Abstract: A stand for supporting a printing device, the stand comprising: a first leg and a second leg, the legs having upper ends for vertically supporting a printing device to horizontally span the legs above a supporting surface; a crossbar fixed to the first leg at a first crossbar fixation point and fixed to the second leg at a second crossbar fixation point; and a linkage connected between the first and the second leg, the linkage comprising a first link, a second link and a third link connected in series, wherein: the first link is connected to the first leg in use at a first leg connection point; the second link is connected to the second leg in use at a second leg connection point; and the third link is connected to the crossbar to pivot about a third linkage pivot point and to the first and second links at first and second linkage connection points on opposite sides of the third linkage pivot point.