First attempt at a steel target stand

[Fentonite]

Here's my first try. About $30 in material (plus the steel plate target from HBAR) and about an hour in the garage. Several crappy welds later, here's my target stand. It's easy to swap out to the larger plate, too. Still needs grinding and paint.
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz339/fentonite/IMAG0157.jpg

[beast556]

Looks good to me I will be making some next week for my plates. I'm going to try 1/8in square tubing.

[Fentonite]

Looks good to me I will be making some next week for my plates. I'm going to try 1/8in square tubing.

Nice - post pics when you finish. I figured using angle would be cheaper than tube, and more importantly for me, easier to weld...

[BPTactical]

Looks good to me I will be making some next week for my plates. I'm going to try 1/8in square tubing.

1/8" square tube frame not will last very long. Just about anything you shoot is going to punch right through it with an errant shot.
The most durable stands I have seen were made from 2" heavy angle iron. The were made in such a way that the outside 90 degree corner of the angle faced the direction of fire. That way if an errant round hit the frame it was deflected.
It worked well and has deflected steel core AR,AK, 7.62 x 54R and 308.

[opie011]

Very nice Fentonite! I'm gonna do a gong style stand here in the close future.

Here's my first target stand made to use a 2x4 vertically and a post top I hang my plate on. The base is 2"x2"x.25" square tubing and the post holder is 4"x2"x1/8"(3/16" would have been better though, holds the 2x4 more snug!)
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq75/opie011/photo-41.jpg

[sniper7]

looks nice

[Fentonite]

Very nice Fentonite! I'm gonna do a gong style stand here in the close future.

Here's my first target stand made to use a 2x4 vertically and a post top I hang my plate on. The base is 2"x2"x.25" square tubing and the post holder is 4"x2"x1/8"(3/16" would have been better though, holds the 2x4 more snug!)
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq75/opie011/photo-41.jpg

Your welds are much better than mine. Showoff. [Beer]

[The1andOnlyKC]

I made some out of an old chain link fence top rail. basically an a-frame design with the plate hanging from the center. I took and cut the ends that slip inside of the rail off and welded them on the a-frame so it will all brake down for storage. I will try to post a pick when I get back out to them.

[mx'r]

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=415340112838&id=454aab93b3be0cf8827ca52829e6663e

[Geology Rocks]

I made two Legs, got some rebar, and a 12x12 1/4 mild steel plate.

The legs are in the shape of a T. They have a hole drilled in them and the rebar goes into that hole. the weight of the steel plate hangs on the rebar and it swings. also holds the legs nice and still.

joe