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Ivan
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« on: June 04, 2011, 12:08:18 AM »
Great website full of ideas. Amazing what you can build from PVC pipe:

http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pipe.htm
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 01:33:15 AM »
 Grin 

Its incredible  how much more ones own imagination can grow with a small starter idea .....
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 07:03:01 PM »
Here is another use for it.My indoor chicken drinker.regards David.

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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2011, 09:31:48 PM »
How about this
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2011, 12:14:48 AM »
Ha! I've flushed you PVC guy! Now we know who you are.

Billi's conservatory/greenhouse is made from blue waterpipe - so I guess he can't claim to be disinterested (NB correct use of the word).

I like the chicken drinker.

Murraymint - what the hell is that?!! Spudgun?
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2011, 09:21:19 AM »
murraymint,
        loads of care was taken with your baby,so it must work,? is it a teliscope or a laser for long distance levels, i can see the wire leading into the garage to the laptop,so i recon its a teliscope,
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2011, 04:23:50 PM »
That's a compressed air line. Reckon it's a gun! If it is, please can we have the plans - there is a pesky gyrocopter school near us!  sh*tfan
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2011, 08:49:01 PM »
More uses for PVC.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D2o8F2MOuI&feature=youtu.be


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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2011, 11:08:24 PM »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/0D2o8F2MOuI?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/0D2o8F2MOuI?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_GB</a>



you use part of the "old" embed code as here - (first and last brackets omitted to demonstrate)


flash=560,349]http://www.youtube.com/v/0D2o8F2MOuI?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB[/flash
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2011, 11:23:21 PM »
very nice clip that martin,
                              nice to see the kids enjoying themselves and that lad is definatly talented.
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