Make a display stand for a plate, a bowl, an oval platter or a record. Pick what it holds (or type its size), how far it leans back and your board, and the tool works out the rest: the height of the back, the lip that catches the rim, and the two slots that lock the parts together. Every stand is drawn fresh by the tool from your sizes, so it fits what you're showing.

How to use it

1. 1. Pick what it holds: a plate, a bowl, a platter or a record, clock or coin. Tap a common size or type your own.
2. 2. Set how far it leans back, from 60° to 80°.
3. 3. Pick your machine and board: plywood or acrylic on a laser, or a CNC router with your end mill.
4. 4. Pick a stand look (Classic X, Showcase X, Hidden, Easel or Low cradle), 2 pieces or 3 for Rock solid, and a style, or pick On the wall for a wall mount; add a name for the front if you like, and download.

What you can make

• • Stands for a set of collector plates or a family heirloom
• • A stand for a wooden bowl you turned, or a vinyl record on a shelf
• • Personalised plate stands with a name on the side, to sell at markets

Make it your own

Remix draws new proportions in the same style, and Random tries a new style. The seat, the lip and the slots always stay right, so every version still holds your plate.

Download for LightBurn with the cut on its own layer and starting settings for your laser, or the SVG for xTool, Glowforge and Inkscape. For a CNC, the DXF has dogbones (or T-bones) already in the slot corners. A 1:1 paper template lets you check the size before you cut.

Questions

Will it tip over?

No: the tool keeps the plate's weight over the feet with room to spare, and makes the back tall enough that the plate can't fall back over it. The side view shows the plate's centre of weight over the footprint.

Can I hang a plate on the wall?

Yes. Pick On the wall and choose a Ledge & top clip (a shelf the rim stands on, a lip each side and a clip over the top) or a Ring with four brackets round the rim. It leans back 0° to 15°, hangs on two keyholes sized for your screws or on a sawtooth hanger, and nothing presses on the face of the plate.

How tight are the slots?

Each slot is the board thickness plus a little play: pick Tight, Snug or Loose, or type the exact play. On a laser the kerf is added in the file, so the parts come out at their true size.

Can I cut it on a CNC router?

Yes. Pick CNC router, set your end mill, and choose dogbones or T-bones so the inside corners close up. The DXF is in millimetres, ready for your CAM program.

Can I put a name on it?

Yes. Type a name, a date or initials and pick a letter style: it engraves on the side of the leg. On a CNC you can send the words to the V-Bit Carving Studio to carve them.

Can I sell what I make?

Yes, sell what you make; just don't resell the files as templates or design packs. Every stand is drawn by the tool's own code.

Want it to do something it doesn't do yet? Send us the idea. We build features on request, often within days.

Try next: Box Maker, Kerf & Fit Test.