Thread: Helmet stand

I use a plastic 1 gallon jug/bottle from milk, I fill it with sand to give it some ballast, it works okay, but I don't do helmets all that often. I put the milk jug on an old lazy susan/turntable from a microwave oven, this lets me keep the helmet pretty stable, but it lets me turn the whole setup without having to touch the helmet at all. It also gives me a platform to lift the wet helmet if I have to move it.
If I did do a lot of helmets, I would probably go with a setup like the Connely paint stands. I think they are one of the sponsors for the forum, which doesn't hurt, but their stands look and feel nice and stable, and they are easy to work around.

I think a lot depends on how you paint, and how much of this kind of thing you do, or see yourself doing in the future.
If you sit to do your work, then something you can turn easily makes sense, if you prefer standing while you paint, then you may prefer to move yourself rather than the helmet(s).

I use an empty 1 gallon thinner can for baseball helmets, works perfect. For half helmets I use cardboard box often, one that fits snug on the inside. For full face helmets mostly I use a stand that I bought off connley. Also for full face helmets I use a box base with a snug hole for an empty tube from some sticky micky or apt tape tube to stand up from it(works great for being able to rotate and clear).

Brad

I have an older style Camera tripod that will adjust vertically with a crank lever on the side.. It works real well when you need it a bit higher or lower..
I believe I found it at a gargage sale... $2.00 bucks.. I have had that sucker for about 10yrs and works out great.
I have others that I have made out of round bar and sheet metal that I use for close up work or touch ups they sit on my work bench very well...

i just use the table top then again ive only done 1 helmet and never finished

zero420

LOL Zero, I use your method too......

used to use a tripod of a pair of shoplights fell one too many times axed the lights. impaled a foam dummy head and tadaaa helmet stand. worked great till i started using urethane paint. now its just a 4x6 metal plate which doubles as a fender stand as well.

kind of crude. And that's if you know where you can get one from. I work in construction so no problem finding them. Works great, fit's any size.

2X4s FTW!

I like these bad boys because:

I can stand and paint comfortably
I haven't dropped a helmet, yet (*knocking on wood*)
I can spin the stand instead of getting tangled up
The little 90 degree piece at the top is really useful

Still a noob but they have worked so far for me and the best part is they were free to make I made about 7 of them at different heights and I use them allllllll the time.

I dig the ideas above! Ima gonna have to try 'em out.