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Sick new backyard rail

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rhinoceross
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 Yo, just built this rail this morning all in all it cost me under $50 and i put about an hour and a half of work into making it, its 12' long and 2.5' high, the only problem is, i dont have anywhere to put it except for a park near my house. I dont really want to put it there cuz im worried that some goober kid will come along and hurt himself and then sportsdad will come and break it or something. What do you think?
My rail 2

My back yard rail
Size 10 shoe for reference


My rail 3
Dec 24 2007 3:34PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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sweet
the pipe metal or plastic?
thatas nice tho, might need a wider base unless you pack it in
Dec 24 2007 3:37PM
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Hairmetaler
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thats pretty sick
Dec 24 2007 3:37PM
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Jwalk
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friends house maybe better
Dec 24 2007 3:38PM
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rhinoceross
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its ABS plastic pipe, yeah i kind of ran out of wood for the base, so im just going to pack it in really well
Dec 24 2007 3:38PM
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Jwalk
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i have abs on my rail works great little chipping slides great
Dec 24 2007 3:39PM
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jp14
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thats sick, i made one in my backyard with a tube of pvc mounted on a mound of snow. it worked tho
Dec 24 2007 3:39PM
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steezyjibber
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looks pretty healthy to me
Dec 24 2007 4:00PM
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samwise
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i built one just like that this weekend... except with 4 tubes rather than 2
Dec 24 2007 4:06PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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directions?
Dec 24 2007 4:14PM
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Seignor_Scholls
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sick dont put it in the park though someone will ruin it or themselves on it...
Dec 24 2007 8:23PM
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par_ker
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nice, we made one kinda like that but the pbc just cracked and is broken, sucked bad
Dec 24 2007 8:25PM
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rhinoceross
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actually, its really sick
Dec 24 2007 11:24PM
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liukangkid
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the shoe really put it into perspective, thanks
Dec 24 2007 11:29PM
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rhinoceross
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Oh, its no problem at all
Dec 24 2007 11:33PM
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tSki
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you should add more supports
Dec 25 2007 11:42AM
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brenker
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definitely, so it doesnt wobble back n forth when you land on it, maybe even a center post to stop the bend
Dec 25 2007 1:33PM
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philipc
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hate to burst your bubble but its going to break
Dec 25 2007 1:41PM
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rhinoceross
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Oh, I wasnt aware either of you have ridden on it, you must have come and set up an in run in my garage while i was eating turkey. Thats cool though I havent tested it or experimented with it, so im glad i know that it will bend and probably break. Did it slide nicely at least?
Dec 25 2007 9:46PM
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tSki
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just listen to what people said and put atleast 2 more supports on it and you will be much happier
Dec 25 2007 10:07PM
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MEGAZORD
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Looks pretty legit.
Dec 25 2007 10:39PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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i dont think its going to break if you put a decent amount of snow around it. if anything make the base coming off the legs a little wider and you should be fine.

and good job using ABS pipe. i've been telling people to use it over pvc for a long time and your the first person i've seen use it.
Dec 25 2007 11:40PM
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MEGAZORD
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ABS does tend to hold up in the cold a little better.
Dec 25 2007 11:59PM
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rhinoceross
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I think that if i had more wood, i would definitly make the bases wider but i just packed it in really well and its solid, as for the middle support, the sideways 2 x 6 keeps everything rock solid, not even a little bit of bending. maybe if a big fat fatty used it it would bend or something, but im not that big.
Dec 26 2007 12:10AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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nice

Dec 26 2007 1:33AM
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skiminnesota
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mad props on a nice rail.... i think you really need a middle leg though.  otherwise that sucker is going to slowly bend and then snap really easily.
Dec 26 2007 1:53AM
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yelsel
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nah looks like hes got enough wood in there..support shouldnt be an issue. plus if youve got snow just kinda dig the legs in and it shouldnt wobble at all.

if its not too heavy, just take it to a local park and set it up. thats how i do it. have fun!
Dec 26 2007 3:18PM
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BEARS.
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you need supports.... but just take it to some sketch alley and drop in off a dumpster
Dec 26 2007 6:56PM
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ax_murderer
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Rainbow
Dec 26 2007 8:43PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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hey, sarcasm yey!
Dec 26 2007 8:48PM
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