Parts is parts.
A while back I came up with a design for a warping board made out of PVC pipe. It would be used for dyeing self-striping yarn. The design doesn’t seem to be quite like any others I’ve seen out there in blogland. That could either mean that it’s a new idea or a poorly thought out one with pitfalls I haven’t foreseen. I’m hoping for the former. The last time I dyed self-striping yarn it was a pain in the neck to unwind again and I don’t want to magnify that with some sort of Rube Goldberg-esque contraption.
I was going to use my Dremel to cut the lengths I needed, as I did when I made my PVC niddy noddy. In that case, though the edges were uneven and rough and I wound up having to use the Dremel again to sand down each cut. It was a lot of trouble. Right now I’m trying to decide if it’s worth $10 to buy a PVC pipe cutter to save me the hassle, since a PVC pipe cutter really isn’t a tool I’d be using a whole lot. I dunno. Probably what will happen is that I’ll decide to save a few bucks and painstakingly cut down about four of these with the Dremel, then throw up my hands in exasperation and go buy the cutter.
I’ll keep you posted on just how tangled and unruly the yarn gets using this contraption. This could turn out to be genius, but even in the worst case scenario it could still be comedy gold.
For your entertainment:
Rube Goldberg beer dispenser
Office Rube Goldberg
Best homemade Rube Goldberg machine ever.
To me, $10 is well worth saving the aggravation of having to use the dremel that much.
To me, $10 is well worth saving the aggravation of having to use the dremel that much.
Yes, this. And I think my pipe cutter was more like $5, though I could be misremembering.
Yes, this. And I think my pipe cutter was more like $5, though I could be misremembering.
I cut two pieces earlier today. I’d forgotten about the PVC particulate the dremel kicks up. And that smell… it can’t be good to breathe that in. I’ll look for a cutter tomorrow.
I cut two pieces earlier today. I’d forgotten about the PVC particulate the dremel kicks up. And that smell… it can’t be good to breathe that in. I’ll look for a cutter tomorrow.
Cutter to the rescue:-)
I have a cutter that you can use. Better yet….load up the pipe and Miss M and come on over.
I have been toying with the idea of a warping board that I would use the warp my loom. If you don’t have my number, email me or call Jane or Cristi.
-lamurray
Cutter to the rescue:-)
I have a cutter that you can use. Better yet….load up the pipe and Miss M and come on over.
I have been toying with the idea of a warping board that I would use the warp my loom. If you don’t have my number, email me or call Jane or Cristi.
-lamurray
P just uses a hacksaw to cut PVC. It seems to work fine.
P just uses a hacksaw to cut PVC. It seems to work fine.