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hey, i am gonna build a couple rails over winter, and i already have a rainbow made with an old tramp frame. i have a couple questions.
1. what kind of steel tubing would be the best, and how would i go about bendding it? i figured the in between trees with a torch method would would work good (Ski Movie 2)
thanks
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hey if u have any planns or ideas for rails im me sometime id like to see them i wanna build some hardcore rails in my backyard for nexy season
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for straight rails use flat bar, it was cooler and sturdyer.
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secure one end into something really strong, or put a car on top of it, then put a saw horse or somthing under the rail before the start of the bend, then heat up a place in the rail until you can bend it a little bit, the contiue to mave down the rail
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To make a rail it helps to have the right tools. If you have a welder, just start with a small rail and make sure ur welding is sufficient. Then work ur way up. Bending can be done with heat, but they make special tools for bending steel, a lot like a press. Make sure you heat like at least 2 feet of the pipe up before trying to bend, otherwise you will get a kink in it, rather than a smooth bend. 2X4' light wall tubing works well to start welding on. You can make the legs out of like 2' tubing or almost anything to hold it. The next part is rails longer than 24' are welded together and that can be tricky if you have never welded before. If you order special tubing, you can get it longer.
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Don't try to bend it yourself, it will be really gay. have a piece of round tubing rolled the radius you want. Thats what i had done with my c rail
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what do you mean by round tubing?
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like a pipe, but actually buy a good steel one from a metal shop. they can have it rolled.
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i used a acetaline torch.....bends like butta
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ya i have a friend and his dad will weld it for m for really cheep i ve just got to either by the supplies or pay for him to use his
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hey go to www.drailed.com
this is a buddy of mine who builds rails for parks, im sure he could help you out
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i usre the torch method. i have a shitload of rail in my backyard.
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u need experience with a welder and drailed worked for me sucka
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