Black Pipe Stand
- Thread starter Zhewitt04
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I have seen it done...but thats an expensive stand!! I wouldn't go less than 1 1/4"....and I would flange the feet...it will be easy to level...lol.
The thing about using iron pipes is that the fittings end up getting really expensive. If you go price it all out, a stand that's something like 6'X2' and 3' high would be over $300 I would bet. For example flanges that you would use for the feet end up being about $6-10 each depending on the size. For 1" pipe, and if you have 8 feet (every 2 feet) then you end up with 50-80 bucks just for the bottom flanges, not to mention all the T's and elbos.
I built a large computer monitor setup using iron pipe and I saved over $150 by welding everything. Unless you're doing something really basic, welding it is definitely the way to go, not to mention depending on how you build it, you may not be able to thread all the fittings.
I built a large computer monitor setup using iron pipe and I saved over $150 by welding everything. Unless you're doing something really basic, welding it is definitely the way to go, not to mention depending on how you build it, you may not be able to thread all the fittings.
You can get flanges for 3 or 4 bucks a piece. And unless you have something to thread the cut ends, you will need to weld it. Or go with weld fittings which are kind of pricey. But you would really only need 4 90's. 1 1/4" pipe is what I would use too. 21' is the standard length for black pipe, one piece should cost between 40 and 60 bucks. You would need 2 of them. I don't think it would be horribly expensive if you can weld, but 2 x 4's or cinder blocks would be cheaper.
