After reading the book “Never Let Go” by Dan John, I stole the idea of this ‘Slosh Pipe’ (pp 247 – 251). Thanks coach!
For anyone who isn’t familiar with it, basically it is a long piece of PVC pipe with water filled approx. 2/3 full. The idea is to use it as a piece of cardio equipment for home. That’s basically it. I’ve attached a few photos at the end for you to get an idea of what it looks like.
I will *assume* people are intelligent enough to construct this thing without too many instructions.
What You Need?
1) 4” (100mm) PVC pipe (9 to 10 ft in length)
2) 2x 4” PVC caps
3) PVC couplings or bushes (only if pipe is divided into smaller pipes
4) Water
5) PVC glue
6) Emery paper (medium to coarse), Tape
7) Friend
8) Ladder
What To Do?
Take one end of the pipe and use the emery paper to sand down the outside. Take one of the caps/couplings/bushes and sand the inside of it down also. If you are wondering why we do this, it is to make sure the glue seizes the pipes together properly.
Repeat the sanding for every end of the pipes, and the insides of all the caps and couplings/bushes.
Smear the inside of the cap/coupling/bush with the PVC glue and plug one end of the pipe. As you plug it, make sure to TURN the cap as it goes down so the glue grips onto the rough surface properly. Use the same process for any couplings/bushes you require.
When you have the pipes together, make sure you have one cap left over (hint: trying to fill a sealed pipe doesn’t work too well, just sayin’). Place the sealed end on the floor and let it sit for a few hours (or however long recommended on the instructions for the glue). I used a fast drying glue however left it for a few hours before finishing it off just to be cautious.
A few hours later ...
Phone a friend, set up the ladder. One of you climb the ladder to fill the pipe. The other spot the friend on the ladder and the pipe. Fill this up (with a hose please) about 2/3 full. You may need to use the spotter to ‘tap test’ the pipe to see where the water level is.
Cap the other end and let it dry for a few more hours (preferably overnight).
Mark off the mid point with some coloured tape.
Some Tips...
To figure out the weight, place it on the scales.
For those of you who paid attention at school, you can work out the weight before purchasing all the gear - to avoid finding out this thing might be too heavy. You can do this via the following formula:
V = πr2h
Further use this website to get an estimate of the pipes total weight (minus couplings and caps which don’t weigh a whole heap):
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pv...ons-d_795.html
Use these to figure out an appropriate length and size. Check your ego as I can assure you 10 ft pipe weighing 30 to 40 lbs when complete will kick most peoples asses. Unfortunately mine came out to 50 lbs and it is a bastard to carry when the water is sloshing back and forth!!!
Conversion Tools
1000cm3 = 1kg
100 in3 = 3.613 lbs
Now for the finished product ... enjoy!
3x 1 metre (3.28 feet) 100mm (4 inch) PVC pipe DN100
2x 100mm PVC caps
2x 100mm PVC couplings (bushes weren’t available)
Total length = 3 metres (9.84 feet)
Total weight = 23.6 kg (52 lbs)
For anyone who isn’t familiar with it, basically it is a long piece of PVC pipe with water filled approx. 2/3 full. The idea is to use it as a piece of cardio equipment for home. That’s basically it. I’ve attached a few photos at the end for you to get an idea of what it looks like.
I will *assume* people are intelligent enough to construct this thing without too many instructions.
What You Need?
1) 4” (100mm) PVC pipe (9 to 10 ft in length)
2) 2x 4” PVC caps
3) PVC couplings or bushes (only if pipe is divided into smaller pipes
4) Water
5) PVC glue
6) Emery paper (medium to coarse), Tape
7) Friend
8) Ladder
What To Do?
Take one end of the pipe and use the emery paper to sand down the outside. Take one of the caps/couplings/bushes and sand the inside of it down also. If you are wondering why we do this, it is to make sure the glue seizes the pipes together properly.
Repeat the sanding for every end of the pipes, and the insides of all the caps and couplings/bushes.
Smear the inside of the cap/coupling/bush with the PVC glue and plug one end of the pipe. As you plug it, make sure to TURN the cap as it goes down so the glue grips onto the rough surface properly. Use the same process for any couplings/bushes you require.
When you have the pipes together, make sure you have one cap left over (hint: trying to fill a sealed pipe doesn’t work too well, just sayin’). Place the sealed end on the floor and let it sit for a few hours (or however long recommended on the instructions for the glue). I used a fast drying glue however left it for a few hours before finishing it off just to be cautious.
A few hours later ...
Phone a friend, set up the ladder. One of you climb the ladder to fill the pipe. The other spot the friend on the ladder and the pipe. Fill this up (with a hose please) about 2/3 full. You may need to use the spotter to ‘tap test’ the pipe to see where the water level is.
Cap the other end and let it dry for a few more hours (preferably overnight).
Mark off the mid point with some coloured tape.
Some Tips...
To figure out the weight, place it on the scales.
For those of you who paid attention at school, you can work out the weight before purchasing all the gear - to avoid finding out this thing might be too heavy. You can do this via the following formula:
V = πr2h
Further use this website to get an estimate of the pipes total weight (minus couplings and caps which don’t weigh a whole heap):
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pv...ons-d_795.html
Use these to figure out an appropriate length and size. Check your ego as I can assure you 10 ft pipe weighing 30 to 40 lbs when complete will kick most peoples asses. Unfortunately mine came out to 50 lbs and it is a bastard to carry when the water is sloshing back and forth!!!
Conversion Tools
1000cm3 = 1kg
100 in3 = 3.613 lbs
Now for the finished product ... enjoy!
3x 1 metre (3.28 feet) 100mm (4 inch) PVC pipe DN100
2x 100mm PVC caps
2x 100mm PVC couplings (bushes weren’t available)
Total length = 3 metres (9.84 feet)
Total weight = 23.6 kg (52 lbs)
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