How to Build a PVC Milk Stand for Dairy Goats

A milk stand for dairy goats typically has a wood platform for a goat to stand on and metal rods that are removable to keep the goat in place for milking. A PVC stand is better than a standard wood stand because it can be sanitized more easily than a wood stand. Building a PVC stand for milking goats is not more difficult than building one out of wood and requires just as much time.

Things You'll Need

Tape measure
6 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 5 inches
17 T-joints, 1 1/2 inch
6 End caps, 1 1/2 inch
8 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 4 inches
5 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 22 inches
4 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 21 inches
Plywood, 3/4 by 24 by 44 inches
Screw gun
6 wood screws, 2 inch
2 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 30 inches
2 elbows, 1 1/2 inches
2 PVC pipes, 1 1/2 by 2 inches
Drill
Drill bit, 1/4 inch
2 Metal rods, 1/4 by 35 inches

Instructions

- 1
  Glue one end of each 5-inch pipe into five of the T-joints and glue the other end of the pipes into an end cap. When the pipes are perpendicular and on top of the end cap, the T should be sideways. Glue the 4-inch pipes into the other end of the T-joints. The 4-inch and 5-inch pipes should be aligned.
- 2
  Glue each end of the 22-inch pipes and insert them into the T-joints from the last step. You will have three sets of pipes. The 4-inch and 5-inch pipes will be perpendicular to the 22-inch pipe that connects them.
- 3
  Insert the ends of four 4-inch pipes into a T-joint. One set of pipes with one 22-inch pipe should be left out for this. The tops of the T-joints should be at a right angles to the 22-inch pipes. Glue two 21-inch pipes into the tops of these T-joints. The pipes should be aligned. Glue the other ends of these pipes into the other two T-joints. You should have a partial stand that is resting on the four end caps that are glued to the 6-inch pipes. This is the rear end of your stand
- 4
  Glue the ends of two more 21-inch pipes into a pair of the T-joints from the last step. These pipes should be on the same side of the stand. Glue the ends of these pipes into the bases of two more T-joints. The tops of these joints should be parallel with the 4-inch and 5-inch pipes. Insert the last pair of 4-inch pipes that are held together by the 22-inch pipe into the these two T-joints. You should have six end caps, all on the same side. This is the entire frame to the base of your goat milking stand. You should have two pairs of open ends created by the T-joints --- one pair of ends that open upwards at the front of the stand, and one pair that open out horizontally at the back of the stand.
- 5
  Lay the plywood on the base frame so the edges are flush with the sides of the pipe. Screw through the plywood and into the pipes using three screws for each side of the frame.
- 6
  Glue one elbow and one T-joint on each end of the 30-inch pipes. The bases of the T-joint should be perpendicular to the pipe and parallel with the bend of the elbow joint. If you are holding the pipe and the elbow bends toward you, so should the base of the T-joint. Connect the two 30-inch pipes by gluing the last two 22-inch pipes into the elbows and the T-joints. Glue a 2-inch pipe into the last open end of the two T-joints. This is the rack that will hold the head of your goat.
- 7
  Apply glue to the ends of the 2-inch pipes and insert them into the open T-joints on the front of the stand that open up to the sky.
- 8
  Drill two 1/4-inch holes through the top 22-inch pipe on the head rack so they are parallel with the 30-inch pipes.. Space the holes 5 inches apart. Each hole should be 9 inches away from the ends of the pipe. Drill two more holes halfway through the bottom 22-inch pipe with the same spacing and measurements from the end. Insert the metal rods through the holes so they are parallel with the 30-inch pipes. Remove one of the rods to move in or remove your goats head for milking.