A New Homemade Stand

Akai · Post by **Akai** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:18 am

Does anyone have or know of any pictures anywhere with the Realdoll 2 stand by itself and how the hook looks like where it attaches? I have a sturdy tripod already and I want to see if I can build a hook into it.

Post by **AlexKnight** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:04 am

Here's a review by Supersoul with pretty good pictures showing he hook: http://dollforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49457

Anassilao · Post by **Anassilao** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:05 pm

Homemade stand? Yes.
I have scratchbuilt a wooden crane/stand for handle my body B:
Something of more robust and stable could be built for heavier bodies.
I can work easily the wood and other materials, so I am not have machines for metal workshops, but it's possible to built anything, if you are able in DIY.

Akai · Post by **Akai** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:10 pm

Oh cool. Thanks yall!

Agalmato · Post by **Agalmato** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:27 pm

Akai, I'm using an AV stand like you.
A friend of mine gave me some sort of AV bracket for me to screw the eyebolt through.
But I think I could've just used a smaller diameter pipe on the inside to support the thin-walled stand instead of this special bracket.

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Akai · Post by **Akai** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:07 pm

Agalmato wrote:Akai, I'm using an AV stand like you.
A friend of mine gave me some sort of AV bracket for me to screw the eyebolt through.
But I think I could've just used a smaller diameter pipe on the inside to support the thin-walled stand instead of this special bracket.

Awesome! Helpful pics. Where did you get that bracket? Having an issue finding it online.
And what do you mean about putting a smaller pipe inside instead? Like making an extension and have that pipe drilled with a hook sticking out the top of the stand or something?..

Agalmato · Post by **Agalmato** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:37 am

My friend is an AV installer so he had ordered it for a client that later on cancelled.
Here's a link
http://catalogs.infocommiq.com/avcat/CT ... uct=bt7035

My top tube is 1 3/8 so 35mm fits loosely. We drilled out the centre hole to accommodate the eyebolt.

Akai wrote:And what do you mean about putting a smaller pipe inside instead? Like making an extension and have that pipe drilled with a hook sticking out the top of the stand or something?..

I realize that this collar is hard to get so yes, like making an extension with a smaller or bigger second pipe but drill through both pipes to put the eyebolt through. The idea is that the weight of the doll may tear the pipe if it doesn't have additional reinforcement.

siliconefun · Post by **siliconefun** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:23 pm

Anassilao wrote:Homemade stand? Yes.
I have scratchbuilt a wooden crane/stand for handle my body B:
Something of more robust and stable could be built for heavier bodies.
I can work easily the wood and other materials, so I am not have machines for metal workshops, but it's possible to built anything, if you are able in DIY.

Hi Anassilao,

great working and safe stand!!!

That's

Guy

Akai · Post by **Akai** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:53 pm

Got it to work! This is my stand so far. The butt pad is in the works.
Pipes are all made of galvanized steel and I just drilled holes it the big one for adjustments on height.

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Center tube is 1" diamater and 38" long, 1" to 1/2" reducing tee, 1/2" x 5" long nipple, 1/2" x 3/8" reducing elbow, finally to the 3/8" x 2" long nipple which hooks in the eye hook on the doll.

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Still need to make a proper butt pad.

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So glad it works great so far! It's nice having her stand now.

I'm not sure if I should make the tube extending out longer or not though... how far does the RD2 stand (or any similar stand) stick out from the center tube?

selobl · Post by **selobl** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:31 pm

That looks like a great stand. Thanks for sharing the design. Will you please post a couple of photos showing the neck hook and butt pad with her on the stand?

Akai · Post by **Akai** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:40 pm

selobl wrote:That looks like a great stand. Thanks for sharing the design. Will you please post a couple of photos showing the neck hook and butt pad with her on the stand?

The eye hook just pops in like this

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Goes in really easy. It looks a lot like the one Abyss makes. A nut or something could also be screwed in at the top to make it more secure.
I still need to make the butt pad, but I will post when I get that done.

dodgeman · Post by **dodgeman** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:43 pm

Hello Akai,

Your stand looks very good and your doll looks good while she is on it! You have her positioned out far enough from the vertical mast and if you move her out any further, The Torque angle on the mast will transfer to the base and become unstable for sure because of the weight being out further from the mast! The closer she is to the mast, the more weight will be applied straight down the mast into the base and be more stable! The Realdoll stand has a base that is near exact to the one that you have and the post that holds the doll is a little bit shorter than yours! AlexKnight posted earlier on this thread and directed you to a post made by Supersoul and has been made a Sticky! The thread is in the (Sticky) section just above this section and is a good read! Check it out for photos of the Realdoll stand! I saved a photo from Supersoul's post and I will post it for you here to see! There are more photos of the stand in that thread to look at! Like I said, your stand looks good and should do the job for you just as it is but, don't extend the hook post out any further or the stand will become unstable and want to tilt depending on the position of the legs!!

Cheers my friend, Dodgeman!

Akai · Post by **Akai** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:33 am

Thanks dodgeman. That is a nice aluminum stand. Lucky you are a fabricator because you got everything you need to make a stand right there. Haha
Those zip ties gave me an idea for mine.