To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:20:29 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] using photo light tripods



Depending on how heavy your sets are, pvc plastic pipes may work as well. They are cheap, easy to cut, and not too tough to bend with a heat gun.

B. Shur




> From: creaturiste-AT-primus.ca
> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:38:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] using photo light tripods for	buildingfreestandingsets
> 
> >I would try using black pipe (that's ungalvanized & cheaper) which you can
> thread & then screw into a flange which you can attach to a plywood base.
> If you don't have access to plumbing tools, like a threader or pipe cutter,
> wherever you purchase the material from does.  You can choose from a variety
> of diameters.
> Robert Rogers
> --------
> 
> 
> Why go through the trouble of threading, and cutting metal, when you can get 
> it already made, at the hardware store?
> 
> Maybe my writing wasn't clear enough. I did not know the proper name for the 
> part that goes on the wooden base. Now I researched it, and it's called a 
> "Pipe flange".
> Here's a pic:
> http://www.instructables.com/id/SNM6Z2EF3YIJH4D/
> 
> With this, and a pipe of proper size and thread, which I get at the same 
> store, all you need is 4 screws to assemble it.
> 
> 
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