Is PVC pipe durable enough for this?

eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

I am making a support beam for my CF. I found a design online for one and it looks like it is made out of PVC pipe. Here's the link to the topic.

http://www.cobaltflux.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=106296#106296

I am wondering if PVC pipe is durable enough to hold my weight. I wanna make sure that it won't bend or snap or anything. So, is it good to use?
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DARREN HAYEZ · Trick Member Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Location: Michigan

Wow, that looks awsome.

I was planning on building my own bar (which I never did) at one point, I was going to use metal pipes. I wouldn't recommend PVC, but I don't know how it would work for sure.
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ceraf · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject:

pvc should be hard and sturdy enough....although it may bend slightly after vigourous use. looks really cool though.

metal is probably your best bet though.

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Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

No, I used galvaized steel piping for my bar...
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TRPX_Mudkip · Trick Member Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Madison, WI

I would not reccomend it, you should probably just use piping.
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eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

Okay. I'll use piping. By the way, what are the dimensions for the bar? I wanna know how tall it is and what the diameter of the bar is.
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Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

Well, the bar is 1 1/2" thick, 18" wide from the outside of one leg to the outside of the other. And it is supposedly 36" tall, but I know the one at my arcade and itg dedicab bars are taller. I made my bar about 38 1/2 - 39" tall, and it's a perfect height for me

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eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

Okay. Thanks for the info!

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Wakka Lakka · Trick Member Joined: 12 Mar 2005

PVC isn't a good idea. You will need a 2" minimum to support an adult and that will not be an accurate simulation of the arcade experience. If someone is telling you that metal is too expensive, they are probably high. Black pipe is actually cheaper than PVC if you take into account the primer and adhesive required to get it to stick together.

jpoppyz · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject:

looks like something you would find in a kindergarten classroom....very cute! as for pvc pipes holding weight...i doubt it. I havent tried it but my friend tried it once and it broke in about a week...haha

Anyways, he has these things called "omegos"(or something like that) that are basically really thick PVC pipes for kids that you can make cars and such out of. We found them in his basement and they were REALLY old, but he made a bar(very easily too) out of them and it works like a dream. I can put nearly all my weight on it(i weight 144) and it holds up. As long as you dont weigh over 180, they'd work fine. Try finding some on ebay or something. Its some kids toy from the 80s.

eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

eaglefan101 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Somewheres

EDIT: Nevermind. I figured it out for myself and it's all finished. I'

EDIT #2: Pics can be found in the Images forum under "My setup and such"
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