PVC pipe and fittings make good pipe supports.
Pipe and drape dividers are most commonly used to separate booth spaces at trade shows and exhibitions. While it can be rented on a daily or weekly basis, owning your own pipe & drape is essential if you will be using it on an ongoing basis, and it will save you money. It can be made with pipe and fittings from your local hardware store and flat bedsheets, which can be converted to drapes in less than a minute with scissors.
Instructions
1. Cut squares of 3/4-inch plywood, 18 inches across. You will need one for each upright support you intend to make. Use a circular saw to make the cuts.
2. Make one upright support for each corner and one for every 6-foot drapery panel you intend to make. Use the hacksaw to cut 1 1/2-inch diameter PVC pipe to a height of 7 feet. Attach one corner "T" fitting to one end of each upright that will be used as a corner upright; attach one standard "T" to each support upright that will fall in the middle of a straight run. Use PVC adhesive to glue the fittings in place.
3. Attach one 2-inch galvanized threaded floor flange, available in hardware stores, to each plywood base square. Use a tape measure to find the center and attach the flange using 3/4-inch self-tapping panhead sheet metal screws. Use the drill to drive one screw through each mounting hole in the flange into the plywood.
4. Thread one pre-threaded 2-inch galvanized pipe riser, also available at your local hardware store, into each floor flange tightly. Use a pipe wrench to tighten it snugly. Your bases are now complete.
5. Use the hacksaw to cut one piece of 1 1/2-inch PVC pipe to a length of 6 feet, 3 inches for each drape panel you are making .
6. Lay your sheets out one at a time, flat on the floor and find the top, which has a folded hem that is typically 2 inches wide. Use queen or king size flat top sheets in a dark color, such as red or black, for best results. Cut the ends of the hems on both sheets with a pair of sharp scissors, opening them up to create pipe pockets. Thread one 6-foot, 3-inch pipe through the pipe pocket at the top of each sheet.
7. Assemble a panel. Set two bases with their pipe risers standing upright approximately 6 feet apart. Slip one corner upright PVC into one of the stands and position it where you want your first corner. Set the other base in line where you want your drapery to run. From a step ladder, set the ends of one 6-foot, 3-inch pipe, with drape attached, into the "T" fittings of both uprights so that the drape hangs neatly between them.
8. Drive a 1 1/4-inch fine thread drywall screw into each "T" fitting so that it pierces the fitting and the pipe inside to lock them together. Add as many panels as you like, placing corners as needed.
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