Christmas tree stand at home. Christmas tree stand

Already arrived New Year and the Christmas holidays are in full swing. Everyone has beautifully decorated Christmas trees at home. However, I would like to return to the topic of Christmas tree stands. By the way, there are several articles here on the site that also offer pretty good and original stands.

Still, I want to offer one more design option for such a stand. And although I’m a little late with this for certain reasons (I should, of course, write this article before the New Year), nevertheless, I will risk doing it, since the stand I propose is universal. That is, it can be used not only for installing a Christmas tree, but also for various types furniture and other structures. For example, on such a stand you can install various tables, flower shelves, lamps, hangers, etc. In general, there are a huge number of options for using such a stand. In addition, my stand has other advantages, which I will discuss later.
Well, now let's get down to making it.

So, to make a universal stand we will need:

Materials and fasteners:

A small piece of plywood 10-12 mm thick;

Wooden board 2x4x80 centimeters;

Six wood screws, 4 mm in diameter. and 4-4.5 mm long;

Three screws with a press washer (wide head), diameter 4.2 mm and length 4-4.5 mm;

Paper template (optional).

As the base of the stand, I used a piece of plywood measuring 18.5 by 20 centimeters and 10 mm thick. Moreover, I took this piece of plywood, as well as the board for the legs of the stand, from waste, which explains these specific dimensions and, ultimately, the final dimensions of the entire stand. However, if you want to make such a stand, you can naturally choose a better material and the size you need.

Required tools:

Measuring and drawing tools (pencil, square, ruler);

Awl (for making holes);

Three metal drills with a diameter of 2.5 mm, 4 mm, 8 mm;

A spherical wood cutter (also called a rough cutter), for countersinking the chamfers of holes for screw heads;

Electric jigsaw with file for shaped cutting on wood;

Electric drill/driver;

RN2 bit for screwdriver;

Sandpaper.

Manufacturing process

In order to make it more clear, as well as for ease of work, I drew a drawing on the computer of the most complex part - the plywood base. In addition, I printed the drawing on a printer and cut out a template from it for more convenient work. Although, of course, you can do without a template by simply marking the plywood blank. True, in this case you may also need a compass.

So, let's start making the stand.
To begin, we place the template on the plywood and carefully trace it with a pencil. We prick the centers of the holes with an awl.

Then we drill holes for the screws with a drill with a diameter of 4mm, and the central hole with a drill with a diameter of 8mm.

We countersink the holes for the screws with a spherical cutter. By the way, this operation can be done with a large-diameter drill (10-12mm), but with a milling cutter it turns out cleaner and more accurately.

Then we start making the legs of the stand.
To do this, we mark the legs on the board. I chose the length of the legs 21 cm.

For beauty, let's make the ends of the legs rounded. To mark the curve, we use a round object, for example, an old coffee can.

After this, we mark and prick with an awl the centers of the holes for the screws and drill them out with a drill with a diameter of 2.5 mm.

Then we cut out the legs with a jigsaw.

Don't forget to carefully sand all the parts of our stand.
Now we have all the necessary components, so let's start assembling the stand.
We screw the legs to the plywood base.

Then we screw screws with a press washer to the lower ends of the legs.

And now our stand is ready.

Now let's look at how this stand can be used to install a Christmas tree.

For this we need:

Actually the stand itself;

Christmas tree. Since I currently do not have the opportunity to use a real Christmas tree, I will replace it wooden beam 4x4 centimeters and approximately 1 meter long;

Electric drill;

Metal drill with a diameter of 6-6.5 mm;

Plumbing stud with M8 thread;

M8 nut with washer;

Rozhkovy spanner by 6mm;

13mm socket wrench or socket.

First, we drill a hole with a diameter of 6 or 6.5 mm in the end of our Christmas tree-beam for a plumbing pin.

Then wrap it deeper in drilled hole plumbing stud with a 6mm open-end wrench. By the way, if you do not have a very thick base of the tree trunk, then to prevent it from cracking while screwing the pin, wrap the end of the trunk with wire.

After this, screw the stand to the stud with an M8 nut using a socket. Since the tip of the pin turned out to be quite long, I used an intermediate spacer in the form of a wooden block with a hole drilled in it with a diameter of 8mm. I inserted this block between the stand and our “Christmas tree”.

