Okay my hubby and I are having this argument about cake supports because I need one done and he doesn't think we are doing it right and wants me to ask....

I just need a simple support...I have a round wooden base...need a 1" dowel standing up from the base, with about an 8" wooden circle on top to support a small two tiered cake. I will be putting a styrofoam ball on the base over the 1" dowel.

I thought we'd just screw the dowel to the base and screw the round wood to the top and be done....its always worked fine before.

My hubby says that doesn't work well and is hard to get perfectly straight and etc. He insists there's a better way and wants to know how you guys attach PVC to base boards and what kind of connectors you guys use for this kind of thing.

*sigh* I wish I knew woodworking, I'd just do it myself... Its frustrating when I know in my head what I need but I can't do it, so I have to try to explain it to somebody else, and then they have another picture in their head as how it needs to be done....it really doesn't do well for the peace of the home at those times hahahaha.

on tv, or on facebook, I check out the armatures and it looks like they usually use metal pipes and flanges! i don't know about PVC or wood though... sorry!

You can take the "cap" for a piece of pvc and screw it down to your board, insert your pvc, glue (pvc glue) it into the cap. Not sure if this is what you are looking for...

HTH,
Pat

What you are looking for is called a Floor Flange. You can buy it at a hardware store.
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