Homemade 1010 rail launch pad for $75.

[Fuddrucker]

After seeing the Estes rail I was inspired to make one of my own. Found a nice speaker stand on Amazon and a 80/20, 1010, 6’ rail here - https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/101072-1-x-1-tslotted-profile-72-stock-bar. The stand is fully adjustable, up, down, base size etc. The rail fit perfectly in the tube which couldn’t have been easier and I just had to drill a couple holes in the rail for blast shield and mounting point. Otherwise very simple to build. Undo a thumb screw and wing nut to assemble and disassemble, fold up tripod and done. I add weights to the bottom brackets for extra stability. Total price was under $75.

Fudd

 

[Banzai88]

Pretty narrow base. I would highly recommend finding a way to use some sort of tent stake or equivalent to cross brace the feet at the bottom on all 3 feet

 

[Fuddrucker]

I don’t have the base fully extended in the picture but I’m planning drilling holes in all three feet at the base and using large metal stakes to stake down at an angle, like an easy up.