DIY PVC Fuitar Stand for Single Guitar - Mockup #1

[line6man]

PVC is a notoriously bad choice in many weight bearing applications.

Not when all but one of the pieces is of a short length.
The only thing you need to worry about is the 2 foot piece from the bottom to the top. Fill that in with something rigid, and/or redesign the stand to use two pieces of pipe instead of one.

 

[Steve_Karl]

that is AT LEAST 70 bucks worth of PVC in the diagram.

LOL ... no way it's above $20.00 for the PVC. More likely $10.00 - $15.00
I've been building much more complex Video Camera oriented stuff for under $20.00

Have you made a steadicam style rig for a camcorder? I need one of those...

No. Not a steady cam. More of just a stabilizer / cage that was originally designed by FrugalFilmMaker ( youtube ) and that I have been modding to hold a Lilliput 7" and a Zoom H2 and also a mod to make it quick connect / release from a tripod so I can have my rig either on tripod or hand held within a few seconds.

I've got a Hague stabilizer but it's a nightmare (for me at least) to work with.

Here's the original on the pvc cage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZtlSVgG1h8

and where I'm at with the mod so far: http://www.sightsea.com/renders/pvc_qr_004.jpg

 

[Steve_Karl]

Actually 5$


Yea, I said five USD


http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Musician's-Gear-Tubular-Guitar-Stand?sku=451058

Yea. That's just like the one I bumped with my foot a few times until the bottom hoop holder, the tube welded to the main shaft, broke off.

 

[Steve_Karl]

that is AT LEAST 70 bucks worth of PVC in the diagram.

LOL ... no way it's above $20.00 for the PVC. More likely $10.00 - $15.00
I've been building much more complex Video Camera oriented stuff for under $20.00

what kind of loads does that experience?

P.S.

there are many different grades of PVC. My estimations are based on the types I imagine would suck the least.

Understood about the grades of PVC.
The cam stabilizer (in 1/2" ) ... well I wouldn't sit one it. My camera is under 1 pound but I put more stress on it anchoring it to my sholder than the weight of a guitar.

 

[Steve_Karl]

Loose the 40 schedule garbage and go with 80 schedule.

And really, unless you just like building guitars stands, I would go and buy one ready made and move on.

I hear ya.
I need to get to the music store anyway.

Let's call this design officially dead.

Maybe a multi / rack to hold 4 ... but later on.

 

[Graffiti62]

And really, unless you just like building guitars stands, I would go and buy one ready made and move on.

You just made me imagine a Saturday Night Live skit based on one of us, who never buys anything pre-built, always has to build everything from parts. His whole house is full of stuff halfway completed, car is still without windows and a steering wheel, only the front yard grass has been planted, and so on...

Sounds like the premise of "The Red Green Show."