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I thought I'd start a thread where we can share gun and range projects, tips and tricks that we do to to save money or be more efficient.
If you've got one, share it!
I'll start
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$5 target stand
I teach a lot of range classes, and stuff like target stands comes out of my pocket. I needed something that was compact and portable, cheap, easily manufactured/replaced, cheap, sturdy, not require tools to field assemble, and cheap. Not to mention cheap.
So here's the stand that I started making. Works really well, collapses for transport, works great to hold targets or to use as barricades of IPSC type courses.
Supplies - (For one stand)
1 - 2x4 x 8'
1 - 1x4 x2' furring strip
2 - 1x2 x 8' furring strip
* The 1x4 cost $2.40 for 8 feet. You will only use 2 feet of material per stand.
At Lowes, the above wood cost me just under $5. For hardware and tools, I use a nail gun, drill, miter saw, and table saw. Construction can be done with just hand tools, the power tools just make assembly really quick.
Construction
1 - Take the 8' 2X4, cut it into four, two foot long sections.
2 - Take two of the 2' sections and bevel the ends as shown. (Decorative, not necessary for function)
3 - Take one 2' section of 2x4. Mark 1 1/2 inches in from each end.
4 - Take the 1X4, cut it to a length of 21". NOTE - In my picture I cut two shorter pieces. I do this to allow a center hole in the finished stand.
5 - Nail the 1x4 centered on your 2x4, allowing BOTH ends of the 1x4 to be 1 1/2 inches in from the end of the 2x4.
6 - Sandwich the 1x4 between the two 2' 2x4s. I use 3 1/2 deck screws from both sides to firmly attach all three boards together. 16D nails would work too.
7 - Nail your two remaining 2' long 2x4 pieces centered on the end, creating an "H". Your base is now done.
If you've got one, share it!
I'll start
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$5 target stand
I teach a lot of range classes, and stuff like target stands comes out of my pocket. I needed something that was compact and portable, cheap, easily manufactured/replaced, cheap, sturdy, not require tools to field assemble, and cheap. Not to mention cheap.
So here's the stand that I started making. Works really well, collapses for transport, works great to hold targets or to use as barricades of IPSC type courses.
Supplies - (For one stand)
1 - 2x4 x 8'
1 - 1x4 x2' furring strip
2 - 1x2 x 8' furring strip
* The 1x4 cost $2.40 for 8 feet. You will only use 2 feet of material per stand.
At Lowes, the above wood cost me just under $5. For hardware and tools, I use a nail gun, drill, miter saw, and table saw. Construction can be done with just hand tools, the power tools just make assembly really quick.
Construction
1 - Take the 8' 2X4, cut it into four, two foot long sections.
2 - Take two of the 2' sections and bevel the ends as shown. (Decorative, not necessary for function)
3 - Take one 2' section of 2x4. Mark 1 1/2 inches in from each end.
4 - Take the 1X4, cut it to a length of 21". NOTE - In my picture I cut two shorter pieces. I do this to allow a center hole in the finished stand.
5 - Nail the 1x4 centered on your 2x4, allowing BOTH ends of the 1x4 to be 1 1/2 inches in from the end of the 2x4.
6 - Sandwich the 1x4 between the two 2' 2x4s. I use 3 1/2 deck screws from both sides to firmly attach all three boards together. 16D nails would work too.
7 - Nail your two remaining 2' long 2x4 pieces centered on the end, creating an "H". Your base is now done.
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