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My $35 DIY, Backdrop Frame: A Tutorial (of Sorts)
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 657748" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Bowing of at the top of the frame is a huge pet-peeve of mine as well, and explains the vertical support in my design. Since there is only three feet on either side of the center support there is sufficient stiffness to prevent bowing when using typical material backdrops. I used Schedule 40 pipe, which I believe is the standard wall thickness, but remember seeing cheaper three-quarter inch PVC pipe that had *really* thin walls and was very flimsy; no good for this project. </p><p></p><p>So yeah... Most of the videos I watched *did* use 1 inch diameter pipe and I thought long and hard before deviating from that. My design allows for narrower pipe because I've increased support where it counts. Using 1 inch diameter pipe would increase the sturdiness of the frame overall, but would also increase the overall bulk and weight of the final product. I guess like most everything in photography it's a juggling act.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 657748, member: 13090"] Bowing of at the top of the frame is a huge pet-peeve of mine as well, and explains the vertical support in my design. Since there is only three feet on either side of the center support there is sufficient stiffness to prevent bowing when using typical material backdrops. I used Schedule 40 pipe, which I believe is the standard wall thickness, but remember seeing cheaper three-quarter inch PVC pipe that had *really* thin walls and was very flimsy; no good for this project. So yeah... Most of the videos I watched *did* use 1 inch diameter pipe and I thought long and hard before deviating from that. My design allows for narrower pipe because I've increased support where it counts. Using 1 inch diameter pipe would increase the sturdiness of the frame overall, but would also increase the overall bulk and weight of the final product. I guess like most everything in photography it's a juggling act. [/QUOTE]
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