Another way to expand the pvc once you’ve heated it is to slip it down over the neck of an empty wine bottle. Since it’s tapered, you can get pretty much an exact fit with little effort. Drink the wine first.
the paint heat gun is good for those small jobs but if you are going to do a lot of custom fittings we used to use engine oil in a pot. vegetable oil also works. fill to the depth you want and dip it in. don't make it too hot otherwise it burns the pipe. the added advantage was it lubricated the fitting as well. we did hundreds of fruit rollers using that method.
I first saw and commented on this demonstration about a year ago. Since then, I've used these techniques to do things with PVC that I would never have realized could be done absent these great tips. There are literally hundreds of things you can do effectively and at little cost with PVC. Many of those ideas are on You Tube.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this comment. This is why I invested my time in these videos. It honestly fills my heart with joy when I can help someone learn something new. MANY new videos are coming, now that I have "life issues" sorted out... Thanks again... this encourages me so much.
What a serendipity. Just received a new shopvac hose bib and needed to make adapters for tools. Your suggestion to use hole saw blades for resizing the PVC worked perfectly. Now I can use my hose on two hand sanders and a miter saw. Thanks so much for your very informative video.,
Great video. After watching I fixed all my connections on my vac system. Some smaller tools have small connections so i use PVC and metal tape. Now I made custom connections. Working great. Thanks
Just came across this, and wanted to point out some cautionary issues... heating PVC will cause it to degrade. The more you heat it, the more it degrades. 2 things happen with degradation: 1) properties diminish (flex modulus, tensile strength, hardness, etc). So be sure whatever you're trying to make doesn't require critical parameters to function in your application. 2) When PVC degrades, it gives off harmful volatiles, the worst of which is called vinyl chloride monomer - a known carcinogen. Inhaling the fumes of degrading PVC will expose you to VCM, and that can accumulate in tissues and organs. So this work is best done with an approved respirator. IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE, as presented, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PPE. Finally, if you ever cause PVC to smolder, you will not be able to put it out with water. You'll need to smother it with sand or some other non-combustible. It should be removed to the outside, away from people and pets, and the fire dept. called. The fumes from even small pieces can kill because you're now generating hydrochloric acid. The only reason I know this stuff is because I used to formulate PVC resin compounds in the plastics industry, and was responsible for safety and OSHA compliance. This material should not be taken lightly, and Fab Planet would do well to add some cautions.
Has all been mentioned before.. Unfortunately videos cannot be edited once uploaded... It's in the comments... Of course, there is a level of self awareness and self-protection to be employed... I do not ride my bike off of cliffs, jump from bridges etc. without thinking it might be unsafe...
HI land my shop vac hose is slightly smaller than a pvc pipe I want to connect it to install don't have a heat gun the best idea I can think of is put tape and see if it fits ? Idead please thank you
Thank you!! I just ordered a very nice flexible crevice tool to clean my dryer lint trap, and of course it doesn't fit my vacuum hose. I've been racking my brain and TH-cam trying to figure out a solution and hoped I could use pvc and a heat gun, but wasn't sure if it would work. Now I know.
Just came across this, I'm making a dust collection system for my shop and the roller casters on the new Ridgid shop vac no longer fit the 2" PVC fittings tight, I just used 2" PVC pipe, heated it up and pressed it over the caster fitting, very tight now and I can finish the project! Thanks for the idea!
Well done your presentation was spot on there are a lot people that go on youtube and ramble on because they like to hear their own voice and show of their toy's that they own, you did not do that that's why your presentation was spot on GOOD LUCK
I have a old pot full of sand. I heat the sand on a cheapo hot plate. Once it’s hot enough, I dip the pvc into the sand long enough to soften sufficiently,then pull it out and mold it. Uniform softening all the way around and controls overheating.. Remembered that was the way my optometrist used to adjust the earpieces on my glasses.
That is awesome! I know others have also shown filling pvc pipe with heated silica sand for bending... the heated sand not only heats the pipe, it also prevents the pipe from closing or kicking when bent...
I have a bag of stainless steel polishing bits and I’ve also heated up BBs for bending pvc, but a fine twisted link chain or ball chain or even a bunch of small nuts and bolts might work too.
