Things You'll Need:
- 2-inch PVC pipe, about 20 feet
- Elbow and corner T joints
- Adhesive and PVC sealing tape
- Plywood
- Pipe saw
- Screwdriver
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Step 1
Cut PVC pipe and plywood to four 1-foot sections, five 2-foot sections, four 3-foot sections and two 1-foot sections; cut plywood to 2 by 3 feet.
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Step 2
Build the bottom frame. Attach a corner T joint (elbow joint with a bottom joint for another vertical piece) to one 3-foot section and one 2-foot section. Paint exterior of pipe end with adhesive; insert the pipe into the joint.
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Step 3
Add a T joint to the open, unattached ends of the 2-foot and 3-foot sections in the same manner as in Step 2. Add a 3-foot and 2-foot section to connect these two new joints. The results should be a rectangle frame with four corner T joints. The vertical section of the T joints (with pipes installed in them) should all face in the same direction.
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Step 4
Create another identical frame using the same sized pieces and in the manner as you did in step 3---add a T joint to one of the 2-foot sides. Cut the 2-foot pipe in half; remove 2 inches from each half. Reassemble it with a T joint in the center connecting the two halves. Insert this side with the T joint into the frame at a 45-degree angle, facing up from the center at a 45-degree angle. You now have two matching 2 by 3-foot frames, except one side has a T joint in the center.
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Step 5
Paint adhesive on the ends of four 1-foot sections of PVC; insert them into the vertical portion of the corner T joints on the rectangular frame (without the T joint installed).
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Step 6
Add adhesive to the open ends of these sections; slide the other frame on top, connecting the vertical T joints to the ends of the 1-foot pipes. This creates a 2-feet-wide by 3-feet-long by 1-foot-tall frame box. Make sure the T joint installed in the 2-foot side is facing up and out.
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Step 7
Paint adhesive on the end of a one 1-foot PVC section; install this into the angled T joint in the center of the 2-foot side. Paint the end with adhesive; install a T joint on top of this to create a handle.
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Step 8
Seal each joint with PVC tape for added strength and to prevent water seepage.
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Step 9
Place the plywood on top of the cart; trace the outline of the PVC joints onto it from the bottom. Cut out these sections with a jig saw. Lay the plywood into the frame. Fasten it to the frame with U brackets or zip ties.
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Step 10
Mount an axle to a 2-foot length of 2 by 4 boards with 1/4-inch bolts. Mount this board to the end of the cart. Mount another 2 by 4 board in the vertical position to the plywood frame, as a stand, which should be anywhere from five to eight inches, depending on how high your wheels are.
