Dottie's Home-made Doll Stand. No Special Tools.
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OK you guys are gonna laugh but I wanted something feminine.
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I like the idea of the T. I was trying to come up with away to make the leg spreader mount low profile and removable for picture taking.
I also like the work you did to the base. How is it for stability? measurements?
Pygmalion2, the pipe used is standard steel pipe, 1 inch for the stem, and 3/4 inch for hte adjustable hook....to make it I just follwed everyone's tips here.
Incdred, I used a 2 foot by 2 foot plywood base and its surprisingly stable...in order for it to be as stable as possible, I made sure the petals reached the edges of the plywood.
Ive been trying several times to post more details to this post but somehow its not entering...I will try again another day. In the mean time I was able to edit Sandy's post and add a little more info.
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Painted tan to match carpet and make it easier to photoshoppictures.
Added back/butt support after pictures, this may help some with posture.
Thanks guys!
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The design of this easy to build stand is IMO great.
The gear to build it is bit harder to get here in the Netherlands and the threaded flanges are quite expensive, about 18 euro (29 US$!) cheapest each. I did not manage to find this flanges with thread inside so that the pipe can be screwed into it, for less.
Only available at stores that sell parts for central heating systems as far I found out.
I became more interested in this piping due to that its used so often by sculpters as frame. I've seen here photo's of Matt K's and other dollmakers prototypes resting on this gear, and also Heidi Maier uses this piping a lot to build quickly a frame for supporting a portrait sculpture.
The other pieces that are not flanges are cheaper.
For Dutch people, searching on "Malleable fittingen" will show up some company's that sell these central heating/water piping.
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Yes Mytime. In the States it is called 'black pipe' or 'galvanized pipe'. Here you can find it at a hardware store in the plumbing section or at a plumbing supply store.The gear to build it is bit harder to get here in the Netherlands and the threaded flanges are quite expensive, about 18 euro (29 US$!) cheapest each. I did not manage to find this flanges with thread inside so that the pipe can be screwed into it, for less.
Only available at stores that sell parts for central heating systems as far I found out.