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Build a jib project

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JTL
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i found these rails and i am going to make a rail or two. i am going to cut off the bottoms of the supports. how much should i leave? how tall should i leave the rails? they are about 25-30 ft long, 3-4 ft tall. it was an old bridge and it was replaced so i am taking these.(with permission)Click for larger imageClick for larger imageClick for larger image

Jul 28 2008 11:06PM
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Karcher
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those look like good quality rails. i would make it so its two rectangles high
Jul 28 2008 11:07PM
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Jwenz
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It all depends where you are going to set them up. If you can;t get speed to hit them as is, cut them down. If you can, leave them...Just imagine a HUGE A-FRAME 60 feet long.>DAMN! But when you cut them you could just put the legs in 5 gallon buckets of cement and them put in ground or weld on legs.
Jul 29 2008 11:08AM
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TotallyTrevor
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those are sick, if i were you id cut off the bottom supports so they're both one big rectangle then just put supports on the bottom of that
Jul 29 2008 1:43PM
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max3445
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u could weld them together and make a double bar rail
Jul 29 2008 2:51PM
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JTL
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both of them aren't perfectly straight so i don't think it would work
Jul 29 2008 8:30PM
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dandougherty
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damn i want that shit but yea i would leave them as high as you can man
Aug 1 2008 12:16AM
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HeathR
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yup ur gonna need that to stick into the snow or ground. Using a rail about the same size in snow I had to sink in the legs and put the horizontal rail about 4 inches down. Plus if its to tall u can always cut them down.
Aug 2 2008 12:27AM
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