I was wondering if I need to buy a stand to mount a deer or can I make one. If I need to buy what one and if I should make how would I do it.
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I am new to taxidermy myself and what i did was look at the pictures in the catalogs and on the video i bought and welded one up. as long as it can rotate the two differant ways and is sturdy it will work great.i also modified an engine stand and it works great also.it doesnt have to be pretty just effective (you can also put it on castors)good luck
What video did you get and was it worth the money?
Go to a hardware store. Look in their galvanized pipe and fitting section.
They will have cut and threaded lengths of 1" pipe. They will also have
90 degree elbows and threaded flanges and lock nuts. Let your imagination
go to work once you get there. One flange will be needed for the form's
back board, get a 6" nipple and lock nut to attach to this flange. Attach
this in turn to a 90 degree elbow, then determine the leg height you want.
I use two l2" lengths with a coupling. A flange on the bottom of this is
attached to a 2x and plywood base that I made to set on different height
work tables. This makes a real good "get you by" kind of stand, truth
of the matter is I personally prefer it. I made it to suit my work style.
Another nice feature, you just un-screw every thing and it stores in a
small space.
I went to Lowes and bought 2 sections of Black Pipe! I think the Black Pipe is used for natural gas lines. I bought one 1 inch pipe about 6 feet long and 3/4 inch pipe 6 feet long. I cut the 1 inch pipe to make 3 "T's" welded those up. I cut the 3/4 inch pipe into 4 equal sections. these pipes slide right threw the 1 inch "T" sections.
Then the main 1 inch pipe remaining I welded a small piece of scrap to it and used it for my Leg! I placed it in a 5 gal. bucket with ready mix concrete. The piece of scrap is to keep the main leg from turning in the bucket! You then can drill holes and weld nuts in needed places in the "T's" to add bolt to lock in the 3/4 inch pipe.
Hope this helps! If you need more info you can e-mail me. It all cost about $20 to make. But a bit of time depending on your tools! Got any machanical friends? Tony
Hi Bobby,
I would recommend something like the deluxe stand in McKenzie. I have used the regular type and the biggest problem for me was the pivot point on the tilt would occasionally fail and the mount that I just spent so much time on would come crashing down into my lap. It would hold fast if I made it a point to really crank on that locking screw every time that I adjusted it but that became a real pain in the butt to efficiently move it around to where I needed it. On the deluxe model all you have to do is snug down the locking arm and it's not going anywhere. The whole stand will run you about $120.00. Or you could buy the "head" only for about 75 bucks. Or you could try to make one. Just another option. I would also recommend their whitetail mounting Video.
Good luck, Bill K.
I bought one from Van Dykes last winter only $69.95 and it's great.It wasn't worth my time to try to make one like I did my first-time better spent on actually mounting a specimen and wait a few days for the stand. For the money its well worth it.I'm thinking of buying another one just like it.
i have an old engine stand and works great.