Posted: 7/25/2013 10:45:50 AM EDT
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I put together some PVC target stands a few days ago using the design on the box of truth website.
I was going to glue the bases with PVC cement, but I was wondering if something like rubber cement would be better. I obviously don't need them to be waterproof, I really only need to keep them from falling apart while carrying them around or holding targets in the wind. In the event that one of the pieces gets shot, stepped on, or broken some other way, I think it would be an easier fix without sawing them apart. What should I get? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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This plus put a piece or two of rebar in the bottom pieces to give it some weight to prevent being blown over. Quoted:
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Get lots of spare pipe. They'll be blown to bits shortly. Don't glue anything, maybe just a drop of Elmer's. This plus put a piece or two of rebar in the bottom pieces to give it some weight to prevent being blown over. I thought about filling some of them with gravel or something. It wasn't windy at all last night so they didn't move around at all. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Ok, I will post the link for you
I plan on making one of these...great idea |
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i would use something less permanent than pvc cement so you can replace parts and disassemble if necessary. I like the ones on box of truth that have wood uprights so it doesn't matter much if you shoot them. I liked the idea of the wood uprights too. Here are the four I made, broken down.  Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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PVC be spendy. I make ones similar to these out of an 8 foot 2 x 4 sawed up into 2 foot lengths. http://www.firearmstactical.com/images/Target_Stand_Components.jpg ...and fit 2 x 2 uprights between the middle 2 x 4s. The weight is there to keep it from tipping and it doesn't cost much at all. I like that. I might make a couple of those for shits and giggles. |
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Quoted: Get lots of spare pipe. They'll be blown to bits shortly. Don't glue anything, maybe just a drop of Elmer's. They take a lot more abuse then people might think. I use wood now though. Easier to tear down/stack.
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Quoted: PVC be spendy. I make ones similar to these out of an 8 foot 2 x 4 sawed up into 2 foot lengths. http://www.firearmstactical.com/images/Target_Stand_Components.jpg ...and fit 2 x 2 uprights between the middle 2 x 4s. The weight is there to keep it from tipping and it doesn't cost much at all. I decided to use a bracket on each side of the center so the legs slide in and out. Allows me to take it apart and stack them in a single row of wood, and if really windy I can slide the legs further out in certain directions to help them stay planted better.
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If you're shooting up your target stands....you're not doing it right. 
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=BHV7OecZ_UNkFM&tbnid=yw_FIzWSwYv7NM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcheezburger.com%2F2732095488&ei=XI7xUZTjD5TU8wTM64GwCA&bvm=bv.49784469,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNH33ovwMrNBe6orDrBoYjYWHZSWQg&ust=1374871495740955" target="_blank">https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/2732095488/h8B9E945E/</a> Quoted:
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Get lots of spare pipe. They'll be blown to bits shortly. Don't glue anything, maybe just a drop of Elmer's. If you're shooting up your target stands....you're not doing it right.
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=BHV7OecZ_UNkFM&tbnid=yw_FIzWSwYv7NM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcheezburger.com%2F2732095488&ei=XI7xUZTjD5TU8wTM64GwCA&bvm=bv.49784469,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNH33ovwMrNBe6orDrBoYjYWHZSWQg&ust=1374871495740955" target="_blank">https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/2732095488/h8B9E945E/</a> I'd agree if I was the only one using them, but they are more of a group buy for the range. |