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How to Make an Inexpensive PVC Target Stand
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The following guide shows how to make a PVC target stand construction should help you make a portable inexpensive option that is easily made at home with common tools.

One of the troublesome aspects of shooting can be finding a place to staple up your targets.

All too often we as shooters compromise a well prepared practice one more session because of a lack of suitable range equipment.

If you have looked into purchasing portable target stands, undoubtedly you have noticed that most equipment sold is either poorly designed or manufactured, awkward to set-up or transport, or expensive.

This makes a great target stand, but I have also used it as a barricade when teaching how to shoot from behind cover.

It works great for this because it cannot stand a lot of leaning and the shooter should learn how to shoot from behind cover without leaning on the object they are hunkered down behind.

PVC Target Stand Construction

Material list:
- 5 feet 3/4 inch PVC pipe
- 4 3/4 PVC “T” fittings
- PVC pipe glue
Tools:
- Miter box with Saw
- Knife
Instructions:
- Using miter box and saw, cut PVC pipe into 3 one foot sections, 2 eight inch sections, and 2 four inch sections. Carefully trim away rough edges on cut sides of pipe.
- Glue one foot pipe into end of “T” fitting. On other end of fitting glue one four inch pipe.
- Repeat once.
- Take remaining foot long piece of pipe and glue it into the “T” fitting in a 90-degree angle to the first length of pipe.
- Glue the next section to the other end of the pipe forming a “U”
- Next, glue an unused “T” fitting to an eight-inch pipe. Glue a four-inch pipe into the other end of the “T” fitting.
- Repeat once.
- Glue each new pipe section into the “U” so as to form an “H”. Take care so that when gluing the pipes together, when the completed stand is lying on the ground, the second “T” is pointed upwards.
Once the target stand is completed, preparing it for use is simple. Staple your target to a framework made of wood lathe. Place the ends of the target into the open “T”. Once the target is standing in the frame, you are ready shoot.

This is Not the Only Method

There are a lot of ways to make this kind of PVC Target Stand. The article shows how I made mine. However, I added a video from another YouTube creator to show an alternative method.

In my book reviews section I actually reviewed two books on PVC projects. Follow the links and you can get more information on PVC Projects for Outdoorsmen and Volume II More PVC Projects for Outdoorsmen. Both of these books have a lot of information on making gear out of PVC, things like target stands – and much more. If you want to get wild, I also have a review for a book on how to make a weaving loom out of PVC.
December 3, 2015
How to Make Tool Markings Stand Out
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As I get older and the room gets darker I find it harder and harder to read the sizes on things. This is worse on things like wrenches, sockets, drill bits, and taps. I find that tool marking with paint makes it much easier to see. I have always wanted to know how to make tool markings stand out.

This post is a quick and simple method to mark stampings
- Paint your tool with a can of spray paint (black is nice, but white or other bright paint will work better on darker metal)
- Once the paint dries, you can then rub it off – depending on the finish, a dry rag, a rag with a SMALL amount of acetone, or (if you are not picky about scratches) steel wool can all be used.
Just like scrimshaw (or the AR-15 marking post) you are putting paint in recessed areas. This allows a level of distinction between the colored areas and the out metal.

There really isn’t much more to say about how to make tool markings stand out with ink. Once you get the idea on tool marking you can easily adapt the process using different materials – I have even seen people fill the markings in with colored sugru.

Speaking about tools, I found toolsinsider that has a lot of other good tool information. I particularly like their article on sharpening drill bits..
November 20, 2014
How to Make a Improvised Cooking Stand from Shelf Brackets

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This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” posts – I first saw this on Stealth Survival and later on pinterest.

By repurposing shelf brackets you can make a really cool improvised cooking stand for any pots that do not have handles to hold over your campfire.

Somewhere I acquired a couple boxes of metal shelf brackets that were in need of a use, so I jumped on trying this out.

I will say that using 4 brackets and have each end rest on the next bracket makes a very study platform, but using three in a triangular setup works if you don’t have that extra bracket.

The brackets are designed to nest, so that they don’t take a lot of space in your bug out or camping kit, and you can throw in some nuts and bolts to connect them together so you don’t spill the beans…

Two other nice things about this is that you can push the brackets into the ground before building your fire to make it even more sturdy, and because most brackets have a long leg and a short leg, you can experiment with different configurations to fit your pots.

As with all of my heating methods, stay tuned and we will try this without survival still to see how study this is…

July 30, 2013