RC Car Stand

[schuimpge]

Had it posted in my Wraith Build Thread, but thought better to post it here as well.

Basically, after a couple of weeks working on my first RC-Car, (Wraith), I got tired of lifting, moving around, flipping over the car to get to the screws, fittings and such.

So looked around a bit and saw some fancy stands that cost much more than that they're worth.
Biggest short-comings I saw: Only 1 movement possible typically, turning the car around to get to the other side. Good for some tire-changes and that's about it.
There's some others that I've seen, but they work with butterfly bolts and nuts.. Again not very user-friendly.

My daily job is running an electronics-recycling factory and we get (you guessed it). lots of old electronics.

Saw some old VESA-mounts for monitors. Took one and looked for a piece of wood, some vinyl and a few rubber feet for it.

- Cut the wood to a nice stable size.
- Cover it in vinyl to give it a nice & clean professional look.
- Screw the VESA-Mount in the middle.
- The top of the mount has 4 slots for the screws that normally hold the monitor.
- Get some long (50-60mm) bolts that are thin enough to fit between the skid-plate and the tube-frame of the wraith. (I only used 2 bolts to hold only 1 side of the car. Its more than enough, but you could use bolts for all 4 corners)
- The VESA-Mount I got has nylock bolts, so I loosened them just a bit so that I can turn the car around, move it in all angles holding the skid-plate and the VESA-plate together.
- Done.. Cost me nothing but an hour work or so...

Pictures will show everything more clearly...

[schuimpge]

Forgot to add.. It's very easy to move the whole stand with car around.
For example from the new workbench to my cluttered desk..
I like the slightly large top plate as it blocks the lower and tires from moving down all the way. But that's a personal preference that can be easily modified to your own likes..

[Zukiiholic]

Great idea for a Work stand..
I'm gonna keep my eye out for some of those stands.

[schuimpge]

Originally Posted by Zukiiholic

Great idea for a Work stand..
I'm gonna keep my eye out for some of those stands.

If you mean one of those VESA-Mounts.. Try your local recycling/collection point for discarded electronics. or just eBay of course..

Good luck.. show me the result once you're done with it.

[Zukiiholic]

Originally Posted by schuimpge

If you mean one of those VESA-Mounts.. Try your local recycling/collection point for discarded electronics. or just eBay of course..

Good luck.. show me the result once you're done with it.

Yaa, That too..

[LooseMoose1978]

That's a really cool idea, thanks. I'm gonna look into building one of these

[PSW]

Thats a cool idea, I'm sure I have one of those mounts somewhere.

[schuimpge]

Anybody finished one and has some pictures?
Curious to everyone's stand.

Cheers,
Luc

[PSW]

Im making something similar thanks to the idea in this thread. Still digging parts out of old stuff right now though.

[schuimpge]

Originally Posted by PSW

Im making something similar thanks to the idea in this thread. Still digging parts out of old stuff right now though.

Good luck with the stand. Look forward to see some pictures

[Revoasian]

Wow, this is a great idea. I would have never thought of that vesa-mount being used in that manner. Much cheaper than the integy aluminum work stand and like the OP mentioned, it's limited to a couple of movements. I'm all over this idea like white on rice lol...Thanks for sharing!