Make a PVC Light Stand for Under $5

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If you've collected some frugal lights, you're going to need stands to hang them on. A cheap retail stand will go for $20, but I managed to make four of these for that price. Plus, there are some things you can do with this stand that you can't with tripod-like versions.

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[exxors]

Thanks a lot! After see your video, I rushed to the Home Depot store and bought a few pvc pipes, T's and end caps and now I have 3 light stands and a background frame! I'm a beginner in photography, and I don't have enough money to pay an expensive studio equipment, but your idea put me on the road again! God bless you, sir. Greetings from Mexico!

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@exxors Thanks, and hello from America!

[MrJveselka]

Where do you find the snap tee

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@MrJveselka I found mine at Lowe's, but you may have to turn to the web to order one.

[VictoriaSwilley]

Thank you so much for this! I made 3 of them. They are great; so versatile and you can disassemble them for all kinds of configurations! I even took one apart and made a pole that fit in a tiny space where I needed to hang a hairlight. A traditional stand would NEVER have fit there. God bless you, sir, for making my productions affordable.

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@VictoriaSwilley Glad I could help!

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@Censored4TRUTH I like that. "The Strangely Soothing Filmmaker". Hmmm....

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@TheSicMetalDrummer They can be used for a lot of things. I've used them for holding mics, chromakeys, reflectors and signs. Even if you don't use them for lights, they always seem to come in handy for something.

[RanManTinCan]

I dont know where you managed to get the 10' of 3/4'' PVC for $1.50, but in Canada, Home Depot/Rona charge $10 for the same length and about $.99 per coupler/end cap and #1.50 for one t-joint. That's nearly the cost of an actual stand. Was going to try this for an upcoming lighting rig i was going to build.

[14789632539]

@thefrugalfilmmaker I couldn't find a snap tee. So I cut the bottom 2 foot in half and put an extra tee in the middle the have it go to the side! I will email you pictures!

[NooVooFilms]

From 1 - 10' x 3/4" schedule 40 PVC pipe using a PVC pipe cutter you can get: 5 - 2' 6 - 6" 1 - 1 & 1/2" 1- 10 & 1/2" (leftover) Need: 4 - couplers 3 - Tees 4 - End Caps 1 - Snap Tee Heading for Lowe's!

[RubenDelight]

Just went out to the hardware store to get loads of pvc stuff, turns out in most of europe they don't have end caps, t-joints or any of that, only box splitters and pipes :/ This country is extremely DIY unfriendly..

[19Overton85]

can what you teach be put to use in photography? like your episode about Three-Point lighting?

[drsrinara]

Wonderful video. Great tips. Extremely helpful. I am certain there are many that benefited from this; I know I did. Thank you!!

[TheCoryGold]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this.

[OneFabFisher]

I love you man.

[TheLocalProduction]

I saw your light stand and it looks pretty good, but I needed more stability so I built my own and recorded how I built it. It costs a couple of dollars more, but I like the look better. You can check it out on my video channel thelocalproduction