PVC Ring Forming
Sometimes you need to add some material to make a PVC part bigger or fill in the inside diameter. You can cut a ring from something close to fitting and change it's diameter. I needed a cylinder to be a little bigger. It needed to fit inside another pipe. I also needed some o-rings on it. Here some photos of the process.
, I cut a ring and took a
section out of it.
, I placed some rubber bands
around it to pull it together.
, Next put it in the microwave
under water.
, 6 minutes (time to get boiling)
and look, it pulled together.
, Pull out, hold it tight
around the target piece, burn your hands, and run cold water over it. Oops,
I cut a little too much out of it. The ends should meet.
, I patched it up with a sliver,
turned it down in a lathe, and cut o-ring grooves in it.
, Finished product.