Making PVC Gymnastics Rings

My somewhat successful adventure making gym rings from PVC pipe. A learning experience if nothing else.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Rings
• gym
• gymnastics
• PVC
• homemade

[gymamal]

Good Idea! Thanks

Do you know How to make twisting belt?

[dfilt3r]

I don't even know what a twisting belt is.

[d00m33]

So you don't think that plastic would break easily now that its bended into that position?

[dfilt3r]

Not at all.

[kungfufighter18]

doesn't pvc release a really toxic gas when heated?

[dfilt3r]

Good question.

[redeemer1kamili]

I like all of your trial and error, it helps with figuring out how to do things!

[chaaaaaaad1]

@kungfufighter18 well he survived. do it outside or something

[ryanskapa]

Thanks. Now, I know just buying is better.

[fizyxnrd]

@kungfufighter18

If it heats up enough to decompose, then yes. If it is simply warmed (i.e., no smoking, no vapors produced) then it should be generally safe. If you wanted to be more careful, a better procedure would be to place the sand-filled pvc pipe in the oven at about 95 C for close to an hour. This will make the PVC ductile, but it is slow. Over 10 minutes, the high temperatures the OP uses don't have enough time to heat up the PVC and sand to the decomposition point.

[hayzeable]

my buddy made some with no kinks. he used a torch and a scuba tank to mold them around

[DrPsychopomps]

@kungfufighter18 @150 Celsius? i'm pretty sure it doesn't...

[DdeadPsy]

hahahahah

[mjhoyer]

Only when burned, not heated up. It's used in household heating systems regularly.

[robbiejrichards]

Nice!.........Orbital in the background

[TraceurMeeka]

Awesome guide, thanks a lot, they look great!