So far, everything on the Batdad Cave (all two posts) has been rather involved and don't apply to everyone. This one is fast, easy, essentially free and applicable to everyone. This has probably been done in many other places but I haven't seen it, so if someone else did it first, kudos to them.
The Batdad needs a way to display all his many awards from the citizens of the city, although a superhero does not do it for the glory.
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| The Batdad display stand |
Here is the list of supplies for this project: one strip of metal. That's it. A straightened paper clip works good for small items. A larger piece, as long as it could be bent, could be used to display books, plaques, etc. In this example, I used some scrap pieces I had from some fencing I used for the Batdog's fence.
The entire tutorial is shown in the photo below. First, straighten the piece of metal. Second, bend the ends into small hooks in towards each other. Third, bend the metal in half with the hooks facing up. Finally, bend the whole assembly in half again to about a 30 degree angle. You can adjust the stand to display your item more upright or more laid back. The crucial step is the 2nd one, making the small hooks at the end. The key is to bend them as tightly as possible around the thickness of the item to be displayed. Needlenose pliers work best but if you are using a paperclip they can be bent by hand pretty easily.
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| Steps 1-4: Display stand |
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| The finished project |
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