It works, but it's brutal and it's not adjustable enough. My welding stand is as basic as you get - it's a couple of 10cm lengths of angle iron, one welded to the fixed stand and the other welded to a cheap pair of vice grips, that are welded to the stand. The are easy to make, and that's what I've made in the past. The more a "work stand" looks like the transport rack on the back of a car, the less usable it will be. Buy the clamp and bolt it to something solid, portable stands are not worth the hassle (they wobble). In my experience Park workshop stands are the best, and the copies of those work just as well. Also, many of the cheap "home" stands have useless clamps that make them not worth the hassle. I have built a number of workstands in the past, and it's very difficult to get something as good as the clamp that comes with a decent bought one. A trick to be aware of is to use two suspension points overhead and two on the bike (head tube and seat tube) otherwise the bike will spin in the air. Suspending the bike with rope - If you have some overhead attachment points, this can work, however it is not going to provide an immovable mount for the bike - you will still need to hold the bike against the force of your tools when fastening and unfastening things.A bike storage rack or car rack - obviously these are already designed to hold a bike, and you may already have one to hand. This works well for pretty much any work on the wheels or transmission. You may want to look at putting some form of drop sheet down underneath the bike both to protect the saddle and handlebars, and to catch drips. Turning the bike upside down - this is really simple and requires no additional purchase.But, if you are determined to do it on the cheap, here are a couple of techniques that worked for me before getting a workstand: They are not that expensive, and you will find that you and your friends all get good use out of it. As a number of other posts have pointed out, your best option is to get yourself a proper repair stand.
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