Luckily I own a lathe, so I am able to turn wooden parts to help reshape and resize PVC parts to fit various sizes just perfectly. I have made wooden "moulds" to reduce and expand 2" PVC into all sorts of adapters for my shop vacuum and tools. I even made a wooden mould to shape 4" PVC into gutter downspout connections to steer water away from my house. A heat gun is the essential tool.
Damn I just started viewing your how to videos and I actually thought it was my search history!! Crazy A ton of videos I am searching for you have made videos for!! Plus your a good Instructor and you know how to explain the how to videos and show all the details!! Which u have no idea how bad a lot of people content actually is! So thanks 👍 Brother keep up the good work and I was thinking about doing video myself just to help people I am not concerned about making millions!!
Thank you for the very kind comment! Comments like this make me want to make more videos... (coming soon, I promise)... Watching so many "how-to's" that didn't show the "HOW-TO" is what motivated me to start... LOL
You can use clear plastic bottles like soda and juice bottle as shrink wrap fittings. Cut collars from the bottles and place over two fittings. Use a heat gun to shrink the plastic.
Excellent idea and demo. Thank you! If you use a plastic form to set the shape of the PVC, do you risk melting them together? I have a new Craftsman vacuum and I’m trying to build a dust extraction cart with a dustopper on top of the shop vac using 2” PVC. I want to attach the PVC to the accessory holders over the casters in the base of the shop-vac to a panel I can drop the 5 gallon bucket into. The size and shape of the accessory holders are a bit unique so standard 2” pipe doesn’t quite fit. I’d like to use your technique to match that custom shape but I’m thinking hot PVC could actually melt the plastic of the accessory holders. Any thoughts on this?
Sorry It took so long to reply... I can usually get the shape without getting so hot the stick or weld together... sometimes they are super tight connections after is cools and shrinks a little...
Increasing the diameter is pretty easy as I see it from your video, when you are using standard fittings that have a little thickness to them... What are the chances of taking a 4" Sewer and Drain pipe (4" ID and 4-3/16" OD) (much Thinner than Schedule 40) from it's Current OD, to it's Current ID? (Shrinking it.) From 4-3/16" OD to 4" OD.. What do you think, with a wall thickness less than 1/16"? If I could shrink it that much, I could slide the Flexible hose over it and clamp it. It is for a 4" dust collector system. The hose slips over a tapered fitting on tools/fittings (and proprietary Fittings=$$$$$) that tapers from less than 4" to about 4-1/8" I want to build my own blast gates (Turn vacuum of/on) and use the pipe or something as a fitting I can hook onto the Sewer pipe above and below the Blast Gate have something that is 4" in OD... I don't have any 3" fittings to measure to see what might be available there. Does not matter what I come out of the blast gate with, as long as I can get to a 4" OD with something I could hook a hose to, that would stand some moving around.. Not much, but, could get kicked, or moved, etc.. I just checked a 2ltr pepsi bottle... It is right at 4". Might be able to heat/stretch it, slide it over the OD of the 4" Sewer Pipe, but, I'm not sure about shrinking it over the top of the hose. I need to get a piece to test. Might be too hot for it. Hmm... Do you know the hoses? 4" Dust Collection Hose.. Usually a coil of stainless steel wire with a thin PVC Coating over it. Would rather stick with plastic if I could. Steel Pipe, I think is OD (too heavy), Tubing is ID if I remember correctly(too large in OD). Did I give you any ideas?? Ha..Ha.. Considering that, the Flex Hose fits in the 45's/Sleeves/22-1/2 degree fittings very, very tight.. I guess I could heat/stretch them just a tiny bit with something the right OD and put some Silicone or some sort of Urethane adhesive Caulk on the end of the hose, push it in and let it cure.. Weight/strength wise, it would be the better option.. Figured it out then,, if you don't have a better idea.. Ha.. Maybe something with sheet metal wrapped and riveted inside of the hose.. Hmm.. Stove pipe? I wonder if I have some to measure... Ha..ha.. BTW.. Thanks for the video.. I have been scratching my head since I watched it.. I think I feel a bald spot coming up.. Ha..Ha.. Have a great day!!
I can see a PVC monster in the making! Heating and "shrinking" is MUCH better with thinner pipe! When you get into "blow-molded" plastics (pepsi bottle)... they really want to shrink when heated. Here is another one I want to try... Getting a "shop oven" set up to put PVC parts inside to heat up (VENTED of course) and then play with capping the ends to make it air-tight. Make a mold to put the assembly into and then pressurize the soft heated PVC inside the mold and inflate it with air from an air compressor to make a new shape...
