First of all, for those who don't know what PVC pipe is --
PVC is an acronym for polyvinyl chloride, suspected to be detrimental to one's health. Be sure to look at the health and safety section of this Wikipedia article. Some of the ideas below involve heating to deform the pipe. Do so with caution: make sure there's plenty of ventilation and limit your exposure. Note that artists have been working with hazardous materials for a long time. For some horror stories, take a look at Poisoned By Painting : The problem of toxic art-supplies.
You can find a number of projects on the web. Below is one from Formufit, where you can download components for building mockups in SketchUp (also downloadable at the site).
Kent Jenkins built a functioning pipe organ with PVC. Instructions and several videos at available are the WonderHowTo site.
There are artists who use PVC as a basis for sculpture:
I'm not sure about all the heat Adam uses to shape the pipe, but his advice to "follow the cues your project gives you" is spot-on.
-- Marge
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| PVC pipe, US Plastic Corp |
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PVC is an acronym for polyvinyl chloride, suspected to be detrimental to one's health. Be sure to look at the health and safety section of this Wikipedia article. Some of the ideas below involve heating to deform the pipe. Do so with caution: make sure there's plenty of ventilation and limit your exposure. Note that artists have been working with hazardous materials for a long time. For some horror stories, take a look at Poisoned By Painting : The problem of toxic art-supplies.
You can find a number of projects on the web. Below is one from Formufit, where you can download components for building mockups in SketchUp (also downloadable at the site).
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| Standard PVC dining chair, Formufit |
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Kent Jenkins built a functioning pipe organ with PVC. Instructions and several videos at available are the WonderHowTo site.
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| Kent Jenkins, PVC pipe organ, WonderHowTo |
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There are artists who use PVC as a basis for sculpture:
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Kang Duck-Bong, Juxtapoz Magazine
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| Mark Booth, Series-300, Cargocollective |
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| Adam Withrow, WonderHowTo |
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I'm not sure about all the heat Adam uses to shape the pipe, but his advice to "follow the cues your project gives you" is spot-on.
-- Marge
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