building my ghetto bed extender
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building my ghetto bed extender
i was thinking of giving it a shot this weekend. i might try to swing by the dealership and see if i can pickup anything to help me in the swinging/closing area but other than that i plan on doing it all myself out of pvc pipe.
i've mentioned it before and been warned about pvc pipe cracking in cold weather. i'm not too worried about it. anyone have any strengthening ideas that'll keep it lightweight?
since i can lay 4x8 sheets of plywood on top of my boxes, i figured this could eaily support the back of them too.
engineering ideas welcome. i was going to use 3 or 4 rows with a 4-way connector every foot or so. seems pretty simple in my head.
edit: for those of you wondering why...i can do it for ~$20 in pipe plus a few dollars to connect it to the bed somehow. an aftermarket one is quite expensive
i've mentioned it before and been warned about pvc pipe cracking in cold weather. i'm not too worried about it. anyone have any strengthening ideas that'll keep it lightweight?
since i can lay 4x8 sheets of plywood on top of my boxes, i figured this could eaily support the back of them too.
engineering ideas welcome. i was going to use 3 or 4 rows with a 4-way connector every foot or so. seems pretty simple in my head.
edit: for those of you wondering why...i can do it for ~$20 in pipe plus a few dollars to connect it to the bed somehow. an aftermarket one is quite expensive
Last edited by tomtoc; Mar 7, 2007 at 01:06 PM.
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Have you thought about using aluminum electical conduit. some of the electical shops might be able to help you out with some scraps. They might even bend some for you to use in the corners. Some T and 4 way fittings with some stainless screws and away you go!!! There's a specific type of epoxy that I think you can use for aluminum to stiffen' it up.
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You'd probably have people askin' ya where you bought 'em.
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EMT( electrical metal tubing) I've seen is all galvanized steel w/ diecast fittings, but 3/4" might still be beefy enough to serve your purposes. Knew a fellow glazier who build a glass "A" frame for his pickup with PVC and it's survived two winters so far...
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If you at all worried about breakage cause a catastrophe out on the hwy, you could run some heavy rope through the inside of the pipe for insurance.
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