@@fabricationplanet Yep.. That would be interesting. You'll find out how well the PVC pipe is designed, if it just swells up naturally without popping an egg on some portion.. Make sure you have the two ends clamped.. Even if you PVC Glue it, heated, it will be subject to becoming a projectile.. Ha... I heated a fitting the other day to get it back off.. Fixed some plumbing (Fresh Glue Job - less than an hour old), then found out, I had a split brass valve just before it.. Worked great.. It was a short piece before a Filter, so, I actually glued it up again and put 70psi of water pressure on it to test and it worked fine.. Thanks for the tip about the PET. Yes, I once used a 2 liter bottle in a pinch for a radiator overflow... It looked more like a 1 liter bottle after the first time the Radiator vented into it.. Stayed that way from that day forward.. Never changed again.. Was in a Dodge that were bad about having rust in the engine and clogging the radiators, so, it got some semi regular use as an overflow reservoir. Thanks for the tip.. I just remembered that.. Hell, I was a kid at 15 years old... I did some vacuum moulding with thin acrylic sheets in an oven.. Worked surprisingly well. Also made knife cases out of Kydex, which is a pressure mould. Same thing. Heat the sheet in an oven, and use a semi soft cushion (Like a Knee Pad for Gardeners or Stadium thick Foam seat Cushion), and had a suck down around a Favorite knife that the Leather case was beyond fixing... It's fun to experiment.... Cheers!! Thanks!!
The most important thing is not being afraid to try something new... I absolutely love researching new methods and processes for making stuff!@@MarkThomas123
how often does reheating numerous times affect it's mechanical properties? i like it for no-load projects, how about a design that needs those parameters straight form the manufacturer? will it still work after applying heat to the pvc? thnx, still a good vid to learn the basics of pvc forging>
I am sure there is some degradation each time it is reheated to a melting point. But so many factors would affect that, like how hot, how long at high temp, cooling speed etc. Would take a lot of testing if it is critical. I DO know that if you use a torch and it bubbles the surface and turns black, it also is brittle when it cools... But always be careful of the fumes!
I imagine someone will say yes even if heated a little bit. It does give off gasses when heated... the hotter the more smell... so to be safe, do it in a ventilated area.
I was just about to ask if heating PVC would cause it to emit dangerous vapors/chemicals. Even if you do this outside, it might be a good idea to wear a mask or respirator. I just found this which may be of interest to some: www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/vinyl-chloride Sorry, not trying to be a "Safety Sally." I do love the idea of using a hole saw bit.
You are being a little to safety minded. If this is an issue you can use your dust collection or fan or do it outside with the breeze to your back. This is a great idea that I could have used in the past but never knew.
@@davelord8039 Dust collection isn't going to help. Dust collection is for dust, the issue here is a poisonous gas. Dust collection does nothing for that.
Another way to expand the pvc once you’ve heated it is to slip it down over the neck of an empty wine bottle. Since it’s tapered, you can get pretty much an exact fit with little effort. Drink the wine first.
I’m more likely to use a beer bottle. 😅
Now that’s a win-win situation!😊
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the paint heat gun is good for those small jobs but if you are going to do a lot of custom fittings we used to use engine oil in a pot. vegetable oil also works. fill to the depth you want and dip it in. don't make it too hot otherwise it burns the pipe. the added advantage was it lubricated the fitting as well. we did hundreds of fruit rollers using that method.
A much better method is heated silica sand in a pan... it can also be used to fill pipe and bend it without kinking...
I first saw and commented on this demonstration about a year ago. Since then, I've used these techniques to do things with PVC that I would never have realized could be done absent these great tips. There are literally hundreds of things you can do effectively and at little cost with PVC. Many of those ideas are on You Tube.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this comment. This is why I invested my time in these videos. It honestly fills my heart with joy when I can help someone learn something new.
MANY new videos are coming, now that I have "life issues" sorted out... Thanks again... this encourages me so much.
What a serendipity. Just received a new shopvac hose bib and needed to make adapters for tools. Your suggestion to use hole saw blades for resizing the PVC worked perfectly. Now I can use my hose on two hand sanders and a miter saw. Thanks so much for your very informative video.,
So Glad my info could help!
A absolutely great idea with the holesaw bits for the expansion, this is what I'll be doing, Thank you for this.
