DIY Crazy horse

[Jerome [OP]]

On another forum they are discussing these Crazy horses https://www.thecrazyhorsedbackolly.com/videos.html they look like a great way to save your back
As a cheap, guy I really don't want to spend $100.00US for the kit and then supply my own lumber. It is really pretty simple to buil yur own but what material would be best for the top? I was thinking maybe a rubber ball cut in half. Any other ideas?

[ShoestringMariner]

That’s clever as hell

what about a toilet plunger

nothing wrong with cheap. Life is expensive. Hobbies are more expensive

[mike66]

Gotta lathe. Turn a sphere out of a soft wood.

[Rusty]

Jerome do you have a third hand? They even pump up and down.

[Jerome [OP]]

Jerome do you have a third hand? They even pump up and down.

What is a third hand?

[Egon]

Looks like a stump sitting on a piece of plywood with three casters would also work.

[Bob just past Ayr]

What about starting with an old office chair. Extend the shaft and take some foam from the seat and glue it to a ball or something round or wrap it with elastics.

[Rusty]

Here Jerome,

FastCap Little Hand HD 3rd Hand Support System, Set of 2, 16.5-Inch to 22.8-Inch

Sorry i couldn't get a link to work.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Here you go Rusty

https://www.fastcap.com/product/3rd-hand-hd

[Jerome [OP]]

Thanks for the link but I might as well just buy the kit.

[Bryan @ Woodstock]

could you mount a whole 4" to 5" rubber ball on a threaded shaft? I don't see the need to cut one in half. It looks like they cast rubber around a threaded insert.

[Egon]

Put on a larger flat top so items could self support themselves.

[Rusty]

Thanks Leo.

Jerome you can use the third hand for other stuff too If you make a horse that will allow you to move it from the horse to wherever you might use one. Obviously you would buy a short one but they are totally adjustable and lock in place too. I use them to position upper cabinets before mounting to the wall. They truly are just like having a third hand and with the rubber top which is 6" x 6" square. The bottom plate screws on so you could actually add a longer threaded rod to gain even further adjustment.

Here's a couple pics of mine.

[ShoestringMariner]

The nice thing about the ball is that you can tilt product to the floor without marring

You could however do round plates and cut thick neoprene or better yet, pure gum rubber and let the rubber overhang all around

[Rusty]

If any of you guys have a crepe block from lee valley that you use for cleaning sanding belts and cylinders you could use a piece of that.