Replying to Calling Engineering Geeks :: Rail Building

Put your summertime boredom to good use.

I wanna build a rail this summer and need your advice. I plan on putting interchangable legs on it, 12-18 inches for skating in the summer, 2-3 feet for jibbin' in the winter. Have a few ideas about how to build the legs.

The thing I need help with is the length. I want to make it in 2 sections so it's more easily transportable. I'm thinking 2 8-foot sections, but am having trouble with the seam.

For skateboarding, the seam doesn't have to be perfect. But seems like a ski or snowboard edge could snag pretty easily on something, so wanna get it right.

Ideally it'd be a double-barrel, but using 2 piece of tubing side-by-side may make it more difficult, so I can see myself going to square.

Anyone have any thoughts about how to make 2 tubes that can be joined and separated w/out making much of a seam?


Thanks,
J-