DIY - Helmet Stand 5000 - Cheap and Awesome

[bluerealm]

While working on my Dredd helmet I needed a stand to use to take some good pictures. While walking around walmart I found some items that combined worked great.

Its a quick and easy solution for displaying helmets. I bet it would look pretty good in one of those ikea glass shelves.

I thought I would share how I built my stand and how you can too.

Things you'll need:

Item: 087521700197
Item: 007644069590

Tools:
Drill
7/32 Drill Bit
Band Saw or Hack Saw
Dremel or File
Screw Driver
Pliers
Elbow Grease

 

[Halo_1]

Nice! Simple and affordable! Many thanks for sharing Devin!

 

[Gary Pahls]

Wow, how did you come up with this? Great job and it looks sharp

 

[E Q]

bluerealm - You and this idea are VERY cool! :thumbsup

 

[Edwardowan]

super sweet! looks awesome for so little effort and $$$.. thanks for posting that idea... gonna do that for my stormy bucket! Great video by the way!

 

[Nobby]

awesome!
Simple and looks great.

Good work dude :thumbsup

 

[Ein]

I have a feeling that once I finish getting a Rocketeer helmet together, I'll be paying a trip to Walmart for some kitchen supplies...

Great helmet stand. You were suggesting plaster - I might put a little lead shot into the base too, to weigh it down, but most helmets don't seem to be heavy enough to worry about.

 

[Bountys Hunted]

Pure Awesome-ness! Love it. Cheap, looks high-tech, outstanding! Love the sound effects to & from Walmart!!! lol

 

[RaptorAdapter]

Looks fantastic.

 

[bluerealm]

Thanks guys! I hope it helps.. I want to see pictures of some finished ones show up on this thread. I like it when I find little kit bash projects like this.

-Devin

 

[jolive]

Pure Awesome-ness! Love it. Cheap, looks high-tech, outstanding! Love the sound effects to & from Walmart!!! lol

No sound effects he was really going 140mph to walmart:lol
This is one of the greatest contributions to the comunity, I can now display all my helmets affordably:love

 

[Zendragon]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[madmanmoe64]

Nice.
I just used a stainless steel toilet roll holder (free standing kind).
Not as cool as yours (the floating illusion is neat) but it did the job.

 

[Chicagovader]

Thanks for sharing, very cleaver and it looks great!

 

[Wes R]

This build has more star ratings than that paper towel roll holder on walmart.com lol. Very cool and simple stand. you might even be able to find the jar you at dollar general now and then if you have one near you.

 

[kdflash]

pretty slick I like it! off to Wal Mart! Thanks

 

[lannyjack]

I would have never looked at those seperate items and thought they can go together. Great idea, it looks really slick.

 

[animefan]

best video ever!!!

 

[Trooper_trent]

Some guy that works for walmart inventory somewhere is looking at his screen wondering why there's all of a sudden a spike in paper towel holders and cookie jars. :lol

 

[bluerealm]

Some guy that works for walmart inventory somewhere is looking at his screen wondering why there's all of a sudden a spike in paper towel holders and cookie jars. :lol

LOL The real question is what are we all going to do with our left over cookie jars?