PVC Innovation World

i see you already built a 4 wheeler with pvc how about designing a motor scooter or an airplane

What would MacGyver do if he was stranded on a trash dump in the middle of the ocean? If he had the right supplies, chances are he'd come up with something very similar to this PVC and duct tape boat. C'mon, we all know MacGyver always has duct tape on him!

This goes through to a how-to on how to make a skein winder.  For the uninitiated, a skein is the default unit of thread, and it's that windy log that yarn comes in as well.  With this snappy tool, you can wind your own skeins as well.  If you combine that with the newspaper into yarn concept, you can make your own yarn and wind your own skeins when you're done.

I've had a few short chances to see 3d printing in action, namely at the World Maker Faire in New York this year, and I have to say, the technology is very interesting.

It's a little late for Halloween, but I'm thinking about making a creepy lawn ornament for the Holidays.  Nothing says Christmas cheer like something a little weird.

Now how's that for alliteration? WOO! Anyway, this has already made the rounds, but if you haven't seen it yet, check this out. When you take a low-slung four wheel bike frame, a crap load of PVC pipe, miles of duct tape and about 1,000 hours, you, too can drive a Porsche without the high insurance payments.

Now, I know what you're thinking...

Just check out the video.

These guys take found item recycling to the max.  This isn't exactly the most useful application for recycling, but if the stuff is going to be around for the next couple of thousand years, it might as well look cool.

This forum has a discussion about painting PVC that has some opinions from very accomplished people, including Volpin Props.  They go over primers, adhesion promoters, sanding and more, and if you see these people's work, they are the go-to guys for informed ideas on this subject.

My goal here is to eventually show every single thing that people have come up with using PVC pipe so that we can be truly innovative here.  What I'm starting to notice is that the cutting edge is in constant motion.  We, as human beings, continue to improve on yesterday's ideas.  While this page in particular is not extremely remarkable, it continues to show the versatility of this material.  Sooner or later though, this coarkboard should have a nice rundown of everything that people are...

A DIY car laptop mount that uses the cup holder... You think texting and driving is bad, wait until it's true multitasking and driving. Ouch.

Oh, the fun of bending sheets.

These are cool!

With some PVC Pipe and  little mesh, you too can have backyard chickens!

A thousand words.

Super cool DIY PVC skeleton from the Robot Group:

I WILL BOMBARD YOU WITH GARDEN IDEAS UNTIL YOU GROW YOUR OWN FOOD!

This guy made his own telescope, and you're never going to guess what he used for the body.

This is an excessive performance mod for a computer, but ecxessive is good in the computer world.

Not all of these involve PVC, but the majority do, and they all have their merits.

Super cool art installation.

These guys always make cool things, and when you give them a stack of PVC pipe, it is no exception.  There's a rough how-to here that shows concepts without walking you through the actual projects they made.  Very cool stuff.

With about ten bucks and some imagination, you can make some cool stuff.

I'll admit it, yes, I support protesting. It doesn't matter what my opinions are about any individual protest—overall, it is a human right and the only way to avoid tyranny. We can't deify Ghandi and demonize American protesters. That shows a silly shortsightedness that we can't afford to dabble in.

This stuff is weird, but it sure is interesting.

This is the bastard love child of a clarinet and a saxophone.  And it shows you how to make them.

This guy has gone all out.  Amazing craftsmanship and complete photo documentation of his making process.

This is actually a forum page, but they're discussing making you own finder scopes and medium power telescopes.  There's a lot of information here.