And this is the result.

It must be said that our “herringbone” block rests quite firmly on the stand.
By the way, if your Christmas tree is crooked, can you always straighten it out? simply adjusting the screws with a press washer on the legs of the stand with a screwdriver.

And of course (as I already said), this stand can be used in the manufacture of various furniture elements. For example, you can make a table like this.

If you are afraid that the screw heads at the ends of the legs may scratch the floor, you can place something under the stand (a piece of fabric or thick polyethylene film). Or you can simply place a plastic bottle cap under each screw.

Well, in conclusion, I want to talk in more detail about the advantages of this stand design.

Firstly, this structure rests on the floor surface with three legs, which means that it will stand stably on any floor, since, as is also known from the stereometry course, a plane can be drawn through any three points in space, and only one. Everyone has probably seen how stable a three-legged stool stands on the floor, while a four-legged stool or chair may not be stable.

Secondly, this stand is adjustable, that is, the screws on the legs can be adjusted and this stand can be placed exactly on any, even curved, surface.

Thirdly, since this stand is assembled with screws, it is collapsible. In other words, if in at the moment it is not needed; it can always be disassembled into compact parts and put away somewhere.

Well, and finally, fourthly , this stand is universal and can be used as a basis for the most different designs. However, I already talked about this.

Well, that's probably all. Happy New Year and Christmas holidays to everyone!

To install a Christmas tree at home, you need a reliable stand that can hold the festive tree. A convenient and reliable stand can be made with my own hands, which is what we will do right now. You can find a lot of options for Christmas tree stands online, of which we will consider one version of a stand made from rods and corners.

To make such a stand, you will need:
1. steel angle with shelf 40 cm;
2. rod 1 cm thick;
3. 2 bolts;
4. 2 nuts;
5. welding machine.

We take a corner from which we cut out six pieces. The length of the first two pieces should be exactly 6-8 centimeters, and the length of the remaining pieces should be approximately 2-4 centimeters. You also need to take care of the legs, which should be made of rods 20 cm long.

Thus, we have prepared the necessary preparations. After which you can begin processing. Short corners need to be bent to obtain an angle equal to 135 degrees. For this you can use regular hammer. After this, in one of the sides of each corner you need to make a hole for the diameter of the bolts.

At this step, you need a welding machine, with which we weld the rods and corners one by one. We weld the rods to the corners large size, one rod on each side. You need to weld near the bends of the corners. After this, we take the small corners, which also need to be welded to the large ones. We also cook small corners, one on each side.

DIY Christmas tree stand made of metal, capable of preserving bright and natural look living green beauty, for the entire period of the New Year holidays.

As a rule, everything happens unexpectedly and spontaneously. I bought a live pine tree at the market, but couldn’t buy a stand for it. Time is running out. I sketched out a sketch and decided to make it myself. I went into the workshop, looked around it, and found a scrap metal pipe and a piece of metal rod.

According to the sketch shown in the figure

Cut to size a pipe with a diameter of 40...50 (mm) and three metal rods with a diameter of 8...12 (mm).

Advice:
It is better to choose a rod from soft metal, otherwise it will break during bending.
Tested from my own experience.

From the line of bends I measured the length of the shoulder equal to two hundred millimeters. The rod was inserted into the vice along the marked bend line. Using a construction angle, I set it at an angle of 90° relative to the clamping jaws of the vice and clamped it well.

Using a hammer, hitting the rod in the area of ​​the bend line, he bent it to the required angle on one side. By analogy, I bent it on the other side in the opposite direction. Thus, one leg of the Christmas tree stand is made of metal with your own hands. Observing the condition of identity as much as possible, I made two more identical legs.

On the pipe, I cut four grooves with a grinder (you can cut six). The grooves will allow you to increase the area of ​​contact of water with the trunk of the tree, while improving its nutrition.

This is roughly what I did.

On both sides of each leg, measured required size and cut off the excess with a grinder, then welded the legs to the pipe, as shown in the photo.

The edges were processed with a file. Then the welds were treated with an abrasive wheel. The tree was placed in a stand. I placed a glass half-liter jar at the bottom and filled it with water.

The DIY metal Christmas tree stand has successfully passed stability tests. Three support points (equidistant from each other) did their job.

