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Wood box top?

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trustey88
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if i make a box will it be ok if there is just wood on top or should i have pvc on top? i dont want to spend extra money on pvc if i can slide on wood

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Feb 28 2007 5:35PM
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shrEddie
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wood will not work
Feb 28 2007 5:39PM
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Billek
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Wood will slide, especially if you put water on it (it has to be cold) but it is nowhere near as good as pvc. Dont do it.
Feb 28 2007 5:40PM
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Lineskiah11
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i have a flat down box that i made out of pressure treated wood. I use butchers wax which is this really thick rub on wax that soaks into the wood and makes it really dense and slippery. it works really well but you have to wax it a couple times before you session it for a while. once its all waxed up its perfect and as long as you edges are dull you wont have a big catching problem.
Feb 28 2007 5:43PM
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Lineskiah11
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i wouldnt make all the my rail like this b.c i have a pvc flat rail but it will work just having wood but i would go pressure treated
Feb 28 2007 5:44PM
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winterkid33
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wood will slide as long as its cold (below 20f is a good bet) other wise its to soft and u risk catching
Feb 28 2007 6:49PM
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Sholte
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wood dosnt work
Feb 28 2007 6:51PM
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eheath
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Bahaha extra money on PVC? PVC is cheaper than ghetto candies.
Feb 28 2007 6:52PM
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SmoKinSkier
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yea wax it like he said if ur ganna use wood...but get some friends to throw down and make it nice
Feb 28 2007 6:53PM
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Billek
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You can spend 9 bucks and buy enough PVC to make a 20' double barrel flat rail.
Feb 28 2007 6:56PM
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skithedirt
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i have wood at my house < that sounds funnny but we have some railings wit wood dfds and a lot of water it works


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Feb 28 2007 7:04PM
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drewishish
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i wonder if a counter top would work.... i have one, i might have to test it out. i think it would
Feb 28 2007 7:07PM
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Luckyscs
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mica countertop? I thought of that but you need to dull the edges and it would probably chip.
Feb 28 2007 7:25PM
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Luckyscs
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Also, whats the best wax to use?
Feb 28 2007 7:25PM
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fireballin
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me and a friend recently built a flatbox and were going to use mica but were sugegsted not to because it is extremely sharp and will chip so we ended up using wood and i threw some reg candle wax on the night before and it slides as good or not better than a normal plexaglass box
Feb 28 2007 7:36PM
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trustey88
Posts: 147 - Karma: 10
how much do u think it will be for two 15-feet pieces of 3 inch PVC?
Feb 28 2007 9:15PM
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ScratchFS91
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probably not much, just go to home depot or someithng, it'll be like 10-20 dollors tops
Feb 28 2007 9:27PM
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MadSteezin
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WOOD = FUCKED!!!
Feb 28 2007 9:37PM
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