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Here's a handy trick I used in this years Halloween costume. I needed to attach items (and detach) items to PVC tubes (schedule 40). Gluing was not an option.
It's a little difficult to describe but easy to see. Portions of the Halloween costume below where foam-core meets PVC on the chest harness were attached using this homemade clip. This costume build and some other PVC mechanisms including a rotating hinge and linear joint is described in creatrope.com's general grievous costume.
To make a clip you need you the thin-wall version of the PVC tube. There's a thick-wall and thin-wall version - the thick will is usually my base for 'structural' elements, but the thin-wall makes a nice clip and is lighter.
It's a little difficult to describe but easy to see. Portions of the Halloween costume below where foam-core meets PVC on the chest harness were attached using this homemade clip. This costume build and some other PVC mechanisms including a rotating hinge and linear joint is described in creatrope.com's general grievous costume.
To make a clip you need you the thin-wall version of the PVC tube. There's a thick-wall and thin-wall version - the thick will is usually my base for 'structural' elements, but the thin-wall makes a nice clip and is lighter.
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Signing UpStep 1Cut Piece of Thin-Wall PVC, Align in PVC Cutters
Cut off an inch of of the thin-wall PVC tube. Longer tubes attach with more strength, but are difficult to cut.
Holding it vertically (and carefully) in the tube cutter rest the blade against the tube. This isn't how a tube cutter was designed to be use so work slowly and carefully, it's easy to slice a finger.
Make sure the cuts are straight vertical.
You'll make two cuts, about 120 degrees (1/3) of the tube circumference apart.
This produces one cllp (throw away the remaining 1/3).
Holding it vertically (and carefully) in the tube cutter rest the blade against the tube. This isn't how a tube cutter was designed to be use so work slowly and carefully, it's easy to slice a finger.
Make sure the cuts are straight vertical.
You'll make two cuts, about 120 degrees (1/3) of the tube circumference apart.
This produces one cllp (throw away the remaining 1/3).
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Aug 12, 2010. 9:15 AM
bennelson
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bennelson
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It's not clear, that's an illusion. A shiny silver object that reflects a background color can sometimes look clear in photos. Weird, though, eh?
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Oct 14, 2011. 12:05 AMThe nerdling
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looks cool and trippy
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Oct 21, 2010. 10:48 PMl8nite
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l8nite
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I remembered this "ible" when we ran low on tape for this yrs haunt, Im using 2" pvc so it was a littole different making them but they work FANTASTIC! I ran a pipe thru the table saw twice to take out about a third and then used a cut off saw to cut 2" pieces. We're planning on making a couple of hundred in the off season.. Thanks for the idea ! !
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Jun 10, 2010. 1:49 PMsonic4599
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Is ur pvc cutter blade clear???
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Jul 1, 2009. 9:58 AMtwiztedreams
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love this idea! Will come in handy when attaching plastic to my PVC green house!
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Dec 3, 2008. 5:42 PMcowscankill
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Nice... But I don't have thin PVC... maybe I'll find a substitute. Good idea!
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