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Chaley
coventry_eagle
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I've been asked to build a 'p rail' but I'm struggling to find a rigid plastic pipe with a 40-50mm outer diameter that has a suitable wall thickness that it doesn't compress massively when you stand on it (say ~60kg in skates). B&Q's standard waste/drain pipes seem to have a wall thickness of 2-3mm. I've found some "high" pressure PVC pipe online but even that only goes up to around 3.7mm wall thickness.
I think early polo mallets used to be made from something more robust, but I haven't seen any of that pipe "going spare" at any of the building sites on my way to work. Where else should I be looking for this? Is there another type of pipe I should be searching for?
My other thought was packing the pipe with something. I figure sand or concrete would work, but would probably increase the weight too much for it to be easily carried to the local park. Expanding foam is probably not sturdy enough. What else might work?