The stand is cast iron with a sturdy metal plated 24" rod and a 6" x 9" base. Also includes a double burette clamp. These burets have a "state of the art" screw type PTFE stopcock. This stopcock ensures a leakproof seal, finer flow control, elimination of lubrication and absence of plug seizure. This "Rotoflow" style buret provides more control and the ability for easy one handed operation. " " "