In a well ventilated area plug in the heat gun prepare your pvc and put on a pair of heavy duty heat resistant gloves. If you ever need to bend the pipe heres how to do it.
When the heat forming is finished you just drain out the sand.
How to bend pvc pipe with heat.
This is a quick lesson on bending pvc piping for aquarium plumbing using a piece of scrap 34 pvc pipe.
If you need to create a bend in a pvc pipe youll need some heat.
The trick is to fill it with sand before heating the plastic and bending it.
Normally the pipe would pinch closed in areas where it is bent but the sand prevents that.
Bending it luckily enough does not require a ton of professional equipment as long as you.
Heres a quick look at how i use a heat gun to bend pvc pipe when making stage props.
How to bend pvc pipe.
This video shows how to bend pvc pipe using a heat gun.
Even if you bend pvc pipe every day on the job enjoy yourself.
Pvc or polyvinyl chloride is a tough strong material with an excellent combination of physical and electrical properties.
How to bend pvc pipe.
This is the beginnings of a magical staff im making for a show called the emperor wolf by mahonri stewart.
Hold the heat gun 3 to 4 inches above the pvc and move it side to side along the pipe about 12 inches depending on the size of the bend you hope to achieve.
Remember 99 out of 100 people dont even know that if you heat a pvc pipe up you can bend it.
This is a quick lesson using a piece of scrap 1 pvc pipe.
Use a hair dryer to heat up a spot on the pvc pipe.
Youre doing something cool every time you make a bend and it helps to remember that as youre working.
If this is your job youve got a cool one.
Pvc pipe is a great material for making things.
Pvc pipes are essential for many home improvement projects.
Pvc pipe is extremely rigid but this technique allows you to bend pvc pipe at angles up to 90 degrees without kinking.
When heat forming pvc pipe the material is heated close to its melting point which can cause the pvc to off gas harmful toxins like chlorine and dioxins.
Anyone can do this.
Before you decide to bend pvc pipe please refer back to the material safety section of the tools and materials lesson of this course.
They go into sprinkler systems greenhouses even outdoor wiring.
But without a heat gun this could be a problem unless you follow the instructions in this video.
I also show how to create a pvc.
This video shows how to bend pvc pipe using heat from a hair dryer.
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