All that remains is to treat the product with an anti-corrosion coating and paint it in your favorite color.

Without exception, all adults and children love the New Year and prepare for it in advance. In another month or two, gifts begin to be bought and menus are invented. Well, the main event, of course, is the purchase and installation of a New Year tree. If purchased artificial tree, then there shouldn’t be any problems with its installation, since it comes with a stand, but what to do if you bought a living New Year’s beauty, but you can’t place it. You can solve this problem very easily with your own hands by making a high-quality support that will serve for many years.

Made of wood

It’s very easy to make a wooden support to put up a Christmas tree for the New Year. To do this, you need to prepare two boards of 35 centimeters and four boards of 25 centimeters, which will have a thickness of about 2 centimeters. Stand for christmas tree is done as follows. Metal corners are attached to the ends of the smaller boards, which in turn are attached to the larger boards. As a result of such actions, two small benches are obtained (see photo), which must be connected to each other with your own hands.

In order to place the tree in the center of the structure, a hole with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the tree trunk is drilled. The tree itself can be additionally attached to the boards using bolts that need to be screwed into the trunk. At the same time, the New Year's beauty should stand as stable as possible and under no circumstances should it sway from side to side. Only after this can she be dressed up with toys. In some cases, instead of wooden planks You can use bars to install the Christmas tree. However, they must be the same size.

Made of metal

A stand made of metal, or rather a metal pipe, is considered more durable. The diameter of the pipes is taken with the expectation that the New Year tree will be very large. That is why their diameter should be from 5 to 10 centimeters. Pipes are welded to metal plate, which will play the role of a stand. The plate may have the shape of a square or a circle, which is more preferable for safety reasons. A hole is made in the middle of the welded pipes into which the New Year's tree will be inserted, as, for example, in the photo.

If it is not possible to make a stand for the Christmas tree with your own hands, you can put the tree, for example, in a metal bucket, into which you first need to pour sand. First, sand is poured to a height of about 10 centimeters, then wood is inserted into it, after which the material is poured to the upper edge of the vessel. You can disguise the resulting support in different ways. It can be covered with cotton wool, gauze with glitter, garlands, New Year-themed soft toys and much more.

If you prefer to make do with an artificial Christmas tree for the New Year, most often there are no problems with its installation: a special stand is usually included. But what if you brought a real coniferous beauty into your home?

Preparing for the New Year: making a stand for the Christmas tree

If you prefer to make do with an artificial Christmas tree for the New Year, most often there are no problems with its installation: a special stand is usually included. But what if you brought a real coniferous beauty into your home? A classic bucket of sand does not look aesthetically pleasing enough; store-bought crosses are too light and unstable for a real living tree. All you have to do is pick up a drill and find the right size wooden blocks and start making the stand yourself.

To make a stable, reliable cross you will need:

Wooden blocks 2.5 cm thick (or a board from which you can saw them);

Pencil, ruler and paper to create a template;

Household drill;

Phillips head screwdriver;

Self-tapping screws 40 mm long.

To begin, draw a template according to which you will cut out the parts of the cross. These can be four simple rectangular bars or gracefully curved legs - at your discretion; the main thing is that beauty does not come at the expense of the stability and strength of the structure.

Using the resulting template, cut four identical parts from bars or boards. It will help to cope with this task electric jigsaw or milling machine; If there is no such equipment in the house, an ordinary hacksaw and chisel will do. After sawing, the parts need to be sanded well so as not to drive in a splinter during further work and to give the stand a more aesthetic appearance.

On the finished legs, mark with a pencil the locations of future holes. They must be positioned exactly the same on all parts. The best way to drill them is this: drill the workpiece to the middle with a drill (tdarsenal.ru/catalog/dreli/) with a feather drill, and bring the hole through to the through hole with a regular drill with a diameter of 3 mm.

Using self-tapping screws, assemble all the parts as shown in the photo - so that a square hole is formed in the center, into which the Christmas tree will be installed. If the tree trunk is smaller than the resulting hole, you can drive small wedges into the corners that will securely hold the Christmas tree. If you chose very tall tree and you are afraid that the cross will not hold it, then you can insert a piece of metal pipe into the middle, and then install the barrel into it. You can decorate the stand with any available means - for example, tinsel or fir branches.