3 Things You Can Make From PVC Pipes (Part 1)

It's always a good idea to keep some PVC pipes at home, because they can be very handy.

PVC pipes are like Lego's for adults.

In this Instructable, we will have a look at 3 Things that you can make from PVC pipes.

We'll make a foam cutter, hacksaw and a selfie stick.

You will need:

• Heat Gun
• Pipe bender springs

For the Foam Cutter:

• PVC pipe and 2 x caps
• Nichrome wire(I used 26 Gauge)
• Universal power adapter (similar to the one I used)
• 2 x Eye Bolts
• Heat-shrink tubing, cable and ring terminals

For the HackSaw:

• PVC Pipe
• Hacksaw blade
• Steel wire
• Split washers

For the Selfie Stick:

• 2 different size PVC pipes (smaller should perfectly fit inside of the big one)
• Steel wire
• PVC cap
• Twist - Hose clamp
• A screw that fits your camera

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Make sure to wear a respirator or heat the PVC outside!

I took a pipe bender spring and put it inside of the PVC.

I heated up the PVC in the place I was going to bend it.

Then I carefully bent it.

The procedure was repeated until the pipe took the desired shape.

The I trimmed it shorter and drilled a hole for the cables.

I drilled a hole in a PVC cap to insert an eye bolt.

After crimping terminals to the cables, I attached them to the bolts.

Then I put the caps onto the PVC ends.

I used an universal power adapter as my power source.

I soldered it to the cables coming out from the PVC (polarity does not matter)

I used a heat-shrink tubing to isolate the connection and make it look neater.

Then I glued it to the PVC with a black glue.

To make sure the handle does not move sideways when I hold it, I glued it together.

I stretched a nichrome wire across the bolts.

Because our PVC pipe is flexible, the wire will stay tight even when it heats up or cools down.

You can regulate the heat by changing the voltage.

Foam can be cut just like the butter.

After inserting the spring into the PVC, I heated up the pipe.

Then I kept shaping the PVC, until it looked like a letter "C".

I put a smaller spring inside of the pipe to make sure I could get it out later.

I wrapped the pipe with a steel wire that was attached to the table.

To make sure the pipe does not unfold when heated, I tied it together with an electrical tape.

I heated up a small part of PVC and then pulled it UP to create a pattern.

When the pipe was cold again, I changed the position of the wire and repeated the same procedure.

I also did it on the other side of the pipe.

Then I cut the pipe shorter and made a few cuts to insert the blade.

And last, I put in the blade.

Just like with the foam cutter, the PVC will keep the blade tight.

I made a "swirl" pattern in a PVC pipe

I made 4 cuts in the pipe

I took a smaller pipe and drilled a hole in it.

Then I heated it up and made it flat-ish.

I squeezed a screw in the vice and put a small PVC ring on top of it.

After heating it up with a heat gun, I used 2 pliers to make a "T" grip/handle.

"T" grip screw will serve to hold the camera.

I decided to bend the pipe to make sure the camera is at the right angle.

I took a hose clamp and painted it black.

Then I put it on top of the big pipe to hold the smaller one.

Now you can adjust the length of the small pipe.

And last, I glued a white cap on the bottom of the stick.