Super! Glad I could give you a good idea...
Excellent! Your idea of using holes to size the pieces is brilliant! I will definitely use these methods on my own projects. Thanks for sharing this.
Great video. After watching I fixed all my connections on my vac system. Some smaller tools have small connections so i use PVC and metal tape. Now I made custom connections. Working great. Thanks
Fantastic! I love it!
Just came across this, and wanted to point out some cautionary issues... heating PVC will cause it to degrade. The more you heat it, the more it degrades. 2 things happen with degradation: 1) properties diminish (flex modulus, tensile strength, hardness, etc). So be sure whatever you're trying to make doesn't require critical parameters to function in your application. 2) When PVC degrades, it gives off harmful volatiles, the worst of which is called vinyl chloride monomer - a known carcinogen. Inhaling the fumes of degrading PVC will expose you to VCM, and that can accumulate in tissues and organs. So this work is best done with an approved respirator. IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE, as presented, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PPE. Finally, if you ever cause PVC to smolder, you will not be able to put it out with water. You'll need to smother it with sand or some other non-combustible. It should be removed to the outside, away from people and pets, and the fire dept. called. The fumes from even small pieces can kill because you're now generating hydrochloric acid. The only reason I know this stuff is because I used to formulate PVC resin compounds in the plastics industry, and was responsible for safety and OSHA compliance. This material should not be taken lightly, and Fab Planet would do well to add some cautions.
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Has all been mentioned before.. Unfortunately videos cannot be edited once uploaded... It's in the comments...
Of course, there is a level of self awareness and self-protection to be employed...
I do not ride my bike off of cliffs, jump from bridges etc. without thinking it might be unsafe...
@@fabricationplanet Seems like all the cautions should've been part of the original, especially if you were aware of them.
HI land my shop vac hose is slightly smaller than a pvc pipe I want to connect it to install don't have a heat gun the best idea I can think of is put tape and see if it fits ? Idead please thank you
@@Fredengledo you have a small lpg torch?
Thank you!! I just ordered a very nice flexible crevice tool to clean my dryer lint trap, and of course it doesn't fit my vacuum hose. I've been racking my brain and TH-cam trying to figure out a solution and hoped I could use pvc and a heat gun, but wasn't sure if it would work. Now I know.
Just came across this, I'm making a dust collection system for my shop and the roller casters on the new Ridgid shop vac no longer fit the 2" PVC fittings tight, I just used 2" PVC pipe, heated it up and pressed it over the caster fitting, very tight now and I can finish the project!
Thanks for the idea!
That is AWESOME! Love it when I can "help a brother out"...
Using the holesaw bits is genius thanks for the tip. John County Durham, England.
So glad I could help!
Well done your presentation was spot on there are a lot people that go on youtube and ramble on because they like to hear their own voice and show of their toy's that they own, you did not do that that's why your presentation was spot on GOOD LUCK
Thank you for your comment. I try to reduce my videos to just what is needed to explain the point thoroughly...
I have a old pot full of sand. I heat the sand on a cheapo hot plate. Once it’s hot enough, I dip the pvc into the sand long enough to soften sufficiently,then pull it out and mold it. Uniform softening all the way around and controls overheating.. Remembered that was the way my optometrist used to adjust the earpieces on my glasses.
That is awesome! I know others have also shown filling pvc pipe with heated silica sand for bending... the heated sand not only heats the pipe, it also prevents the pipe from closing or kicking when bent...
I have a bag of stainless steel polishing bits and I’ve also heated up BBs for bending pvc, but a fine twisted link chain or ball chain or even a bunch of small nuts and bolts might work too.
Luckily I own a lathe, so I am able to turn wooden parts to help reshape and resize PVC parts to fit various sizes just perfectly. I have made wooden "moulds" to reduce and expand 2" PVC into all sorts of adapters for my shop vacuum and tools. I even made a wooden mould to shape 4" PVC into gutter downspout connections to steer water away from my house. A heat gun is the essential tool.
Fantastic idea!
Hole saw bits is a really good idea - thanks
You bet
Damn I just started viewing your how to videos and I actually thought it was my search history!! Crazy A ton of videos I am searching for you have made videos for!! Plus your a good Instructor and you know how to explain the how to videos and show all the details!! Which u have no idea how bad a lot of people content actually is! So thanks 👍 Brother keep up the good work and I was thinking about doing video myself just to help people I am not concerned about making millions!!
