PVC Man - Book Tablet Holder Display
PVC Man - Book Tablet Holder Display
Today I am introducing the PVC Man. He is easy to build and fun to play with. I love to place him in different positions to see everything he can do.
He is great at relaxing on the porch, holding a tablet or book, watching TV, Meditating, and shooting our rubber band machine gun. He can be positioned in a funny way to propose or maybe beg. He would even make a great addition to a Library. The positions are endless and everyone can enjoy him.
Body:
To make the body you will need:
10 Elbows
4 End Caps
1 T-connector
1 4-way
8 3-inch pipes
1 6-inch pipe
6 1.25-inch pipes
The assembly is simple and straight forward. The 4-way is at the top and connects the body to the shoulders with the 1.25-inch pipes. The T-connector is at the bottom and attaches the legs to the body with the 1.25-inch pipes.
Each body joint uses an Elbow for maximum turning range. And the end caps are the feet and hands. The feet are also connected with the 1.25-inch pipes.
It is very simple and easy.
Head:
After making the body, I wanted to make the head to be proportional, so I first used an old baseball. I carefully drilled a hole just big enough for the PVC to slide inside. It looked great and any baseball fan should love it.
I liked it, but thought it was missing something. A light bulb is a great idea, but that would take some additional wiring and there is a chance of breaking.
So I started playing with some more PVC and came up with an easy to assemble head. This new head makes our creation look more like a robot.
To make the head you will need:
1.5-inch section of 1/2-inch pipe
1/2-inch to 3/4-inch adaptor
3/4-inch coupling
1-inch End Cap
1-inch section of 1.5 inch pipe
1.5-inch End Cap
The only modification I made with these parts was to cut the 3/4-inch coupling in half so it would sit flush in the end cap. Then, starting from the smallest to largest, I pressed each piece into the next. All of the parts slid in without much effort. The head then fit nicely on to the body.
The PVC Man is fun to play with and looks great on any shelf reading a book. You can place him in many positions and locations for a good laugh.
He can be used as a Tablet holder, book holder, and makes a great display holder for my PVC Airsoft Gun that I made in a previous video.
And I am sure you can think of many other ways to use him in your home or at the office.
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Genesis 1:27
Use of video content for personal projects is at your own risk. Just remember that PVC is only a form of hard plastic. It can and will break if too much weight or force is applied and injuries can occur.
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I am the one that adopted Rogue and she is doing get and very much one of a kind personalities.
Love it, purchased back in 1999 a robot lamp for my son's room...he loved it! It was about 5' tall and looked a lot like yours just taller and with a big light as a head and in his hands were night lights...🥰
Awesome idea! I will be making these in different sizes for multiple uses.
That's awesome! I'm making it right now!
I am making one this week!!
Excelente idea!!!
Sooo coool design I'll try tomorrow 👌💚👏👏👏👏💚thanks for sharing . I'll paint it green or maybe navy-blue💚
Love this idea. Gonna make one for myself
Love this! Will make a few of these for the kids and a friend recovering from back surgery.
Looks pretty cool!!
Una belleza un gran invento con materiales tan fácil de conseguir .. Gracias por el video
Every home needs a "PVC Man"! Great video, thanks...
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+brendon080909 Thank you
Would be awesome as hell to see an industrial sized one lol much less one made of thicker pipes (maybe 3 inches and up) it would be like a half/life size buddy 😁 I'm gonna build one this week using 4 inch pvc.
So Cool!
LOVE IT!!
That is way cool! I love it! I want one for my classroom next school year.
Love these videos....can wait to make one!
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Aloha Islanders Thank you
Wow! One of the most creative DIYs on youtube!
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+aryan khatri Thank you
very cool
Perfect...
Excellent. One of your coolest creations yet. Nicely done. Don
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Winkiedoodles Thanks brother
Great Video!
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you
So funny I love the guy!
Awesome video, thanks much. Just created mine, increased the backbone height to suit my needs :-)
Muy gracioso... Muy bonito... Muy útil... 😁👏👏👏
very cool, enjoy all your creations and look forward to each one, keep em comming
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Jacks Boys Thanks
This is BRILLIANT! I have to try making this as soon as I can.
@SpecificLove7
7 жыл бұрын
+BookWyrm HorndOne Have fun building
@TheHorndOne
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TheHorndOne
7 жыл бұрын
Just had a thought; double the parts for the legs/feet, replace the T-connector with a 5-way connector. Assemble as instructed, but making 4 legs with feet. Will try this when I assemble all the parts.
Matt says we need two of those! Soooo ........I guess we need the double like button (lol). This is not only fun, but really, really useful! My iPad needs one of these. Gotta go.........off to the hardware store :) Jen
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Christian Adventure Films LOL, have fun creating it.
