How heavy is XPVC?

I recently went to look at some pvc that someone on Craigslist had for sale, and it was rather heavy. It was much heavier than I thought it would be. I keep hearing people say that pvc racks are so much lighter, but if I built a rack out of this I would think it wouldn't be that much less than a melamine one. Or at least the same as wood.

Is there different weights to pvc? Is XPVC lighter than regular PVC? How much lighter?

It may depend on the thickness of it, I have been told that it's much lighter than melamine.

This was 3/8" PVC, so thinner than the 1/2" that many people on here are using.

I was looking to get some for my new racks this fall, I know it comes in several thicknesses, anything would be lighter than melamine, lol

PVC and XPVC are different. PVC is solid plastic. XPVC has tiny air cells in it like a solid scuba diver suit? Just trying to give a mental picture. My racks complete weight right around 40lbs. I can pick it up easily and move it around. I use 1/2" for my racks which is plenty thick enough. My rack uses one sheet and I know that a sheet of melamine weighs a lot more than 40lbs. I would guess at least double but probably more.

Regards,

B

XPVC isn't that heavy at all. I've been able to easily move my new racks around while they're full of snakes. No way I could ever do that with my melamine racks without destroying them in the process.

I like XPVC so much that I'm building 4 more racks next month. It never ends!

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It is around 40lbs for an entire rack assembled. I weighed it. That's probably at least 1/2 as much as a sheet of melamine. I know 1/2" MDF weighs about 80-90 lbs for a 4'x8' sheet and I imagine melamine is close. I can move this rack around with one arm but I'm a decent size guy.

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http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...=1#post1588462

8x4 sheets of melamine i believe is 75-80lbs.

XPVC isnt an easy material to get hands on locally unless your near a plastics factory. My lowes and HD dont and wont carry it they said. So I just build my melamine racks open design.

9 slot 28qt open design for me is 80lbs
9slot 41qt open deisgn for me is 100lbs.

To me those are light as im not small so i can still move them easily

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Originally Posted by spitzu

XPVC isn't that heavy at all. I've been able to easily move my new racks around while they're full of snakes. No way I could ever do that with my melamine racks without destroying them in the process.

I like XPVC so much that I'm building 4 more racks next month. It never ends!


http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...=1#post1588462

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I'm building my third this weekend with another one due before I get more snakes in Oct/Nov. I love them and wouldn't change a thing after using them for awhile. I have a hatchling rack design I still need to build. Been slacking :p

Regards,

B

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

PVC and XPVC are different. PVC is solid plastic. XPVC has tiny air cells in it like a solid scuba diver suit? Just trying to give a mental picture. My racks complete weight right around 40lbs. I can pick it up easily and move it around. I use 1/2" for my racks which is plenty thick enough. My rack uses one sheet and I know that a sheet of melamine weighs a lot more than 40lbs. I would guess at least double but probably more.

Regards,

B

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Haha. That will teach me to go eat mid-way through typing up my response.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

I have a hatchling rack design I still need to build. Been slacking

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I've been toying around with this too. I am running out of space though, so I was thinking about some sort of a 15qt/6qt combo. I might have to just do two separate racks but stacked.