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Help: I have a metal pole

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james44
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ok so i have a galvanized steel pole that is about 10 feet long that i found in my friends backyard. what is the best way to make it a gnarly as fuck rail?
May 21 2007 10:24AM
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Goobie
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weld it or if you dont have access to a welder use this method https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/246614/
May 21 2007 12:21PM
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cofreeskier
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Nah...if its galavanized, dont weld it, Ive heard it puts off fumes and shit.
May 21 2007 10:38PM
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james44
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ok so heres what im thinking about doing but im not sure about it i want to mount the rail in the middle of the 2x4 but i cant think of any other way to do it.
note i want to use the rail for rollerblading and skateboarding aswell
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May 22 2007 12:43AM
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james44
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ok what im really wondering is if it will still work for rollerblading or should i do it some other way?
May 22 2007 12:44AM
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james44
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ima post whore but w/e
do you think this would be better?
Rail design

May 22 2007 1:14AM
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james44
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nobody?
May 24 2007 1:35AM
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alaskakid
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the first one seems more stable but im no expert at this
May 24 2007 4:05PM
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Jwenz
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you have to put it in a frame of some sort cause you cant drill; through that..

so you like have to put the pole in a wooded frame of some sort

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Just pretend that all those 0's are one pipe inside a wooden frame and they fornm a snerkle
May 26 2007 9:37AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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yes perfectly said
May 26 2007 11:32AM
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_Joe_
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the top one would work good
May 31 2007 8:51AM
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