You actually need 2" wood for a snug fit NOT 1 1/2". Try the fit at the store. Also, use 2 feet lengths on each side of the tee. A good breeze may tip your stand.
Thank you so much my friend for doing this video! I’m commenting 4 years after you made it- but I just came back from Home Depot and put it together! You are one of my favorite You Tube channels! Thanks again- Long live the Republic!W.F.L21in Cali- unfortunately!
I would glue everything except the two horizontal pieces so it could be disassembled. Also, you can just staple your cardboard to the 2x2s and forget the plywood. Just a thought to keep portable. Not all of us have home range you luck dog.
Wife and I have been shooting a lot lately using old discarded campaign signs, been thinking about building something similar to these! Thanks for the tips! Real nice!
PVC is definitely the way to go. I built similar stands a few years ago. They lasted almost 2 years with lots of abuse. ( a few misplaced rounds of bird shot did them in. LOL!) They are super conveinient. I did not glue mine because we were traveling to different ranges. I just slid them apart and tossed them in a duffle bag I found at Goodwill. Well done. Got to love projects.
Cool trick is if you fold a piece of 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. It's the same size as the A zone of a USPCA target. For the head I use a credit card to trace might be a little smaller but tighter tolerances.
If you glue it together and it gets shot accidentally it is harder to fix. If you just stick it together and accidently shoot the stand it's easier to replace the individual piece that was shot. It is easier to travel with if you break it down throw all the pieces in the box
would adding caps at the bottom and filling with sand make them better? I am about to make some and am wondering if there is any stability issues with wind where sand would be needed
Very cool my friend, one thought, do you think the wind will blow them down? With the big wind catch on top may blow over. Just a couple suggestions, one you could fill the bottom tube with concrete (cheap and pretty easy). Or you could go get a couple, per target, large nails from home depot. They are like ground spikes, I think like a 3 penny nail or something, .89 cents. Then you could drill a hole through the ends of the feet and spike them into the ground. Just a thought... Very cool
I like your design but think I will put end caps on the base and fill with sand, blocking the riser with wood plug held by hot glue. This might help in a light breeze.
Only change I would suggest is to not glue the crossbar on so it takes less space in a truck or automobile. I have a pvc stand I designed but yours looks better in that it won't tip over. I have to pile rocks at the base of mine.
