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Thu Feb 18 2010 08:43 AM
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got the parking meter without a pole or stand.
seen several with some sort of fitting underneath for desktop use or with a pole.
Any ideas or places to find mounts or stands for them?
candy machine stands???
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I like them meters. I use about anything I can get a 2 inch pole to fit in. My chain link fence posts, umbrella stands (needs a little adapter), big heavy insulators, plow disks, things I found at yard sales, 2" threaded pipe and a pipe flange. The meters become top heavy very easy. The higher you go the bigger the base needs to be. As my Grandson learned very quickly. The meter was not injured as it leaned over on top of him (short brown meters in the first picture). He shed a few tears but was back playing within minutes. Still amazes me that a cup full of coins and parking meters will keep a child having fun for hours. Along with 2" standard pipe I use the 2" gray electrical conduit. It is easy to cut, won't rust and fits into the big insulators. With a little adapting a candy machine stand would work great. You will also need the mounting hardware that usually doesn't come with a meter. You can pick up the mounting hardware from ebay or fabricate your own. I have done both. Here's some pictures of meters and their stands and what the mounting hardware can look like. Mike
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What did you use with the red one, second from the left?
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VERY GOOD EYE YOU HAVE! That is a cast iron Miller Meter pole cover. Long ago they sat at the bottom of meter poles to ad a touch of class. Once in awhile you will see flimsy tin ones still in use. You can buy aluminum Park-O-Meter ones and some blank ones from ebay. It is the only cast iron one I have seen and is my favorite stand. Mike
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