TRIPOD for displays or painting

Step 2 String and tape

String joins the pipes and keeps the tripod legs from splaying outward.  While maintaining the position of the legs, the horizontal strings can also be used to hang printed material.  Since people can see both sides of the hanging papers, I print two copies of everything on card stock material (bristol board),  and tape them back-to-back at the top.  They then just hang on the strings.  If there is wind, one can hold the papers at the bottom with more tape, paper clips, or clothes pins to weight them down.

I use nylon string.  After tying it to the pipes, I wrap the area with electrical tape, which protects the knots and keeps the strings from sliding up or down the pipes. 

You can also add string loops to the pipes for hanging things this way. 

One band of string connecting the pipes is all you need to maintain the pyramid shape, but multiple bands give you more strings to hang papers from.