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My metal rail.

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BigJew
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I just finished this thing. I welded it all myself with a $125 garage sale Arc Welder. I've never had any schooling other than the 5 minute tutorial my dad gave me. I payed $250 for all the metal (85 feet worth) and both rails are 24ft long.

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Sep 11 2006 11:51PM
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BigJew
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Oh yeah, I'm 15 and I did it all myself except for the painting which 2 of my friends did. So you guys, stop with your PVC man up and get some metal, sure it'll cost a little more but it will last forever if you paint it. And don't even thing of having a rail welded by a shop, it'll cost you 4 times as much as it would to do it yourself and I can guarantee that you know someone with a welder.
Sep 11 2006 11:55PM
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DaveHumphrey
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nicenice, im making a 12 ft 4barel straight rail out of metal for my backyard. its gunnna be sick
Sep 12 2006 6:24AM
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Uncle_Remus
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how did u make the kinks
Sep 12 2006 6:45AM
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Fitz.
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those are my 2 favorite backyard rails ever!!
Sep 12 2006 7:30PM
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chapz
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wow great job man. holy shit those are nice, the royal blue is nice
Sep 12 2006 7:55PM
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tBatt
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so sick
Sep 12 2006 8:54PM
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magic_steve
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dam im so jealous i want a arc welder. the rails look awsome
Sep 12 2006 9:31PM
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fouldsys
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4 barrels? i wouldnt even consider that a rail
Sep 12 2006 9:42PM
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DaveHumphrey
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im making the barrels like less than an inch in diameter. but ill probably make it a flat rail.
Sep 12 2006 9:47PM
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BigJew
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For the kinks I just made the high part a flat rail and the low part a flat rail and then cut the middle piece to fit between them.
Sep 12 2006 10:14PM
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snoopy
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that is SO sick
Sep 13 2006 5:38PM
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DiamondC
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that is by far the sickest backyard shit FUCKING EVER. i would be amped if my local hill got those two jibs, let alone in ur backyard for u to play on everyday
Sep 13 2006 10:34PM
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steevner
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i'm thinkin of makin a rail for shop class at school, any ideas?

ps sweet rails
Sep 13 2006 10:50PM
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DiamondC
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ur looking at two really good ideas right there
Sep 13 2006 10:56PM
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penemy159
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where can you get a welder at a good price?
Sep 14 2006 5:30PM
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kabozo101
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figgen sick man
Sep 14 2006 6:37PM
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BigJew
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GARAGE SALES, also, if you Princess Auto's wherever you live, you can get an Arc welder for $100. The best bet though would be to ask around and see if you know someone or your parents know someone who would lend you a welder.
Sep 14 2006 6:37PM
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line1260skier
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I creamed my pants, sweet rails man
Sep 14 2006 9:28PM
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penemy159
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100 is pretty good, nice icon by the way^
Sep 14 2006 10:10PM
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Grimace.
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if this was already answered im sorry

but how tall are the rails?
Sep 16 2006 7:38PM
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BigJew
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The flat one is 2.5 feet tall and the FDF starts out at 3 feet and ends with 1 foot.
Sep 18 2006 7:08PM
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cofreeskier
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those are fuckin sick...but where can you get the metal
Oct 9 2006 11:50PM
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public_enemy14
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Nice.....did you buy it? or did you build it? 
Oct 10 2006 2:52PM
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cofreeskier
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dude if you read the thread then youd know he buit it...
Oct 10 2006 7:45PM
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public_enemy14
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ok but who reads?
Oct 11 2006 5:10PM
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cofreeskier
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everyone...but w/e
Oct 11 2006 7:25PM
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Jwenz
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wow that is the sicketst setup ever...i cant even beleive it.,..set it up good
Oct 11 2006 8:14PM
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cofreeskier
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where did u get the metal?
Oct 14 2006 1:12AM
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cofreeskier
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what are the dimensions of the metal
Oct 21 2006 8:18PM
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TheClap.
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such a raw setup, congrats man.
Oct 22 2006 1:37AM
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4frntmorrison
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i second, the where did you get the metal.
Oct 22 2006 7:55PM
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BigJew
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I got the metals from a place called Industrial Metals in Red Deer. They are 3 Inches By 1 Inch and I'm not sure how thick, It's the thinnest they had.
Oct 26 2006 10:15PM
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4frntmorrison
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how did you paint it? i just got a rail welded and im trying to pait it with spray paint. its not working to well because its not very even and it seems like its just going to scrape off very easy.
Oct 28 2006 2:54PM
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kabozo101
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its pretty fricken sweet man
Oct 28 2006 5:16PM
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BigJew
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I used a paint brush and a can of tremclad rust paint. I put 1 coat on the top so that it will just scrape off whenever we get snow and 2 on everything else so it won't rust.
Oct 29 2006 1:16AM
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ajax
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that's sick nasty
Nov 11 2006 4:48PM
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SBP
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thats wicked dude. BUT JUST REMEBER, im sure you know this but to save you alot of time next season... before you put them away to store them make sure you put on a new coat of paint where ever is needed. if you dont its gonna rust over quite a bit and will need more work come next season when your eager to ride.
Nov 11 2006 6:15PM
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BigJew
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https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/112156/member_id/58920/hide_header/1/







Yeah, so there's a followup video of the flat rail. It's pretty dank.
Nov 11 2006 9:12PM
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tBatt
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^ i wish my mom would let me drop off my roof. every time we try she flips shit. those are foucking sickkk rails tho
Nov 11 2006 9:26PM
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Snowcase
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My neighbor has a welder but I need to find a place to get metal. Any online stores cheap enough to make it worthwhile?
Nov 12 2006 5:09PM
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BigJew
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Buying metal online is stupid. Go to the nearest town and find an industrial metal store.
Nov 12 2006 10:09PM
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Snowcase
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I've searched for places all around. I think my best bet would be if it fell on me but I'll keep looking.
Nov 12 2006 10:14PM
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