I remember a year or so back reading a website with plans for making your own DVD racks out of plain old PVC pipe. Does anybody remember the link?
Malign
11-26-05, 10:00 AM
http://tinyurl.com/abcaq
TomOpus
11-26-05, 10:31 AM
Not a bad idea but I would've painted the rack black before actually using it. That would turn "cheap" to "chic" :)
dsa_shea
11-26-05, 10:42 AM
Looks pretty cool to me but it also looks like a lot of work putting it together.
J.P.V.
11-26-05, 11:21 AM
Not a bad idea but I would've painted the rack black before actually using it. That would turn "cheap" to "chic" :)
Buy black PVC instead of the white, problem solved. :)
TomOpus
11-26-05, 11:54 AM
Buy black PVC instead of the white, problem solved. :):p but wouldn't it still have that printing on it... maybe in white? I just thought it looked a little tacky.
Yeah, black pipe would look better. As for the lettering, it might be possible to just sand it off. Or at worst, just turn it so the lettering faces the wall.
It might look a bit ghetto, but it'll be in my bedroom where no one can see it anyway. (Reaching critical mass on my regular shelves, and too poor to afford another wooden unit)
Qui Gon Jim
11-26-05, 02:32 PM
It might look a bit ghetto, but it'll be in my bedroom where no one can see it anyway.
You are a brave man to admit this.
calhoun07
11-26-05, 04:51 PM
It might look a bit ghetto
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ilikebreakdowns
11-26-05, 05:59 PM
http://content.ytmnd.com//72000/72749/image.gif
YES!! OH MY GOD!! :yack: rotfl <- That is how funny that was. Wow.
dsa_shea
11-26-05, 07:23 PM
What does ghetto and black have to do with anything? There are plenty of people of different races that live in the ghetto.
Tarantino
11-26-05, 08:00 PM
No there aren't. Just black people.
= J
TomOpus
11-26-05, 08:10 PM
Okay, before this gets too derailed and closed...
.... it'll be in my bedroom where no one can see it anyway. (Reaching critical mass on my regular shelves, and too poor to afford another wooden unit)Looks like a fun project.
What's your basic plan for what you need? How many DVDs are you gonna be putting into this new shelf and have you priced the amount of PVC pipe you'll need? I was curious how much money you might save.
mndtrp
11-26-05, 08:22 PM
That's actually kind of cool. I also wonder how much it will cost.
garmonbozia
11-26-05, 08:23 PM
For what it costs to buy all that pipe, couldn't you just get a cheapo bookcase from IKEA or someplace similar? I keep all my dvds on cheapo IKEA bookcases. can fit two rows of dvds deep.
zombiezilla
11-26-05, 09:40 PM
If I didn't have a 3 yr old and a 7 yr old (who'd have every DVD scattered in a few minutes) I wouldn't have to lock mine up. If I didn't have them, I think I might use this idea. I like that "college dorm" look (a.k.a. the "not-racist" look, LOL).
ShagMan
11-26-05, 10:27 PM
I think this is a cool idea, however you can build a MONSTER dvd rack, I'm talking 3000+ dvd's, out of wood, stained/spraypainted black, for $100. I've built one. I used a smaller (1500 dvd size) bookcase I had already... it's easy to do, took me a weekend, including drying time.
materials for the wood bookcase:
boards for shelves 1x6x12 8 $8.65 $69.20
boards for verticals 1x6x12 2 $11.98 $23.96
base board 1x10x8 1 $9.65 $9.65
to cover the back(hardboard) 1/8" 4x8 2 $6.69 $13.38
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$116.19
If you do this PVC project, you'll definitely want to paint it, because the PVC glue will stain (I don't recomment slip-fitting with a rubberr mallet!!!). I'd paint it gloss black for that uber-cool look :) And definitely go with a good ratcheting PVC pipe cutter, it's awesome.
Byron_T
11-27-05, 08:08 AM
If you have not priced PVC pipe lately you might want to check. My dad is the manager of an electrical wholesaler and he says PVC skyrocketed in price after the hurricanes this year.
dsa_shea
11-27-05, 10:51 AM
If someone decides to build one of these please let me know more or less the total cost and an approximate assembly time.
ShagMan
11-27-05, 12:21 PM
If you have not priced PVC pipe lately you might want to check. My dad is the manager of an electrical wholesaler and he says PVC skyrocketed in price after the hurricanes this year.
It was still reasonable (IMO) even in the hurricane region (I live in Mobile, AL)... I just finished plumbing for a pool, a 10' stick of 1.5" schedule 40 was $4 and change at Home Depot, and fittings were all 50c-$1 or so.
onabudget
11-27-05, 12:32 PM
I rather go, either the Ikea way for quick satisfaction, or save for a nice Boltz rack -smile-
Byron_T
11-27-05, 01:01 PM
It was still reasonable (IMO) even in the hurricane region (I live in Mobile, AL)... I just finished plumbing for a pool, a 10' stick of 1.5" schedule 40 was $4 and change at Home Depot, and fittings were all 50c-$1 or so.
The price might have come back down some now, but I know right after Katrina the price doubled or even tripled on some PVC. Some companies even quit shipping new orders. My dad lives in Albany, GA and his store was the only distributor in town other than Lowes that had PVC in stock for several weeks.
Panda Phil
11-27-05, 01:48 PM
I'll be going out later this week to check prices. Will report back then.
(Not-racist. Jeez you guys...)
chemosh6969
11-27-05, 07:14 PM
Claiming you're not racist usually means you are. Only black people live in ghettos. Every other race lives in castles on white clouds because the black clouds are where the ghettos are.
I also find it pretty racist that some people wouldn't consider buying black PVC simply because they could paint the white black. That way when you have the klan meeting you can scratch off some paint and show them it's not really black.
I also found that white boy gif up above to be pretty racist as he keeps yelling white power over and over.
mndtrp
11-28-05, 02:23 AM
Claiming you're not racist usually means you are. Only black people live in ghettos. Every other race lives in castles on white clouds because the black clouds are where the ghettos are.
I also find it pretty racist that some people wouldn't consider buying black PVC simply because they could paint the white black. That way when you have the klan meeting you can scratch off some paint and show them it's not really black.
I also found that white boy gif up above to be pretty racist as he keeps yelling white power over and over.
But but but, those are the ones throwing white lightning at me. WTF?
ShagMan
11-28-05, 11:12 AM
Actually, it could be reverse-racist, since black PVC (ABS) is actually stronger than white PVC. Wait, would that be a stereotype tho? I'm confused now!
Qui Gon Jim
11-28-05, 02:23 PM
Nope it just comes thicker and in longer lengths.
matome
11-28-05, 02:35 PM
:lol:
Heliosphann
11-28-05, 03:05 PM
I built this almost 2 years ago using the specs from the link provided in this post. I believe I had to make a few minor adjustments, because the specs didn't seem quite accurate...
I'm not sure if this design is actually very trustworthy. Like I said, I built it pretty much to spec and you can see in the photo below it looks the same as his build. HOWEVER, It does not want to stand up by itself (I think it's leaning against my wall now) and there is some bowing in the horizontal pvc pipes (along with the vertical end pipes).
I think it overall only took me about $60 and 5 hours to put together. I think it'd really be worth it if you could get it to be stable and freestanding..
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