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Thread: PVC pipe welding.
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21st May 2017, 11:43 PM #1
PVC pipe welding.
wanting to expand my aquaponic system and thinking pvc welding may be cheaper than buying lots of joiners etc esp when reusing pipework. There are a lot on youtube but its all big pipe work, I used to be a welders TA on plastic(?) pipe used for gas mains but that was one big sucker.
Has anyone used 'successfully a heat gun to expand 20mm - 45mm pipework?I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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What sort of plastic was it.
I've welded PVC, HDPE and PP but there's a much narrower temperature working window with PVC.
It starts to soften between 85-95º but it starts decomposing at 125-140º and above that it sort of chars.
It's OK for situations like negatively pressurised systems like fume or dust extraction system but I would not be putting any of this under pressure unless you had a lot of practice.
As far as using a heat gum and expanding PVC check this out.
Check this out
Improving machine cabinet dust ports
Improving machine cabinet dust ports
I've also done it on 50 mm pipe so can't see what it would not work on smaller pep.
I haven't posted it anywhere but I have made some chuck jaws that expand 100 mm PVC to make a joiner this way.
One thing I know is making bends is not so easy - Are you really sure its worth making 25-45 mm fittings as they are dead cheap.
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