You often must tie together pipes of different materials with transition fittings. The materials in common use today — copper, PVC and CPVC, PEX, ABS, galvanized steel and cast iron — can ...

I used less than $10 of concrete to make a set of 45 pound weight lifting plates using cheap trash cans and a little PVC pipe!!! A cheap set of 45 pound cast iron plates will cost you around $150 and ...