How to make a tool chest from PVC pipe

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You can make a very convenient chest for storing and carrying tools with your own hands from a piece of ordinary PVC pipe. An audit of our own reserves revealed the presence in the workshop of a similar piece with a diameter of 100 mm, which it was decided to put into use.

Materials and tools used

PVC pipe, a length of at least 70-80 cm.
The glue is quick-drying.
The canopies are small - two pieces.
Hinges for a padlock - one set.
Wooden mandrel of square section with a side of 78.5 mm.
Black paint in a can.

List of necessary tools: steel ruler, pencil, angle grinder, industrial hair dryer, soldering iron with a thin tip, knife and device for installing rivets.

Making a handbag from PVC pipe

We measure a length of 270 mm on the pipe and put a mark, wrap a sheet of paper around it so that the edges match. Draw a line along the edge along which the cut will be made. Carefully cut the pipe with a grinder and clean the edges with a rotating disk.

We heat the pipe with an industrial hair dryer, and when the polyethylene becomes plastic, we put it on a pre-prepared mandrel.

We unravel the remaining piece of pipe lengthwise and straighten it into a plate, preheating it over a gas stove. We place the hot workpiece between two boards and press it tightly. We mark the resulting plate and cut it into two approximately equal parts with a grinding machine. We glue the plates to the ends of the profile pipe on both sides using quick-setting glue.

We cut off the excess with a sander.

We mark the lid of the chest using a ruler and pencil.

Carefully cut out the lid, slightly short of the corners, which we separate with a knife.

From the rest of the plate we cut out a handle for the chest, and after heating the edges of the strip with a lighter, we bend them in one direction at the same angle.

Glue the handle to the body of the chest on both sides.

We spray-paint the resulting blanks black.

Using a well-heated electric soldering iron, we mark the attachment points for the awnings and the lock hinges, remove the metal parts and burn through them.

Using a device for installing rivets, we attach the canopies and hinges, first on the lid, then on the body of the chest.

We attach a small lock and our chest is ready, now you can store a tool or other small item that is in the workshop.

When making a gift, you need to be careful with heated plastic and a soldering iron. Use thick gloves to avoid burns. When working with a grinder and painting workpieces, wear safety glasses.