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PVC Resources

Suppliers

PVC is readily available at hardware stores.

Home Depot Canada

  • PVC Pipe
  • Standard fittings
  • Tools

Amazon Ventral

McMaster-Carr

PVCFittingsOnline

  • Pipe
  • Standard fittings
  • Specialized Fittings
  • Tools

FORMUFIT

  • Furniture Grade PVC and SCH 40 PVC in various sizes and colors
  • Specialized Fittings
  • Colored PVC Shrink Covering
  • How-to Guides

Lee Valley

  • Specialized fittings
    • Slip-T
    • 45 deg Elbow
    • 90 deg Elbow
    • 3-Way - T
    • 4-Way Cross
    • 3-Way Branch
    • 4-Way Branch
    • 5-Way Branch

Resources

  1. Assistive Technology Educational Network (ATEN). (2005). PVC: Practical, Versatile, Cheap Assistive Technology Supports". Copy available in repository here.

    • Basics of cutting, gluing, and finishing PVC easily and safely
    • Numerous designs:
      • Adapted Writing Aid
      • Stove Knob Turner
      • Toy Corral
      • Small Switch Stand
      • Large Switch Stand
      • DynaVox Stand
      • Sensory Stimulation Stand
      • Felt Story Board
      • Dual-Angle Easel
      • Adjustable Height Switch Mount
      • Toy Bowling Ball Launcher
      • Number Line
      • Communication Stand
      • Tilting Eye Gaze Frame
      • Circle
      • Auditory Feedback Phone
      • Multi-Purpose Easel
      • Protected Object Display
      • Floor Mobile Stand
      • 4 Shelf Locker Organizer
      • Sand/Water Table
  2. Aardvark/Collins International. (1982). Tinker tubes: personal lighting systems. Free low-resolution copy available at https://www.software-cinema.com/page/13/tinkertubes.

Other Assistive Technology Projects Using PVC

PVC Therapy Trike https://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-Therapy-Trike/

Contact Us

For technical questions, to get involved, or share your experience we encourage you to visit the MMC Forum Thread, or contact [email protected]