How To Make a Free-Standing Punching Bag
10-Step Instructions: Get 13 pool noodles (for a 6 foot tall punching bag), a roll of cheap packing tape and a roll of cheap cling wrap (or two). For your pole get a one inch wide PVC pipe - roughly 6 foot long. For your platform get an MDF (particle) board at least 2 foot wide and 1/2 inch thick. Alternatively if you don't want to make the base, you can simply use an umbrella base such as this one from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nY3J19 . For mounting your pole, get a one inch galvanised steel pipe roughly one foot long and a flange to mount it. You'll also need 4 thick, short screws to fix the flange onto your board - these are ideal: https://amzn.to/3gCO82H . Note, if you want to make your punching bag more rigid, use a two foot galvanised pipe. For fixing your PVC pipe onto your galvanised pipe you will also need a one inch hose clamp. Setup your platform and pole: screw the flange onto one end of your board; insert the galvanised pipe into one end of the PVC pipe and lock
