ABS is an acronym for Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. It is a form of plastic used usually for drain pipe. The styrene gives the plastic a shiny, impervious surface. The butadiene, a rubbery substance, provides resilience even at low temperatures.
PVC is Polyvinyl chloride. It is also used for pipe. You must use the correct solvent, that is ABS for ABS and PVC for PVC because it isn't actually glue but dissolves the surface of the plastic thus fusing the fittings together. If you used half inch or three quarter inch fittings you could simply thread them through something like nylon fish netting and form them to make a sort of basket to line the window wells. The plastic pipe is relatively cheap, easy to cut and fit and light yet plenty strong enough for that purpose. A hack saw to cut it, sand paper to clean the ends before you wipe on the solvent and there you go. They do make a cleaning agent as well, coloured so that building inspectors can see that it has been used as a method of quality control in the building industry to keep the builders honest, it isn't necessary and particularly not for this application. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Doucet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning out window wells > Hi list, > > First, let me say thanks to all who have offered input in helping me > in this concern. > > Now let me ask a question or two. > > Below reference was made to, "ABS". > Can some one enlighten me on what this is? > > Also what sort of glue would I need to use to affix the below materials? > >>Thanks. > > > >>Good idea, you could just make a light frame and cover it with fish net. >>Very light and strong and plenty good enough to hold very many pounds of >>leaves. Plastic conduit or ABS or PVC plumbing plastic glued together >>threaded through the netting would be light strong and last for ever. >> >> >>Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Skype DaleLeavens >>Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "clifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 11:40 AM >>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning out window wells >> >> >> > Dear List members: >> > Instead of attempting to build a cover to prevent leaves from >> > getting >> > in to a window well, I would suggest placing a piece of expanded metal >> > or >> > heavy screen in the bottom of the well, with a handle on each end, made >> > of >> > wire, and extending up to near the top of the well. When the leaves >> > begin >> > to fall, it would be easy to clean out the well a few times by simply >> > lifting out the accumulated leaves. >> > The construction of such a device would be simpler and less >> > expensive >> > than building a cover, and the appearance of your home would be >> > unchanged. >> > >> > Yours Truly, >> > >> > Clifford Wilson >> > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > >> > >> > >> > To listen to the show archives go to link >> > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >> > or >> > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >> > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml >> > >> > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >> > Various List Members At The Following Address: >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >> > Visit the new archives page at the following address >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> > list just send a blank message to: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Yahoo! 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