Club Obi Wan

Hi there!

thanks to Dan, who sent me some pictures and a detailled drawing, I had the chance to built a target stand.
I'd like to give something back to all you guys and so I asked Dan what he thinks about posting the single
steps here. Well, he told me that these pics could be from interest to you. And so here they are.
I hope you like the pictures and what I made here.

This is the beginning of all.




The pieces for the base are cut and the notches are made to bring both halfs together

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The stand itself gets rounded at the top and a hole (20mm) is drilled






The rod - the targetholder - is glued to the pylon and fixed with along wood screw.
So are the parts of the x base, glued and fixed.

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Here you have the two parts that form the stand. They are protected with wood stain,
so there's no problem if you forget it in the rain.




And here it is.



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For the whip's safety there is a foam pipe, if the whip hits the wooden rod.
If this is damaged, just replace it, no problem.

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It took me just one weekend and it was a lot of fun to build it. Perhaps you do the same now
Thanks again to Dan - without his help there would be no target stand.
Please enjoy the pictures and let me know what you think.

Bob

Looks great! Adding the foam is a good idea as well!

I might have to get you to build one for me!

Hey Bob, Glad I could help you out with this project. Thanks for posting the results here too. I thought your stand target turned out very well. Good job. Let us know how it works for you when you have a chance to use it.

Bardoon, The foam pads are foam pipe insulator covers, I’ve found they work very nicely offering a bit of a protective covering which saves the wood from getting hit and dented if you happen to miss. They easly just slip on and off.

Dan

I was thinking of making something similar but with PVC piping. Anyone have any experience with that?