My home made work stand

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bel976

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Hello...
This being my first large scale vehicle, I had to adapt myself to working on such a large vehicle. Lifting it gets tiring quickly, so I knew I needed to get some sort of pit stand/work stand for it. I searched on Google and found a few. Some discontinued, and others were a bit pricey.
So, I thought I could make my own.

I started with a roll around chair that I bought from a local discount hardware store.

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I got rid of the wheels and made some legs with feet from some old old nuts and bolts I had laying around at work.

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Some foam padding on top to protect the chassis. The bottom works out great for a tool tray.

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Drilled some holes through it and used some bolts as chassis tie downs. The bolts pass through existing holes in the chassis.

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Wing nuts for easy tie down and release.

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Lowest setting.

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Highest setting.

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It also has 360* of rotation. Best thing about it is that it didn't cost me more than $40!

I plan on attaching a magnet underneath the tray to help keep tools and parts from rolling around.
 
Very nice. I hate how the price skyrockets when it's for a hobby so for a 40 dollar price tag and a little work it's probably more versatile than some of the stuff out there that cost way more. Great job.
 
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