Building my own tracks

[Tim O'Connor]

PVC, filled with sand to absorb heat so it doesn't kink, and heat gun, jig, and rubber mallet. It's how to manually make PVC lawn furniture.

 

Once shaped, the sand is dumped, and the pieces connect with dowels.

 

 

If you are yet to do this, could you take some stills to document what works best and post them? I'm sure that many others would like to see.

 

When you say heat gun, what exactly would that be? Do you have a picture?

 

Thanks.

[James Steven Beverly]

A heat gun is like a blow dryer......except it gets REALLY hot. It can be used to blister paint so it can be taken off with a paint scraper for example.

[Tim O'Connor]

A heat gun is like a blow dryer......except it gets REALLY hot. It can be used to blister paint so it can be taken off with a paint scraper for example.

 

 

Thanks, I'll check the local tool rental shops today.

[Ira Ratner]

Tim, haven't done the tracks yet. This weekend I'm building the dolly.

 

I'll take pictures, but a heat gun is real inexpensive, around 20 bucks. If you have a Harbor Freight near you, that's the place to go. Or online with them.

 

Harbor Freight is fantastic for inexpensive stuff that you don't expect to last a lifetime.

[James Steven Beverly]

Thanks, I'll check the local tool rental shops today.

 

Here's what you'll be looking for:

 

http://www.carpettool.net/751_cmyk.jpg