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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
Ok, Tom gets a gold star.
Travis, I think infinity is beckoning although - that is pretty funny.
I know about PVC but I'm a NEM, not a whiz at putting things together - like the base of a stand. I get the pole and the top part but not the base.
I'm showing my vulnerable side here guys. Vulnerable. However, if any more clowns with plungers appear, that could change. 
Billfred, let's just say I'm in a car on my way to a demo and I want to showcase a FIRST banner or two but I have nothing available from which to hang it/them. I don't know the venue but I want to showcase worthy achievements. So - the banner can be at a reasonable height that doesn't drag on the floor. Simple and robust = most excellent. |
If simple, robust, and adjustable are key, it might be worth dropping a few dollars on a light stand.
For PVC, I'd recommend getting three tees, four endcaps, and a couple of lengths of PVC. Cut the PVC into even lengths, six inches or so*. Form an H with these short lengths; two tees fan out, while the third sits in the center and points up. Stick the end caps on the ends for stability; the tees add a bit of bulk in the middle that would otherwise induce rock. Good for 6WD, bad here. If you're paranoid, take a page from the 1618 playbook and sink some wood screws into each joint in the base**. From there, your base will be rock-solid; stick whatever length PVC pipe you please into the center of the H and hang away.
*If you're hanging bigger pieces, maybe go a little bigger.
**Seriously, our 2008 robot's superstructure is held together entirely by wood screws, enough to survive a Chesapeake thrashing, the trip home, and all the abuse we've put on it since. If you just need PVC to sit somewhere and stay there, I can't recommend it enough. If anything breaks, just back out the screw and replace it. If the screw breaks, just stick another one in.