I thought I would share some pics. of a very inexpensive paint stand I made from 1-1/2" PVC pipe. I was unable to attach a picture so I put them in my gallery, just click on my gallery below

I built this in about 30 minutes and it cost less than $10.00 for materials. Installing the upright at an angle backwards keeps the fuse weight centered on the the upright and also makes the fuselage level on the stand. The bottom legs are three feet in length to keep it from tipping forward. It works great!!

Also, the upright post is attached at the bottom with a 1/4"-20 bolt so that the upright can be removed for easy storage. You end up with two pieces that can be stored flat against the wall of your workshop...Gary[8D]

Don't you just love PVC!!! Nice stand.

JR

JR, it's almost like duct tape, it has many uses. You can make all kinds of stuff...Gary

Yep....Built one like it a few years ago...

Gary:

I "borrowed" Todd's paint stand design last year. Works great. Your design takes into account CG! My "stolen" design uses a 45 degree brace to stabilize the stand.

Your Ohio flying buddy,

Nick

Nice Paint Stand Lov2flyrc. Can we see more pictures of the stand construction. Can you please post some plans so I can build one.
Thanks Jim

Nick, how are you? The 45 degree brace on Todd's stand looks like a good idea, I will probably need to add it to mine for heavier fuselages but the F-86 fuse is so light I did not need it right now. I know you guys are working on something, so what are your winter projects?

I hope you and Gary are doing well and I am looking forward to seeing you guys in the spring...GAry

On the 45 degree bit, one could take a couple of short pipes - drill a hole on one side, then drill another hole on the other side to match the angle you want. Once you have one, you can the get another set of pipes with different angles so one could have different angles to handle the different weights.

Just an idea...

I had an old piece of 1 1/2" x 4 ft. long pcv pipe left over from when my house was built. I took a concrete block and set it on the ground, stuck the pipe into one of the holes in it, and wedged two bricks into the same hole. This kept the pipe from moving around. Then I wrapped a rag around the end of the pipe and slid the tailpipe end of the fuse over the pipe.

This gave a sturdy base with the plane pointing straight up. It was also easy to rotate the fuse as I painted it. I put this makeshift stand together in about 5 minutes from materials I had laying around the house, so it cost me nothing.

The main point that I'd like to make here is that most guys make a paint stand for the fuse to be horizontal. Having it vertical simplifies the stand and has worked well for me. I've used this set up to paint four jets so far.

Joe

Jim....
Give me a few days and I'll post more detailed images and some specs.

Joe,
While having the stand vertical may simplify the stand it makes painting much more difficult. The risk of sags is much greater when painting horizontal and it makes it more difficult to paint even strokes. Also, depending on your lighting, it can be difficult to see the surface your painting.
I have a building/paint stand that works even better than the PVC one made by Tom Robertson. (no longer available through Tom, see pic below), I am in the process of duplicating these stands and I will have them available in a few weeks.....
Todd

Todd,

I have one the Tom Robertson stands also and they are great. I put casters on it, two are swivel and it makes it really easy to move around while painting. My KingCat was painted on it.

Todd,
you must have 50 gallons of blue, yellow and red....
Looks good in the air.
Chris

Yea... I bought it at a good price! Have just enough for one more plane left but think I'll break the colors down into other color schemes. Getting ready to paint the Bobcat which will have a white base coat but I'll still probably use the red and yellow for some trim colors . See ya soon??

BRG,
Todd

Bob,

How did you mount the KingCat to the stand???

Kevin

Kevin

With the wings off, I packed a bunch of foam in the area of the fuel tanks and the area where the nose cone goes on. Then I just pushed to tube of the paint stand thru each, nose first. For the wings, I turned the tube around and slid the wing on the tube in the front spar hole and used a dowel rod in the rear spar hole to act as a handle to rotate. Did the same thing for the booms.

Am I clear on this.

Todd,
You're probably right about horizontal paintingand I may change my approach next time. I just improvised the stand with what I had available when I started painting. I do paint outside in the daylight so lighting is not a problem. Also I'm careful to put on thin coats so sags haven't been a problem either. I have gotten a lot of compliments on my paint jobs, but I'm an amateur.

Joe

Bob,

Very clear and THANKS!!!!

Kevin