).

[IwanaANGEL]

Im not liking that design, im working on my stand so it puts the marker lower any ideas?

[Vantage_TeS]

Yup, from the top

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Just a little box type thing to cradle the bottle. The box would sit on the floor and be part of the main stand.

[thog94]

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I guess that I forgot to tell you that the Coast Guard no longer monitors Morse Code. :sailor:

[Vantage_TeS]

Oh darn. Bite me TK I don't have a digital camera here. You do, wanna go take pictures?

[thog94]

I know where one is but you don't have a key to that locker. I'll be bringing mine down on Monday so we can take some vids of the retros in action;)

[Vantage_TeS]

Perfect. Ken also has the you know whats for the special retro coming tomorrow ;)

[IwanaANGEL]

I know where one is but you don't have a key to that locker. I'll be bringing mine down on Monday so we can take some vids of the retros in action;)
yes! make nice good quality videos!! Ill even host'em for you!

[thog94]

Don't worry, I'll e-mail them to ya;)

[thog94]

Just to get back on topic...AngelDude3, I like the stand, but would put a cross piece in the middle of the bottom frame. I would put a T in the middle of it and extend it up to the barrel about where it goes into the gun. Then cut a T in half so the barrel sits on it. It would just provide another rest for the barrel incase the tip accidently comes out of the elbow. I'd just hate to see my gun come crashing down knowing that I could of put in a little extra support.

Just my $.02 but it does look nice. :biggthump

[bower23]

Here is one that I made. The back is angled to keep the center of the tank off the ground and it folds down making it easy to take to the field.

[IwanaANGEL]

Here is one that I made. The back is angled to keep the center of the tank off the ground and it folds down making it easy to take to the field.
Vantage is that what you're talking about?
but thats what im trying to do... just cant get the lengths and width to fit my tank...

[thog94]

Remember measure twice and cut once. You can always make things shorter, but you can't lengthen them;)

[bower23]

I made the back part (that holds the tank) alittle longer than needed.... just in case you have different length barrels. With a 12 inch barrel the gun could move forward and with a 16 inch barrel the gun could move backwards. This keeps the stand stable with any barrel size.

[Vantage_TeS]

Yes the one bower23 made is what I had in mind.