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How to make a pvc pipe cake stand? Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Author Message kimberlychapman Newbie Joined: Mar 11, 2009 Posts: 7 Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:55 pm  Hi, I'm looking for information on how to use PVC pipes to make a cake stand where several tiers will be stacked in the middle with air space between them. I have seen the photos here about making a topsy turvy cake stand by bending the pipes, but I'm hoping for more beginner info on how to make a PVC stand at all. I don't know anything about PVC bits...how do the cake plates attach to the tubes? Are they just pinched between couplers? Or do you have to screw some kind of holder thingy on that the pipes then attach to? And how does one usually go about getting cake boards with centred holes...is that a DYI thing? If I try one of those make-your-own-foam-core boards that way, how would that work with attaching to the PVC? Any tips welcome. Thanks. Beckup Junior Member Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Posts: 21 Location: Anchorage, AK Birthday: Nov 20 Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:12 pm  I would like to know about this myself. Kiddiekakes Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 5010 Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:22 am  Me too..There is a PVC stand on global sugar art that Bronwen Webber makes and I can't come to grips with paying $89.00 for it when it looks like something hubby can make also with pvc. artlover Junior Member Joined: Jul 14, 2006 Posts: 43 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:40 am  where did you see the topsy turvy cake stand .i am not able to find it . kello Frequent Member Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 288 Location: Ottawa, ON Canada Birthday: Aug 08 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:41 am  I too would love some basics on making a heavy duty cake stand. Like a list of hardware and the best cake board to use. Also, what to do with the tier bases.....are they just cake board or do you use something just as strong as the base? TNTFundraiser Forum Addict Joined: May 14, 2009 Posts: 539 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Birthday: Mar 21 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:52 am  I'm going to watch this topic to see if someone comes up with a good tutorial! FullHouse Frequent Member Joined: Oct 08, 2008 Posts: 416 Location: USA Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:00 am  I would also love to know . K8memphis- Forum SuperStar! Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 5166 Location: Memphis 10 C Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:04 am  I took Bronwen's 24" clown class-- was worth every penny of the $250 I paid. I highly recommend this professional and any class you can get with her. So I am in process of replicating this clown cake and read the following to see why I think $89 is every bit a bargain for that stand. 1) You can get it home and dissect it and then diy next time. 2) I will have spent over $70 give or take for my stuff so far for putting my clown structure together including the pvc pipe cutter which is about $20--but not including my drill which I already had --but that would easily get it over $100 huh. I'll make four trips to three different stores just for the structure. I think $89 is a bargain. Buy it from Bronwen is my recommendation. cas17 Frequent Member Joined: Apr 26, 2008 Posts: 388 Location: VA Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:09 am  this is something that i have been wanting to learn how to do as well. i tried to figure it out for my drum set cake(s) but wound up just using large wooden dowels that had long screws coming from up under the mdf board. hopefully somebody will come along and share their knowledge of this with us : ) FullHouse Frequent Member Joined: Oct 08, 2008 Posts: 416 Location: USA Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:09 am  I just googled for it and nothing came up, but I did find a tutorial to make a simple inexpensive cupcake stand with cake boards & pvc: http://designdazzle.blogspot.c.....stand.html Kiddiekakes Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 5010 Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:25 am  It is shown on the C a l j a v a o n l i n e cake site... jlynnw Forum Fanatic Joined: Apr 25, 2007 Posts: 1170 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:46 am  I did like the idea of buying the set but it did not work with my plans. I needed one for the zombie I made. It is in my pics if you need a reference. I needed something that would go tall and then out. My DH and I spent a bit of time and about $20 for the supplies - we had the tools. We bought a base board that was 48 x 24. We cut the board so that we would have the top board extend over the bottom board to have finger room to move the cake. In the center, and we wished we had placed it off center to accomadate his arm weight, a metal post stand that required 4 screws to hold it in place. I covered this with foil and then attached it to the board. We then cut the pvc pole the height of the zombie's chest. We used just the height and doweled the cakes every 4 inches going up for the total height. However, If we were to have done a tier cake with this method, we would have used a pvc joint to prevent the cake from sliding. You need a light weight board, not foam core, for this. It needs to be able to hold the weight without any fear of beanding. We used pressboard, like peg boards without the wholes. You can then use the angles or t - joints to get your finished piece. I cut a foam core board to cover the metal post stand. and used it like it was a layer of cake. I have used this second method with the topsy turvy cakes as well. I have used them alone or with sstyro wedges. I did the DIY cake boards and cut the centers out with the drill. I found that a few basic pvc parts and peices and I can make several different cakes with a strong support and customize it for different cakes without much work. The purchased supports have a set look and not much to change. However, it would be a good place to start and then add on. HTH K8memphis- Forum SuperStar! Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 5166 Location: Memphis 10 C Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:06 am  Y'know what though--I went to the plumbing store to get my stuff as opposed to going to a big box hardware store--they did not itemize my bill--and I was a little shocked actually at how much it cost. But aren't we all everytime we go to the cake store? anyhow Then I had to go to the big box for a cross joint + thing for where the head and shoulders and the body all join (where the legs & pelvis join is a T joint--used upside down of course) So I didn't realize the big box stores had all the different parts as well as the ones the plumbing stores don't even carry. Flanges (closet flanges) are the dealios to screw to the base board to get everything to hold on and work out--going to the plumbing store is a great idea to get this rolling--get you a helpful plumbing parts expert and you're golden. There are 45 degree angled joints and 90 degree angled joints and possibly many more who knows--then you pick the size of pvc you wanna use--if you use more than one size of pvc in one piece there are dealios you can put inside the joint to accomodate one size pvc pipe attaching to one side of the joint and another size pvc pipe attaching to the another side. (Like 3/4 inch for legs and 1/2 inch for body-- stuff like that)Plus there are specific joints that come for example 1/2 inch on one end and 3/4 inch on the other end. Tons of minutiae. Got the 'riptides of minutiae carry me away to cake heaven' blues again, momma...~~Hey, I'm from Memphis, we sing the blues. Just be glad you can't really hear me! The big box store will of course cut your particle board stuff--I got like a half inch 24 x24 board & they cut it into four 12 x 12 pieces -the board was $3.88. But that is the scenario to do the pvc structures--get up close & personal with your plumbing parts. jlynnw Forum Fanatic Joined: Apr 25, 2007 Posts: 1170 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:44 am  Thanks, K8memphis, that is what the pole holder thing is, a close pole flange! At my super home store, I got the PVC pole for $1.58, and the minor joints were $.38, the T and X were $.67, the board was $3.88, and closet flange was $2.49. I was able to use onle the one pvc pole and it worked for me. I am glad you mentioned the plumbing place did not have everything. I will stick with my home store for this stuff. I still some day do want to order the stand, but DH thinks he can handle it all! cas17 Frequent Member Joined: Apr 26, 2008 Posts: 388 Location: VA Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:35 pm  wow, thanks k8memphis and jlynnw!!!! 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