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Posted on: 11/16/09 8:03 PM ET
I accidentally knocked over my new dressform today w/my swivel chair. I guess my office/sewing room is way too small.
Anyway it has a three spoke leg assembly. A small piece of plastic that forms the well for one of the legs broke off. I have it secured with masking tape since I was alone when this happened and the whole thing fell over. It is upright but unstable now w/a wooden spoon creating a 4th spoke...yes hard to believe I know. Since it was my fault I doubt I could return it. Anywone got suggestions?
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Posted on: 11/16/09 9:36 PM ET
contact the dress form place and see if you can get a replacement. It souldn't cost a lot.
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Posted on: 11/16/09 10:06 PM ET
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Put the whole thing in a Christmas tree stand.
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Posted on: 11/17/09 7:30 AM ET
Mine sits in a camera tripod thing. My dressform was a garage sale special, without the base. My husband likes photography & we improvised with this 3 legged piece of photo equipment. It fit perfectly.
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Posted on: 11/17/09 11:51 AM ET
LOL! I use the base of an old Manhasset music stand for my mannies - fits perfectly in the base hole, and slides up & down smoothly, then locks in place!
  
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Posted on: 11/17/09 5:21 PM ET
Use an old floor lamp base.
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Posted on: 11/17/09 5:54 PM ET
Thanks for the good suggestions. I do have an old camera tripod I have not used on a long time. I may try this first. A friend also mentioned the Christams tree base.
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Posted on: 11/18/09 4:44 AM ET
If your form has a hole up inside, you can take an old office chair base, put a small pipe up in the form and then the pipe will fit into the chair base. You now can dance around with your dress form on wheels! That's what I did with mine.

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Posted on: 11/19/09 9:01 PM ET
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contact the dress form place and see if you can get a replacement. It souldn't cost a lot.
-- Edited on 11/16/09 10:09 PM --

I decided to do this and got an e-mail response from Kevin at Ken's Sewing Center that he would request replacement base from the maunufacturer. So, fingers crossed.
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Posted on: 11/20/09 8:16 AM ET
I have Mom's old dressform. The same thing happened to it. There is now a small bolt thru the whole thing which holds the leg in. They must have drilled thru & inserted the screw. It is stronger than the other legs, now.
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