RRRSE96:
I went to Lowes and bought a 4ft peice of 1in. black pipe and had it cut and threaded to lenght. I think it was 38 1/4in. Then bought 2 floor base mounts ( in the same section as the pipes, size= 1in) I used 3/4in sheet metal screws top and bottom of the base plate, and 1 1/4in screws on the side. Just make sure you can thread the base plates on to the pipe before you leave the store. I learned the hard way = 2 trips back. It worked well for me, a lot better than $150. I hope this helps.
