ANy suggestions or advice on this?
Want to create my own PVC Shavings
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Well can be done but lots of work
Clamp the pvc well and use a power planer
or a very rough grinder, low speed
Or you could clamp it well and use a large drill bit, that would give you shavings
Clamp the pvc well and use a power planer
or a very rough grinder, low speed
Or you could clamp it well and use a large drill bit, that would give you shavings
i tried the drill bit one but didnt work
A lathe is the best way to do it.
cauzeneffeckt this is a pain u are better of geting shiping strapping for the media its lite and cheap. just get the one that has texture on the sides. i have 2 hug bags on it in my skippy
I got the concept of a lathe down but what cuts in the lathe? Haven't seen that pieceaybe getting that and creating a diy lathe can work
Also, if your shavings are not wide enough and long enough--like with bacti-twist--those little itt bitty shavings of PVC get everywhere and create a mongo mess. There are some things just worth buying.
The PVC shavings they sell in the fish stores for bio filters are PVC pipe that has been turned in a lathe at approximatley .030" feed per revolution. The pipe is held in the headstock (chuck) and a single point tool in the tool post cuts the pipe as it rotates.
The largest Koi store here in San Diego uses this for his Japanese imported koi tanks. They may be a pain to use unless they are in a bag or in a seperate filter compartment like the LFS has done.
The largest Koi store here in San Diego uses this for his Japanese imported koi tanks. They may be a pain to use unless they are in a bag or in a seperate filter compartment like the LFS has done.