Awesome
This is the best thing ever. Wow!!!! love it ..just wow
@SpecificLove7
7 жыл бұрын
+madison powell thanks
@MadisonPowell95
7 жыл бұрын
Would you happen to remember the diameter of the pipes used? I'm assuming the measurements given are the lengths?
@SpecificLove7
7 жыл бұрын
+madison powell The pipes are 1/2 inch size
sweet!!!
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+John Morales Thanks
Genius!
Brilliant and Cute..thankyou
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
That's pretty cool
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Flame Boy Thank you
oh man that is sooo cool !
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Tom Cote (Food Snot Food Reviews) Thanks brother. I figured you might build one for the kids.
I saw your video this morning. I picked up the pipe and a cutter at the hardware store this afternoon. I built it on the hood of my car in the parking lot. The only issue I have is that the brand PVC at the store is apparently not the same as yours. The 1" cap does not fit. I'm going to cut the ends of a 1/2" to 1-1/2" bushing and fit straight from the body to the 1-1/2" cap, instead. Excellent videos. So happy to have discovered you. By the way, I'm a near 66 year-old-woman. : )
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+tanalee09 Sometimes the PVC tolerances are not the same with every brand. I am so glad you were able to find a fix for the problem. Thanks for joining our channel.
witty!!
you are the best
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Karamchand Jaggernath Thank you
he also makes a good lamp
Just stop! My husband is gonna think I'm pluming a house with the list of pvc I keep having him pick up. lol! adding this to the to do list for Christmas. thanks for sharing!
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Simple Living Mom LOL, thank you
I made a parachute for mine :-)
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Kim Osborne Great idea! Have you lanched him off any buildings yet?
@kimosborne1933
8 жыл бұрын
+Specific Love Creations yes! I went up to an old abandoned bulding that's probably about 300 feet I lounged him there.
😎😎😎
muy bueno
@SpecificLove7
7 жыл бұрын
+Mercedes Ramos thanks
@MadisonPowell95
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help :)
I was wondering what type of adaptor is it? I have been looking on the home depot website because i don't have a Lowe's near me, and all i could find was male and female 1/2 to 3/4 inch adaptors and it doesn't look like the one in the video? Is there another type of adaptor I am missing? I would like to know. :)
@Taylor-xh8uh
6 жыл бұрын
what adaptor? the cross? or the tee?
@Taylor-xh8uh
6 жыл бұрын
what adaptor? the cross? or the tee?
A few questions, please...What brand PVC pipe did you use for this project? Do you buy wholesale? Online or local? ... How do you keep the pipe from slipping out of the sockets? I'm thinking of either roughing up the ends or putting a skinny strip of friction tape on them.
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+tanalee09 I buy whatever brand the local hardware stores are selling. Nothing fancy. I did purchase some speciality joints once but not for this project. Unfortunately PVC is not held to perfect tolerances, so each batch can be slightly different. Anytime I have a joint that slips out easily, I add a small piece of clear tape. And that usually does the trick.
@tanalee09
8 жыл бұрын
+Specific Love Creations Thank you. I saw some places online where the fittings are quite cheap, like 17 cents for an elbow. I paid 49 cents at a local hardware store. I think Lowes has them for 29. A few people have asked for one, so I'm looking for the least expensive, of course. My original was about $15. Thanks again! Beautifully done video and list!
@jacquelinephilip1595
7 жыл бұрын
I made one by guess every one liked if I get the correct measurements will be good
::)
I need one at work love him. Do you sell them?
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+Leilani Wood Not right now, but maybe in the future.
is it strong enough to support cake? i want to try this for a cake structure!! thanks
@SpecificLove7
7 жыл бұрын
If you cement all of the pieces in place, it should be able to support a small to midsize cake. I would NOT try a large wedding cake.
Wonderful, where to buy all these pvc parts ?
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
Got most of them at Lowe's and Home Depot
Can you make a tv,dvd, cable, phone and vcr remote stand?
I teach a 4-h maker projects and last year the kids made robo lamps. One 6yr old child made your man and made him into a lamp. She adding a SM piece of pvc at the neck and then a 45coupling. In the coupling we added a lamp socket and threaded the wires through the body and out the back. She won 1st place at our county fair. I'm not sure how to add a picture here or I would.
@SpecificLove7
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds Awesome, please send us a pic on our Facebook Page: facebook.com/specificlovefanpage
In Italy this type of material does not exist ... there is a site or product brand to buy online?
How thick are the elbows
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
They are all 1/2 inch pipe and fittings.
1st
What diameter pipes are you using?
@andrewa1245
8 жыл бұрын
Everything is 1/2" (except the head of course)
what is diameter of pvc pipe for body and pipe elbows?
@SpecificLove7
8 жыл бұрын
+311pmg The body is all 1/2 inch pipe and elbows
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Hi 👋 m trying to make the head part I f the robot but I’m confused can you show me in steps , please help me thanks