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Author: Diane_Mcdonnell, Contributing Editor
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| Have you been wanting a sculpting stand but don't want to spend a hundred dollars and you're not a carpenter? This is easy enough for anyone to make. You may already have many of the materials in your home. Mine took about an hour to make and only cost about twenty dollars for materials. |
| Materials and Tools:
Hardwood bar stool. Mine is 29", any will do. 3/4" Diameter X 24" length of Copper Pipe. 3/4" Diameter Male Adapter. 3/4" Diameter Floor Flange. 3/16" X 3" Eye Bolt. 3/4" X 1 1/2" long piece of rod or anything to set into the hole on top after. 4-Large head short screws to attach the floor flange. 8 wood screws. Scrap wood, 3/4" thick.(or buy a couple pieces at a craft store. 3/4" thick wood to cut tops or purchase them precut. The tools you will need are: a drill and drill bits, Jig (saber) saw, screwdriver, ruler, and awl, pliers, file(optional). |  |
| Let's get started! Turn the stool over and remove the top of the stool by removing any screws holding it to the leg assembly.
Find and mark the center of the stool top on the back side. If you don't know how to find the center of a circle here's an easy trick. Simply trace the circle onto a piece of paper then fold in half (carefully) twice. The folds will mark the center for you! |  |
| Now we need to get some holes in the copper pipe so you can adjust the height of the table. Mark the hole placements along the pipe. I made mine every inch. Using an awl and a hammer tap in a dimple at each mark to keep your drill bit from skating off the curved surface when drilling.
Drill the holes all the way through the pipe. I filed mine a little after to removed the metal burrs created by drilling. |  |
| I used a 7/8" drill bit to drill the hole through my stool top. It should be just slightly larger than the copper tubing or pipe. You want it to slide through the hole easily without binding but not be sloppy. Try it first on a scrap of wood. If you are using a spade bit as I did drill only until the point of the bit is showing through the other side. Then flip the wood over and continue to drill from the other side. This will give you a cleaner cut without as much tear-out. |  |
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