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Advise me on my summer set up...(Read this shit Andy Parry)

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Big_Spence
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This will also be posted in the Build-A-Jib 101 Cult, I just figured I would get more a response from the Ski Gabber.
Obviously it's not done yet, I'll also be posting more pictures as the building continues and of the finished product.


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Here's my basic questions:

1. Clearly this is just the drop in/off section of the jib itself, so I'm wondering what the length pipe sections I should be using for the rails themselves. I want to be able to make a ton of different varieties of setups, like DFD, DF, FDF, FD, ect.
2. What diameter and thickness of pipe I need.
3. Any general advice or comments you could give me.

If anyone has any questions or comments about this, just PM me.
I'm more than willing to give you the dimensions or even mail you my plans if you really want them.
Apr 12 2009 7:30PM
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JacheOReally
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diameter of pipe is up to you, whatever width of a rail you want
Apr 12 2009 7:36PM
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Big_Spence
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well, none of them will be single rails.
they will all be like the second episode of traveling circus.
thats what this whole thing is based off of.
Apr 12 2009 7:37PM
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WhiteBurd
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should have just built it off of your chicken coupe
Apr 12 2009 7:39PM
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Big_Spence
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cat cage, not a chicken coop.
and chick wire+175 lb. skier=epic fail.
Apr 12 2009 7:45PM
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theblacktaco
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hey use that latter that is shown in the second pic and wrap astro turf around the rungs .... that should real good
Apr 12 2009 7:48PM
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Big_Spence
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okay, this is no my doing.
its my dads thing.
the cats are bengals, and they are 25% asian leopard. (thats right asian_allen, these cats are asian too!)
basically, they are expensive all as fuck. therefore during the day so they can get exercise and whatnot, we keep them out in the cage. at night and in the winter months we keep them inside.
pictures of them will also be available on request. haha
Apr 12 2009 7:57PM
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WhiteBurd
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pics for sure
Apr 12 2009 8:00PM
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Big_Spence
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His name is Keiko.
5 year old male, and he weighs 26 lbs.
Apr 12 2009 8:03PM
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Raptor.
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i request pictures for sure
Apr 12 2009 8:03PM
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.brian
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wait so do you you mean bengals as in a tiger? or like a type of house cat? if its the first i need pictures
Apr 12 2009 8:04PM
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Sir_SkrillALot
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your shit looks legit so far but also Im pretty sure those cats are mad aggressive though?
Apr 12 2009 8:15PM
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AALT
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i want full body pics of the cat.
Apr 12 2009 8:20PM
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Big_Spence
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they were at first, and still are towards people they arent used to.
but now they're not bad.
i have on multiple occasions locked drunk friends in there, it makes for some pretty funny times for observers.

and no, unfortunately they're not related to a bengal tiger, even though the name seems to employ that.
Apr 12 2009 8:22PM
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inactive
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solve all of your problems and jib your cat.
Apr 12 2009 8:30PM
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MatRich
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haha your asking andy to read this and help you... did you see his set up? " no measuring what so ever went into this, just ughhrr its going to work" LOLZ hes probably not the best for advice. your setup is looking like its going in the right direction, very sick
Apr 12 2009 8:32PM
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amo
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My pug weighs 26lbs.
Apr 12 2009 8:35PM
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WhiteBurd
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thats an awesome cat but i cant stop laughing about your cat cage, nothing against its just hilarious to me
Apr 12 2009 8:46PM
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Big_Spence
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Keiko again:
5 year old male.

In relation to arm.

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Kahlua.
5 year old female. Keiko's sister.
She's really small for bengals, only like 16 pounds.

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Kona.
6 year old male.

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Apr 12 2009 8:56PM
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SHampson
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haha i love it how everybody loves your cats so you take pictures of them for everybody. this thread is going in the wrong direction....but to steer it in the right direction...

