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skivt12
Posts: 239 - Karma: 33
Im beginning to make some rails and was wondering if PVC piping acuttly works for rails or if I should just use metal and weld it?
Aug 11 2008 10:06PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
PVC from my experience was horrible, then I find a 20ft medal poll and that worked wonders.

But maybe if you have a 2x4 (or another size) along the whole underneathe of the PVC pipe?
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Aug 11 2008 10:11PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
i have a 20 ft pvc rail and a 12 ft metal rail, and the pvc slides a thousand times better, and as long as you have wood under the pvc, it will work just fine
Aug 12 2008 12:34AM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,945
True.

Its hard to upkeep metal like a ski mountain does.  In my experience PVC slides way faster than metal, and doesn't rust.  I think its cheaper too, so you can spend less money/build a longer rail.
Aug 12 2008 8:37AM
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BigMeech621
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 16
it is also better on ur skis.
Aug 12 2008 12:34PM
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C.DeJohn
Posts: 499 - Karma: 579
pvc works really good but one of my friends likes to when he gets on rails slam down and he broke mine
Aug 12 2008 12:42PM
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ice_mike
Posts: 249 - Karma: 23
pvc is cheap and slides really nice
Aug 12 2008 12:49PM
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skivt12
Posts: 239 - Karma: 33
thanks
Aug 12 2008 1:11PM
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