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meb9486
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anyone know if home depot or a store like that would bend a metal pipe for u or if they could weld them together for a rail?

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Jun 25 2005 3:17PM
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eheath
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ud have to go to a metal shop or somthing 2 do that, just learn to weld its not that hard

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Jun 25 2005 3:18PM
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meb9486
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yea but then u gotta buy a welding torch and air tank and its just money that keeps adding up..plus i have a $500 gift card to home depot.... my mom won it and just gave it to me


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Jun 25 2005 3:24PM
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mushroom
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Get your self an Arc welder, its a lot easier to use than gas. To bend tubes or box pipe weld the back of the pipe in lines, the more welds the more bend, needs some practice to get the bends smooth. If you want to make long curves you really need a set of rollers so try your metal work forge.

Jun 25 2005 3:48PM
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eheath
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get a wire feed, not a arc because wire is easyer and arc is more money i think

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Jun 25 2005 3:51PM
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skogenjake
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yeah im sure that'd work fine, but i doubt hes going to get alot of use out of it. no private citizen needs to own welding supplies for rails. hes not going to go out and buy welding shit to bend 1 rail for skiing on.

ask the guys at home depot or get the hulk to bend that shit




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Jun 25 2005 4:22PM
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Flyhigh
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Arc welders are where it is at. I've got one. You can usually find 'em on ebay for cheap. Go get one.

Jun 25 2005 8:05PM
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skicb
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nah man get a cheap wire feed, if you dont weld a lot and dont need to weld heavy duty things. cambell and hausfield wirefeed welder on home depot for 200, everything you need.

Jun 25 2005 9:20PM
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skierman_number1
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Or you could just buy pre-bent metal tubes...

Jun 25 2005 9:34PM
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Calrin
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^where

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Jun 25 2005 9:53PM
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djikstra
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dude dont waste your time with that shit, my friends trampoline got annihillated in some freak storm shit and they brought it to a welder and for 2o dollars the guy welded like six bars back together and its proffesional shit. Get some metal, and bring it to a welder and tell them wat you want, they probably get orders like that all the time... or maybe not but probably better off doing that then learning to weld...

Jun 25 2005 11:22PM
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sltmarc
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you can pick up an AC lincoln arc welder for under 3 hundo. go to harbor freight and plan on about a bill but "ya gets whats ya pay fo". a flux core mig at harbor will set ya back about 3 hundo, but the weld qualities suck. mig is MUCH easier to do than stick. as for bending, a metal fab shop can set ya up for 50 to a 100, depending on the complexity. tubing will cost about the same. or you can heat with a torch. i have also seem rapping it around a tree work. just depends on what type of bend you are looking for

Jun 25 2005 11:34PM
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KeegLove
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you shood just do what i do, kick that bar repededly until it bends, and voila, you might have a sore foot but u have one hella bent rail

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Jun 26 2005 12:24AM
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freestyle_rich
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yeah, home depot will do it for you.





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Jun 26 2005 4:45PM
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girl_jibBer
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if you want a c or s rail, don't weld...please. it won't be smooth. Use a pipe bender (don't know the real name for it)....you measure out lines on a straight piece of pipe....closer together makes a tighter arc, farther apart, more mellow...you gotta do some math for it. The thing looks like a big jack. No compressors or anything, it's bent by hand. Ask around at local shops (or welders) and see if they'll do it for ya....it'd be expensive to buy.

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Jun 26 2005 10:30PM
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Luc.
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yeh man use a pipe bender or sure...get like a 2 inch steelp pipe and locate a local steel shop...if u ask nicley and throw in 10 bucks they should bend it up real nicley.....thats what i would do anyways

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