PVC pipe

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:00 pm

Hi guys, I'm building a drift trike and I need some 10" diameter PVC/PE pipe to sleeve my go kart wheels so they slip and slide on the road ..trouble is I can't find any anywhere! Someone is listing a pair (2x6" lengths of 10" pipe) on eBay for £20, but I think that's too expensive, especially for my budget drift trike! I have had a kids 20" wheel mountain bike, some steel tubing and a pair of go kart wheels donated so so far its all working out nicely, but this pipe is proving to be a headache.

Does anyone have any ideas where I might find such a thing? I've been looking for vent pipes, duct pipes all kinds of pipes but I'm struggling to find anything suitable.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:29 pm

Are they solid rubber tyres? How about stapling the crap out of them?

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:59 pm

Haha no they have 10" bridgestones on them..

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:02 pm

drawing pins

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:59 pm

Could you not get some mild steel sheet (2mm thick or so) and get someone to fabricate some tubes for you?

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:59 am

^^ that'd probably cost more than £27 for some pre cut bits of pipe. I'm sure it's just some underground electrical or water pipe. I need to find a builder/building site..

Actually, Tesco sell 10" cake tins hahaha

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:07 am

Nah, if I got a rectangular profile laser cut to suit it'd only cost a couple quid! And if your mate charges you more than £25 to roll and weld them then you've asked the wrong mate!

(This is all assuming you have a mate that works in the fabbing industry

).