Re: [mowbot] A cheap, easy platform

Bug Hunter (bughuntr nospam at one.ctelcom.net)
Wed, 5 May 1999 10:49:13 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 5 May 1999, david steinke wrote:
>
> PVC is about the cheapist plastic out there. A 4x8' sheet of 1/4" thick
> pvc sheet for $40 is the regular price at my local plastic supplier, so
> I wouldn't bother to try to flatten PVC pipe. I might try your technique
> for moulding shapes though. The only real problem with PVC is that you
> cannot let it sit in the sun. UV degrades it.

there are versions of pvc pipe that have UV protection built into the
plastic.