10 DIY Projects From PVC Pipes For Your Homestead.....

Cool!

Thanks!

can it also be used as an antenna mast?

I have seen that longbow before,...but the snowshoes, great idea.


Thanks,...wish I could make a pull-up bar with that could support my weight and break down for travel with that stuff!!





Z

Oh hell yea you can make a hell of a base for an antenna. PVC is sooo under rated.

i'm thinking of using a black pvc pipe for my roof chimney antenna mast

Agreed, those fuckers are so expensive. I AM going to make a pair this summerX2....I live in Alaska.

Sweet. I live on the continental divide in NM and I and could use a cheap set in the winters.

Your thread here had me checking, think I can make my pull up bar with galvanized in the same manner. i want something I can move and reposition.

Hahaha,...thanks!


Z

then when you go to home depot, ask for ABS pipe instead of PVC

Hey, if you fill it with quick set..all the more uses it has depending on what you need. Hollow core Vs. Solid..

Last Edited by A Mery Can on 04/02/2015 02:59 PM

Will keep that in mind.

Have a good one.



Z

Thanks for the ideas OP. And ***** from me


Other suggestions:

PVC water PVC manual pump for wells:
[link to www.dailymotion.com]

Besides that, with larger PVC tubes and end caps you can make very good caches for different "stuff"

[/youtube] [link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

And PVC water filter:

Very Cool! Thanks for that!

The ideas are great but the PVC is so cancerous. I worked at a plastic pellet plant and PVC is so dangerous. It should be outlawed for human use.

Nice! Adding this thread to my favorites.

I made a few trellises with some extra PVC a few years ago... Works great.

I've got a 2 different sizes of PVC cutters already.
[link to www.amazon.com]
They sure make fast work of cutting lengths of pipe.
They just don't cut perfectly square. Need to make a jig.

Hey thanks for that I was just now trying to design a larger chicken area I think that will work perfect.

I have an 11ft long window, on a budget, and was thinking about making a curtain rod from pvc pipe today...lol, and now I see this thread!

Will stores like Home Depot cut pvc to a specific length, does anyone know?

I would think so... But don't expect them to be right on the money. They're not known for their accuracy. lol

Also, and 11 foot run would probably sag in the middle unless you had 1 or more supports to prevent it.

They will cut to length but surely you can find cheaper alternatives than pvc. And a bit more aesthetic.

Bamboo works nearly as well for most of these ideas if you have that in your area. It isn't as sturdy as PVC pipe, but you also can't grow PVC pipes that easily.

Get a Tig Welder and the DIY world of metals opens up!

Oh, okay. Just thought of it today, but hadn't yet checked into cost.

I figured I'd find a creative way to cover up its utility look.

Thanks for responding, I'll set my sight into another direction...

Filling them with concrete and using them as badminton poles this summer.

Let's see the kids knock those down

I'd like to know how to thread pvc pipes, especially wider girth pipes a few inches wide. I want to build the H20 to Hydrogen/Oxygen water to gas splitter. Been looking for any pipe ends, lids.. esp: with screw threads. I'd like to get my own die-threader for wider pvc pipes. I got some short waste & water pvc pipes left over from diy jobs. I'd like to get a clear plastic pipe too, but how to 'thread them?'

Thread them just like metal...

Just make sure you buy the correct diameter. Get a thread chart.

It's pretty simple

[link to www.shender4.com]

Here is an external/internal chart

[link to www.efunda.com]

Also makes some music...

No shit? I didn't know you were in AK. Mind me asking what general area?

Visited there for a few weeks last summer. Planning on moving there within the next year or two. Fucking amazing place.

That's some cool projects, but my favorite is the chicken tractor. It's a way to let your chickens get out into the fields to scatch and eat, while they fetilize it for you. PVC pipe makes it light enough to move easily. Between PVC and old pallets, I have enough projects to keep me busy for years.