Rigid Flip "Stand"

[Cain]

Ridgid Flip Top Work Support from RIDGID | The Home Depot - Model AC9934

Saw this posted on a thread about the 5ive-T on RCTech. Will be picking this up to try out for my MCD.

About $29.99 + tax. not bad if it works out.



here is what an owner said about it:

you guys mentioned stands. myself, and a ton of other ppl i have been racing baja's with have all been using a stand made by "Rigid". the stand works amazing for the 5ive t as well.
its avalible at Home Depot, its in the isle where the saw horses are. ill try and find a link. but there only $29 bucks, fold flat when not in use, and work amazingly well, perfect actuly, high is ajustable, I'm 6'2", and can have it set at chest height when all the way up, and at the perfect sitting height when all the way down. love em!

[NorCal 2500HD]

Thank you, Im about to pick one of these up. Looks like it will work great!!!!

[Cain]

I got it in and here are my initial thoughts:

- Very well built
- Does fold down flat for easier transport
- will hold the vehicle easily (Mines an MCD RR V4)
- The surface is a harder plastic of sorts, so you may want to add something to have it "grip" the chassis a bit more. Probably like that modification described concern that one stand that TGN's blog reviewed.
- This will not tilt in a manner useful for RC and still grip the vehicle unless you do that mod mentioned above (the angle is too much).
- You could however drill some holes and have more options for tilting by moving the pin
- Too bad they did not have that same setup on the other side as you could have done that mod there, and then been good. (you'll see wha tI mean when you look at it, I may take some pics)
- This does NOT spin. should be obvious but wanted to state it clearly

All in all, I think you could actually make some sort of a bracket to give it more tilt functionality. If you are looking for a stand that spins, this is NOT for you unless you rig up something for it to do that. But if you want a quality stand that holds the vehicle in the air competently and can adjust height etc. for a low price, I think this fits the bill in my opinion.

Please note however, I don't have any other 1/5 sized stands to compare to. Just going off of how it feels.

[barndog]

i have one and i use it for my 5t and slash.there is a guy on hbf that makes a tray holder and a top also it is duda designs.

[Cain]

got pics of these items he makes?

[barndog]

they are on ddm under duda designs

[Cain]

nice!

[alexchen86]

Awesome find I think I'll pick one up today. Tired of wrenching on my Baja off my tailgate lol.

[Cain]

so far i am liking my stand. I think you could make some interesting mods more so than what has been done, maybe a clamping system or something. heck, you could even make another top deck that can tilt at more usable angles.

[maintguy69]

here is what I am using with that stand

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[alexchen86]

Good find maintguy69, I was thinking about what to do keep the chassis from sliding around while I'm working on it without having another hand holding it down.

But ouch! $45 not including shipping that's a bit steep. I'm sure I can fab up something that will hold the buggy up.

Btw thanks Cain for that Rigid top. Picked it up last week now rear end diff work is super easy! They were actually sold out or so they though at Home Depot so they just gave me the cardboard box thinking there was only one inside...

Turns out it comes in a 2 pack. I returned the other so basically I got myself a free stand! Can't beat employee error!

[Cain]

funny stuff. I like the stand for sure.

I really think based on its design, you can really get some cool mods there.

[looseman]

Here is mine, I added 4 one inch rubber stoppers, secured with 1inch drywall screws, to key to my 5B chassis and my LST2's, I'll probly have to make another top for the 5ive-T

[Duda Designs RC]

Looks like you need a parts tray adaptor and rubber stand top for your stand Loosey

[maintguy69]

so yo basically set it up like a starter box. why didn't I think of that, all those years of 1/8th scale buggies. that is why it's better to do alot of research

[looseman]

Originally Posted by Duda Designs RC

Looks like you need a parts tray adaptor and rubber stand top for your stand Loosey

If i could only find a guy who sells stuff like that...Hmmmm

[zignzag]

Thats a cool idea. So you just added the rubber stops to keep it in place, no other mods. Im gonna get one and do the same if its that simple. Looks real good.

[Dirby]

axis stand for me.

[alexchen86]

The thing I don't like about the Rigid stand is that when you put the set pin once you have the top plate level there's a lot of play so it's not that secure. I almost had my Baja drop on my foot lol....I really should get that attachment for the Baja chassis to hold it in place!

But the cool thing is I got mine for free so can't complain!

[djbuzzard]

I just put washers in to enable the pivot bolts to tighten real good. Works great!