Re: Darkroom sink question

I made huge "sinks" for a project at work. Four of them each 3 ft wide and 11 ft long, 6 inches deep.
The have been used for 3 or 4 years without any leaking.

I made the sinks out of plywood, but lined them with 1/8 inch PVC sheet plastic. I had the plastic formed
at a shop to a U shape to match the inside of the sink. I then glued on end pieces and drilled drains
holes.

Its fairly easy to form/bend pvc with a heat gun. Its not necessary to get this done at a shop. If
you're interested in this I would try getting a small piece of sheet pvc and see what you can do with it.

To make a good sing with PVC and plywood you would need to plan it out fairly well and counterbore the
plywood where the drain(s) are - form the PVC so it goes below the level of the sink to make a place to
put the drain fittings in so they would be flush with the bottom of the sink.

Once this is done the sink would never have to be painted.

Gord
Received on Fri Apr 12 14:24:25 2002