Thank you for the very kind comment! Comments like this make me want to make more videos... (coming soon, I promise)...
Watching so many "how-to's" that didn't show the "HOW-TO" is what motivated me to start... LOL
You are an excellent instructor-teacher! Thanks
You are very kind. Thank you
Outstanding demonstration. Very practical and helpful so many thanks!
You are very kind, thank you!
Great tips! If the PVC burns you can always sand it down.
I have just finished watching ALL of your videos on DesignSpark Mechanical. They are GREAT! Make some more. :)
You can use clear plastic bottles like soda and juice bottle as shrink wrap fittings. Cut collars from the bottles and place over two fittings. Use a heat gun to shrink the plastic.
Great idea! Will get me a heat gun tomorrow. Drive screw through it to hold hose in place
Good Idea!
Thank-you
This is pretty cool.
Well... it's "Hot" but thank you...LOL
I happen to use spark plug sockets for 1/2" and 3/4" a size 1/8" larger and you can clue them up.
Thanks. That was really helpful for the greenhouse I am going to build
Thanks for your ideas and suggestions.
You are so welcome!
top job, thx 4 sharing
Thanks for watching!
Good tutorial just save a big headache, thank you
You are most welcome!
most excellent how to thanks for a great video ..
Excellent idea and demo. Thank you! If you use a plastic form to set the shape of the PVC, do you risk melting them together? I have a new Craftsman vacuum and I’m trying to build a dust extraction cart with a dustopper on top of the shop vac using 2” PVC. I want to attach the PVC to the accessory holders over the casters in the base of the shop-vac to a panel I can drop the 5 gallon bucket into. The size and shape of the accessory holders are a bit unique so standard 2” pipe doesn’t quite fit. I’d like to use your technique to match that custom shape but I’m thinking hot PVC could actually melt the plastic of the accessory holders. Any thoughts on this?
Sorry It took so long to reply...
I can usually get the shape without getting so hot the stick or weld together... sometimes they are super tight connections after is cools and shrinks a little...
Line it (template) with tin foil before pushing heated part onto it. Could also use plumbers grease or similar
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
Have you ever tried coating the hole saw with a lubricant to aid in getting it out of the PVC?
I have tried Vaseline... worked well.
Increasing the diameter is pretty easy as I see it from your video, when you are using standard fittings that have a little thickness to them...
What are the chances of taking a 4" Sewer and Drain pipe (4" ID and 4-3/16" OD) (much Thinner than Schedule 40) from it's Current OD, to it's Current ID? (Shrinking it.)
From 4-3/16" OD to 4" OD.. What do you think, with a wall thickness less than 1/16"?
If I could shrink it that much, I could slide the Flexible hose over it and clamp it.
It is for a 4" dust collector system. The hose slips over a tapered fitting on tools/fittings (and proprietary Fittings=$$$$$) that tapers from less than 4" to about 4-1/8"
I want to build my own blast gates (Turn vacuum of/on) and use the pipe or something as a fitting I can hook onto the Sewer pipe above and below the Blast Gate have something that is 4" in OD... I don't have any 3" fittings to measure to see what might be available there. Does not matter what I come out of the blast gate with, as long as I can get to a 4" OD with something I could hook a hose to, that would stand some moving around.. Not much, but, could get kicked, or moved, etc..
I just checked a 2ltr pepsi bottle... It is right at 4". Might be able to heat/stretch it, slide it over the OD of the 4" Sewer Pipe, but, I'm not sure about shrinking it over the top of the hose. I need to get a piece to test. Might be too hot for it. Hmm... Do you know the hoses? 4" Dust Collection Hose.. Usually a coil of stainless steel wire with a thin PVC Coating over it. Would rather stick with plastic if I could. Steel Pipe, I think is OD (too heavy), Tubing is ID if I remember correctly(too large in OD).
Did I give you any ideas?? Ha..Ha..
Considering that, the Flex Hose fits in the 45's/Sleeves/22-1/2 degree fittings very, very tight.. I guess I could heat/stretch them just a tiny bit with something the right OD and put some Silicone or some sort of Urethane adhesive Caulk on the end of the hose, push it in and let it cure.. Weight/strength wise, it would be the better option.. Figured it out then,, if you don't have a better idea.. Ha.. Maybe something with sheet metal wrapped and riveted inside of the hose.. Hmm.. Stove pipe? I wonder if I have some to measure... Ha..ha.. BTW.. Thanks for the video.. I have been scratching my head since I watched it.. I think I feel a bald spot coming up.. Ha..Ha.. Have a great day!!
