Doll head stands; buy or DIY?

mollyoh · Post by **mollyoh** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:29 pm

Edge banding stuff

OK, so I'm not perfect and I chipped the corner a little trying to clip off the excess. But still better than a raw edge

Not bad looking though. I gave the galvanized metal a light buff with some fine steel wool which brightened it up a little bit

I reiterate, I'm not perfect LOL

And of course the dumb felt ended up sticking to the head bolt Argh !!

Leatherman · Post by **Leatherman** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:41 pm

That works!

mollyoh · Post by **mollyoh** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:27 am

Also forgot to mention (and it hadnt come up yet). my total project cost about $20.
I'll have to see if I can find a cheap punching set thingy at one of the local harbor freight/chinese tools type stores.

I'm all about buying the right tool for the job, even if I end up using it once. Hence my cluttered garage LOL

mollyoh · Post by **mollyoh** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:22 pm

For the sake of completeness, here is a new pic of the head stand with a properly punched out felt washer . All about using the right tool for the job

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:44 pm

Hey folks, lots of nice ideas here!

To answer the OP's original question, the bolt that is commonly used for heads is M16 x 2.0mm pitch (course thread).

I just made a little 3d printed base that holds an M16 bolt.
With a short bolt (60mm) it works fine free standing for simple head storage. With longer bolt it would need to be screwed to a base.