Plus, small rodents can't get inside to create tiny, tiny rodent cities. The addition of the caps not only adds some finality to the look, but also keeps everything on the level - each fitting has a lip on it and if the caps were not put on, the front would be a hair lower than the back when the stand is built.
BIKE WORKSHOP STAND HOME MADE FREE
What would Freud say? Just as a bit of finishing, grab the two caps and put them on the free ends of the 18" lengths. You should now have that looks like a "C", a "U", or a lowercase "N", depending on how you look at it. Do the same with the other piece from Step 2, but do it on the other end. Now you should have what looks like an "L". Onto one end, thread one of the pieces you made in BtB - Step 2. Obtain the piece from Build the Base - Step 1. It's time to put the base components together. Heck, if you don't mind not having water piped into your house, you might even scavenge it from your own walls. You will have to go to the tool section to find the clamp.Īnd if you're super resourceful, you may not have to buy any of this stuff. Just march into the local home improvement store, shuffle over to the plumbing section, and grab all this stuff. The stand is make almost entirely out of galvanized pipe.
The moral? Unless you live in five years ago, the mileage of your wallet's contents may vary here in 2012. I told him that I needed to keep the cost the same because I published a derpy how-to on the internet. I wrote a letter to the President, but he said he didn't really control plumbing part prices. UPDATE: These prices were what it cost me when I built the stand - in 2007. Total cost: $29.54 (if you don't have to buy a screwdriver for the hose clamps) (1) flat-head screwdriver (why do we even still use this kind of screwdriver?!) - Don't know the price.had one at home. (2) hose clamps (these may vary in size depending on the size of the clamp handle - the ones I bought were for hose sizes 3/4" - 1 1/2") - $ 1.19 each (3) 1/2" galvanized 90 degree elbow - $0.91 each (1) 1/2" by 60" length galvanized pipe (again, threaded) - $6.98
(3) 1/2" by 10" length galvanized nipple (same thread - about an inch) - $1.90 each (2) 1/2" by 18" length galvanized nipple (threaded about an inch on each end) - $2.73 each Every component can be found at your average home improvement store, with no modifications needed to make them work together. The materials and tools necessary to build this repair stand are readily available, easy to work with, and best of all, pretty inexpensive.
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