I can see a PVC monster in the making!
Heating and "shrinking" is MUCH better with thinner pipe! When you get into "blow-molded" plastics (pepsi bottle)... they really want to shrink when heated.
Here is another one I want to try...
Getting a "shop oven" set up to put PVC parts inside to heat up (VENTED of course) and then play with capping the ends to make it air-tight. Make a mold to put the assembly into and then pressurize the soft heated PVC inside the mold and inflate it with air from an air compressor to make a new shape...
@@fabricationplanet Yep.. That would be interesting. You'll find out how well the PVC pipe is designed, if it just swells up naturally without popping an egg on some portion.. Make sure you have the two ends clamped.. Even if you PVC Glue it, heated, it will be subject to becoming a projectile.. Ha... I heated a fitting the other day to get it back off.. Fixed some plumbing (Fresh Glue Job - less than an hour old), then found out, I had a split brass valve just before it.. Worked great.. It was a short piece before a Filter, so, I actually glued it up again and put 70psi of water pressure on it to test and it worked fine..
Thanks for the tip about the PET. Yes, I once used a 2 liter bottle in a pinch for a radiator overflow... It looked more like a 1 liter bottle after the first time the Radiator vented into it.. Stayed that way from that day forward.. Never changed again.. Was in a Dodge that were bad about having rust in the engine and clogging the radiators, so, it got some semi regular use as an overflow reservoir. Thanks for the tip.. I just remembered that.. Hell, I was a kid at 15 years old...
I did some vacuum moulding with thin acrylic sheets in an oven.. Worked surprisingly well.
Also made knife cases out of Kydex, which is a pressure mould. Same thing. Heat the sheet in an oven, and use a semi soft cushion (Like a Knee Pad for Gardeners or Stadium thick Foam seat Cushion), and had a suck down around a Favorite knife that the Leather case was beyond fixing...
It's fun to experiment....
Cheers!! Thanks!!
The most important thing is not being afraid to try something new... I absolutely love researching new methods and processes for making stuff!@@MarkThomas123
great video! thanks
Glad it helped!
Thx!
Any time
great video, thank you sir
It is my honor!
how often does reheating numerous times affect it's mechanical properties? i like it for no-load projects, how about a design that needs those parameters straight form the manufacturer?
will it still work after applying heat to the pvc? thnx, still a good vid to learn the basics of pvc forging>
I am sure there is some degradation each time it is reheated to a melting point. But so many factors would affect that, like how hot, how long at high temp, cooling speed etc. Would take a lot of testing if it is critical.
I DO know that if you use a torch and it bubbles the surface and turns black, it also is brittle when it cools...
But always be careful of the fumes!
You could cover up the heat discolouration with duct tape ;)
I agree with the analysis...but why did they delay the hearing, apparently, more than necessary?
??? What are you referring to?
What about contraction, how to do that with pvc ?
Same principals can apply if you have force it inside of something smaller...
Is there an odor from the melted Pvc that is harmful to breathe?
I imagine someone will say yes even if heated a little bit. It does give off gasses when heated... the hotter the more smell... so to be safe, do it in a ventilated area.
You spent way too much time telling about things not fitting. We know about or we would not be here. Waste of time.
So sorry to waste your time...
I highly recommend not doing this. Hot enough to bend the pipe is hot enough to release hydrogen chloride gas, which is poisonous.
Do it outside and set up so the wind is at your back blowing fumes away from you. If no wind, det up a cheap box fan.
Thank you Chris,
I suppose there are a lot of things we may do that have unknown health effects... thanks for the info!
I was just about to ask if heating PVC would cause it to emit dangerous vapors/chemicals. Even if you do this outside, it might be a good idea to wear a mask or respirator. I just found this which may be of interest to some: www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/vinyl-chloride Sorry, not trying to be a "Safety Sally."
I do love the idea of using a hole saw bit.
You are being a little to safety minded. If this is an issue you can use your dust collection or fan or do it outside with the breeze to your back.
This is a great idea that I could have used in the past but never knew.
@@davelord8039 Dust collection isn't going to help. Dust collection is for dust, the issue here is a poisonous gas. Dust collection does nothing for that.