Carburetor Stand

[Headspinning]

Having acquired a set of VM26’s of warren3200gt I decided that working on them would be a lot easier if I had a carburetor stand. I looked online and found a video demo of the K&L Supply stand, which looked perfect for the job. But at around £160 mark I thought it a little expensive.
But it did give me the basic idea to make one myself.
I used 25x25mm box section steel to create the ‘L’ shaped upright.
25x25mm angle iron to make the cross piece. Which has an M8 connector nut welded to the centre, to act as a pivot.The carbs are fastened to the cross piece by way of expanding rubber bushes which push into the inlets of the outer carbs. These are made with rubber tapered plugs with an M8 coach bolt and a 25mm washer either side and when tightened they grip really well. I used insulation tape to even up the taper, as seen in photo.
The base is just an offcut of 18mm laminated chipboard 300x300mm with a 10mm coach bolt and 2 25mm washers either side of the ‘L’ bracket which allows it to rotate.
Here are the photos of the parts I used, and how the stand can hold the carbs in any orientation.
The total cost of materials was about £25, but I have enough left over to make another.
With the use of the stand I found it so much easier to work on the carbs. I could test for leaks with my auxiliary supply, and especially doing the float levels, both manually setting at first and then checking levels with clear tubing.
This is my first time posting something where I'm not asking a question. So please feel free to advise me if you think I could have improved it

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nice work , looks well thought out

[Bill P]

Cracking job you could sell those

[KeithZ1R]

[floydsz1]

Looks very good. I have a couple of pieces of plywood with some old carb inlet rubbers bolted to, does a similar job.

[Headspinning]

Looks very good. I have a couple of pieces of plywood with some old carb inlet rubbers bolted to, does a similar job.

I too used 2 old inlet rubbers at first. But since I also have a 1993 Triumph Trident 900 with Mikuni BST 36 carbs. Having the ability to adjust the spacing of the mounts, and just swap the size of rubber bungs to suit inlet size means I can use the stand on all sorts of carbs.