Flag stand

[Jack Wood]

I need to make a stand that will be compact yet support a 10' flag pole. I made a prototype but it just dosen't have the stabiltiy that I need. I used a typical + type design but unless I make the legs really long it is unstable. And the kicker is it needs to be fairly light so that I can mail it to Hawaii:eek: Any ideas?

[Dan Mages]

Assuming you use an enclosed round or square base, you can put a bolt on the bottom of the stand for a 20 lbs freeweight to be supplied by the recipient.

Dan

[Wes Bischel]

Jack,

I think Dan is on the right track. Design your base so the ballast can be provided locally - whether it be sand, concrete block etc. If the base is to be a permanent resident in Hawaii, concrete could be poured into the base as well. Also consider the plastic umbrella bases that are filled with sand - maybe a few of them for ballast.

Just food for thought.

Wes

[Jack Wood]

Thanks guys, I'm starting to lean toward telling the person to just buy an umbrella stand in hawaii and fill it with sand as you suggested.