TRIPOD for displays or painting

Step 3 Rubber feet

The last thing you want to do is damage somebody's nice floor, so make sure you put some rubber feet on the metal poles. 

I build up the rubber feet by wrapping them with string and silicone rubber.  The string is relatively cheap filler material, reducing the amount of silicone rubber needed.  Also, because there is less silicone involved, the feet dry and harden up faster.  The string and silicone combination is a good one.  The silicone is elastic and the string is not.  The combined material is soft, yet tough.