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Summer Rail Help

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Ace3+4
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I used the search bar, found some stuff but not everything.... I want to know what most of you guys use to slide on and what yout think is best, If u guys can help me out with prices that be great too

Apr 13 2007 1:41PM
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Ace3+4
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I knew this title wanst going to catch... o well bump
Apr 13 2007 1:48PM
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pommes_vertes.
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your best bet would be ice shavings from an ice rink, but if you cant get that (if there isnt one close by, or some places dont give them away) then get a strip of astroturf stuff from like home depot or whatever, put liquid dish soap on it and spray it down with some water.
Apr 13 2007 1:51PM
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Colt45er
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yea ive been wanting to do this, is astro expensive?
Apr 13 2007 2:04PM
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Ace3+4
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bump
Apr 13 2007 6:46PM
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skithedirt
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is astro expensive coz i wanna build a water ramp using it
Apr 13 2007 6:52PM
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ATLskier
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Astroturf isn't very expensive.

I use tarps, water and dish soap. It works well, but Im stepping it up to get astroturf.
Apr 13 2007 7:06PM
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PeteyG
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Word, astroturf with soap and water will do the trick.
PVC is a good rail material and so is lexan and even hard plastic. But Lexan works well because of its thickness and its high quality plastic.
Apr 13 2007 7:18PM
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japie99
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but lexan is very expensive. I just used real thick pvc like 12 bucks for 2x 3 meters its really nice. Gonna hit it for the 1st time tomorrow:D cant wait
Apr 13 2007 7:52PM
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ScratchFS91
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ice rink snow is good but it'll melt after a while in the summer and its a pain in the ass to get/lay out
Apr 13 2007 7:54PM
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Ace3+4
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i'm thinking something on this scale:

http://64.4.26.250/cgi-bin/getmsg/jibfest4.jpg?&msg=3A3B3369-7834-4CA7-BAD5-2F55E92A9CF1&start=0&len=357740&mimepart=3&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&b=30d85cd4993c4ce834b24f98d9b0df66&disk=10.1.106.210_d3685&login=boutique_xs&domain=hotmail%2ecom&_lang=EN&country=CA&SafeRedirect=%26hm___ts%3d1176564650%26hm___ha%3d1b5ed1e37261673a331b709c13111f98

should i use astroturf up top?
Apr 14 2007 11:47AM
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Ace3+4
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shit link doesnt work
wait
Apr 14 2007 11:48AM
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Ace3+4
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http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5221441
Apr 14 2007 12:00PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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also tht orange construction plastic fencing works withthe holes in them
Apr 14 2007 12:05PM
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Ace3+4
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orange plastic fencing? please enligten me
Apr 14 2007 12:09PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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http://www.plaspackusa.com/images/MF.jpg
Apr 14 2007 12:09PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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just need lots of it
Apr 14 2007 12:10PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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^yeah and that would be very cheap
Apr 14 2007 12:16PM
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ButteredToast.
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yeah me and a few of my friends want to do this, and his dad is welding a rail for us, but im still not sure on the run up.
Apr 14 2007 12:20PM
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Tucks
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TURF WET TURF
Apr 14 2007 9:04PM
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Bsand
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astros like 5o cents a square foot
Apr 15 2007 3:21AM
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japie99
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astro kinda sucks, well we gotta make our ramp higher coz the astro turf didnt slide that well. But like we also used plastic stuff and that slided much better
Apr 15 2007 4:55PM
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jea_killa
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astro, carpet, not real astro its more like plastic peices
Apr 15 2007 4:58PM
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jea_killa
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a yaeh all wet, and soap on the carpet
Apr 15 2007 4:58PM
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lunchmeat
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i'd liike to make a jump out of wood then find a lake with a hill beside it, lay down some turf or sumthin and have my own water ramp
Apr 15 2007 5:29PM
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i0z
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if your gonna do that and just have a carpeted inrun i recomend putting something hard under it, it moves alot faster with a hard surface under it
Apr 15 2007 6:08PM
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k-otix_skier
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i have astro turf and personally i think it sucks even with soap and water. but that orange fencing is strait up like sliding a box which feels kinda weird on an in-run for a rail.

i want to get a bunch of carpeted rollers, that seems like it would work well
Apr 15 2007 6:15PM
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skithedirt
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thats what i am in the process of building right now into the lake in my backyard
Apr 15 2007 6:20PM
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Swan_Solo
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how many layers of that orange fencing to get it all nice and slidey?

i want a setup kinda like, a single ramp, ground, then a little jump to a rail or box
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but prob not this year
Apr 15 2007 6:25PM
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chairdawg
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i just got 2 pvc pipe one is really really fat and the other one is skinny each 30ft for free from SSS, yes the portypotty company but i would say search around your town and see what you can find laying around before you go spend money on a rail
Apr 15 2007 6:33PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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probly like 5 to 10 layers
Apr 16 2007 1:18PM
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t4thoroski
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get invited into the "build-a-jib 101" cult
Apr 16 2007 1:53PM
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