Horseshoe waterhose stand
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:54 pm
HORSE SHOE WATER HOSE STAND
Here is a little project for all you Bus Nut overachievers. Anywho ... here it is ... It is a horse shoe water hose stand.
You will need (1) 36” section of gas pipe (size is optional, I used 1”), (1) gas pipe cap, (4) 1” plastic plumbing 90* angles and a four-way. You will also need 1 horse shoe (I found mine at a local horse shoeing school, don’t know what you are going to do) and finally, access to a welder.
It might be necessary to buy some 1” angle brackets to steady up the pipe when you install it in the lower base. Just depends on the size of the hole you make in order to insert the pipe. I threw in a couple of brackets on mine for “just in case.”
You can put the entire thing together in a matter of a few hours, cost is minimal, and it will allow you to spend some quality time with the person you seem to like the most (yourself) in your shop, garage or Man Cave.
Walla, finto!
Paint to the color of your choice (in this case it was chrome or silver) and throw it in the bay.
Last: If you find the thing unstable because of the weight of the water hose (it is after all, going to be heavy on one side) it is possible to steady it up. Just pack a small piece of rebar with you, when you arrive at your destination and set up, drive the rebar into the ground, set the hose stand on top of it and when you leave pull up the rebar stake and store it with the stand.
There you go, your very own weekend handy home-improvement tip from This Old Spouse, tune in next week, when we build a paint booth in the backyard out of of old Walmart plastic shoppin bags .. check your local stations for listings (Wonder if BCM would pay me $50 for this, it is somewhat technical in nature. I-DONT-THINK-SO.COM).
See you in the fast lane ...
BCO
Here is a little project for all you Bus Nut overachievers. Anywho ... here it is ... It is a horse shoe water hose stand.
You will need (1) 36” section of gas pipe (size is optional, I used 1”), (1) gas pipe cap, (4) 1” plastic plumbing 90* angles and a four-way. You will also need 1 horse shoe (I found mine at a local horse shoeing school, don’t know what you are going to do) and finally, access to a welder.
It might be necessary to buy some 1” angle brackets to steady up the pipe when you install it in the lower base. Just depends on the size of the hole you make in order to insert the pipe. I threw in a couple of brackets on mine for “just in case.”
You can put the entire thing together in a matter of a few hours, cost is minimal, and it will allow you to spend some quality time with the person you seem to like the most (yourself) in your shop, garage or Man Cave.
Walla, finto!
Paint to the color of your choice (in this case it was chrome or silver) and throw it in the bay.
Last: If you find the thing unstable because of the weight of the water hose (it is after all, going to be heavy on one side) it is possible to steady it up. Just pack a small piece of rebar with you, when you arrive at your destination and set up, drive the rebar into the ground, set the hose stand on top of it and when you leave pull up the rebar stake and store it with the stand.
There you go, your very own weekend handy home-improvement tip from This Old Spouse, tune in next week, when we build a paint booth in the backyard out of of old Walmart plastic shoppin bags .. check your local stations for listings (Wonder if BCM would pay me $50 for this, it is somewhat technical in nature. I-DONT-THINK-SO.COM).
See you in the fast lane ...
BCO