What can't you do with PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) pipe? The ubiquitous blue PVC water pipe will be seen along most streets here and seems to be one in all Thailand's most considerable un-natural resources. A wide variety of different connectors are available and apart from carrying water it's also used as an inexpensive development material that can be utilized to make all the things from clothes dryers to Wheel chairs (PDF), Crutches, flagpoles and shop signs. Of course on the internet you can too find another very cool and creative issues made from (non-blue) PVC pipe including: Halloween costumes like Ben Hallert's Matrix APU and Aliens Exo-skeleton Power Loader, another power loader costume, single and multi-guitar Guitar Hero stands, a laptop computer stand, flutes, and even a shaving stand. Below you'll find, in chronological order, some of my own (principally original) creations made from PVC water pipe together with: - a Marshmallow Shooter, Plumbing, Soccer Goals, - a Cricket Wicket, - a Basketball Hoop, Bookshelf Supports, - a Water Pipe Tron Controller, Racing Cars, Pinball Table Leg Extensions, Data Projector Mounts, - a Laptop Stand, - a Wiimote Holder, - a DIY Wii indoor-outdoor zapper, - a Workbench, Real-Tron Controllers - a Music Stand Puzzle Bobble Coffee Grinder Controllers, - a Netbook Treadmill Hook, CD/DVD Holders, - a Nightstand/shelves, - Push Up Bar/Handles, Fake Legs, - a Hilbert Cube, - a Mario Kart steering wheel, - a Guitar Stand, Hockey Sticks, - a Tank-sport (BZFlag) controller, - a Train Whistle, and - a Trident.

This was the challenge that began my love affair with blue PVC pipe. I had seen the blueprints for this marshmallow shooter whereas I used to be in Australia but the fittings had been prohibitively costly (see the image right). Fortunately they are very inexpensive right here in Thailand. 2 x T-Pieces and 6 x elbows. Cricket (to not be confused with Brockian Ultra-Cricket) is Australia's national sport performed with a bat, a ball, and indoor-outdoor zapper two wickets. 6 x T-items, and 12 x 45-diploma elbows. The backboard is a non-regulation size piece of plywood that we discovered lying round and we used inexperienced duct tape for the markings. Although the ring is not sturdy enough to dangle off, the side helps make it robust enough for normal play. They also give it a very Star Trek feel and I believe the ring seems to be not not like the NCC-31911 Saratoga. This is probably the most straight forward use for PVC pipe on this page. 2 x 25mm to 18mm (1" to 1/2") reducers, 2 x custom motorbike hand-grips, 4 x push-buttons, and a mercury switch that are connected to a computer through a hacked USB joystick.

You could find extra details about how I made the controller on this challenge page and i've also extended the identical concept to play GL-Tron using actual motorbikes. A university pupil who performed with the PVC Water Pipe Tron Controller, described above, mentioned "That's Ok but I prefer th has additionally had its prime lower off. The joint between the 2 topmost elbows is not glued so the angle of the top part might be adjusted. These sections are merely cable-tied onto the entrance of the motorbike handlebars and the players squeeze the buttons with their index fingers to turn left or proper. A mercury switch is also mounted on the fitting handlebar so the accelerator can be utilized to provide enhance inside the game and up to four bikes will be related to the pc through a single hacked USB joystick. The centerstands keep the bikes upright during play and a half-round of bamboo is wedged underneath the again tires to stop them from rocking. This is a music stand made from three different sizes of pipe.