How heavy is XPVC?

[Lorgakor]

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?

[llovelace]

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

[Lorgakor]

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

[llovelace]

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

[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

[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!

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.

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

[RichsBallPythons]

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

[Simple Man]

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

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

[spitzu]

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

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

[spitzu]

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

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.