Demensions: the drop off is 4ft onto the rails (for the dfd,df,fd,fdf...etc.), everything is about 3ft 9inches wide and top section is 7 ft high.  so there is a 3 ft drop for gaining speed before we drop off onto the rails.  I personally have made rails before and 3 feet doesn't seem like enough drop?  But we also won't need a ton of speed considering it is just to pop off on to down rails and so on.
Comments/thoughts for Spence and me?
Apr 12 2009 9:18PM
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afroman.35
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that looks sick man, can't wait to see the finished product.
Apr 12 2009 9:20PM
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JBriskco
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i helped build this.
Apr 13 2009 12:12AM
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SHampson
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shenanigans!
Apr 13 2009 1:10AM
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JBriskco
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I came up with the supports, i had to you my physics skills. mr. i can do cork bullshit 7's lol
Apr 13 2009 1:24AM
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family_vacation
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Your cats look fierce.
Apr 13 2009 1:30AM
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NCurry
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looks sick!

just remember to keep the trani's supppperrrr smooth and mellow. and youll be golden

Apr 13 2009 2:02AM
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tommyp1ckles
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nice work ... im planning to build a summer setup as soon as it stops being shitty rainy spring weather ...

one question though; how much are you planning to spend on your setup...
Apr 13 2009 11:01AM
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MatRich
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do like in traveling circus and get some wood from construction sites..... for free!
Apr 13 2009 11:04AM
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Panchuk
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I just go in my forest and find random 2x4's and peices of plywood laying around.
yay!
Apr 13 2009 11:50AM
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Big_Spence
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thats a very basic blueprint of the ramp itself.
do you think thats too aggressive?
anyone?
Apr 13 2009 4:10PM
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tommyp1ckles
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umm maybe a bit high... in my mind summer setups should be super forgiving if you fall so you can try crazy shit without too much consequence... although you could like stick up a school gymnasium and steal some of those crashpads.

what kind of rail are you planning on putting in... because for that i would def go like handrail style from the left.
Apr 13 2009 4:17PM
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Big_Spence
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The reason behind the four foot drop is for the down rail option.
We want to be able to make things like FDF's and DFD's, so the big drop is basically necessary.

We also have this for flat rails and whatnot:

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It will probably be used for:
1. A 18 ft. flat rail.
2. A bitchin S-rail that's currently in the works.

That original drop in is now covered in turf and has been used several times by the way. So it's not exactly like the picture anymore.
Apr 13 2009 4:23PM
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tommyp1ckles
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yeh thatd be dope with an 18 down...i guess with so much room to work with you could really get creative.
Apr 13 2009 4:31PM
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Big_Spence
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Yeah we have quite a bit of room.
Probably around 25 feet extending past the drop.
Apr 13 2009 4:33PM
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JonathonChandler
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that wont get you very much speed
Apr 13 2009 5:47PM
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SHampson
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that's what i'm worried about. but the thing is that we are gonna be using down rails to start it off, off of the 4 foot drop.  also we can put the original 7ft box part up and make the triangle part higher too. so really if it's too slow we can change the drop in part easy.  the real question is more towards if the 4foot drop will be a good size for dfd rails and so forth...
Apr 13 2009 6:21PM
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squibble
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dont put all your money, time and effort into the first one. just build it, figure out why it sucks and improve on it. think of your first one as a prototype. do you have a lot of space? how long will your rails be in total?
Apr 13 2009 7:12PM
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Scolson
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That doesn't look like you'd get enough speed, but I've never skied on astroturf so I'm just going off videos and whatnot.  maybe take a foot or two off your jump platform thing?
Apr 13 2009 8:00PM
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SHampson
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ya we have like 30 feet of space atleast.  plus if not enough we could take it to another house.  we are gonna make different rails (down and flat) and we are going to make them all the same size, then thinking of making supports so we can change it up and change up the length, height, and type of setup (dfd, fdfd, ddf, etc.
Apr 13 2009 8:00PM
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Big_Spence
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im thinking like 8 feet a piece.
and just have like 5 different sections.
and then different height supports.
Apr 14 2009 12:15PM
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Big_Spence
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UPDATE:

The ramp section of the build was completed about an hour ago and everything works great! We will be making a few adjustments to the height the drop in and slanted section, but other than that everything seems to be golden. (Changes to the plans I posted on here will be noted.)
Me and SHampson both took turns riding off of it worked just splendid, speed was a little bit of an issue but with adding snow or water/soap everything should be just about perfect.

And I'm sure your all dying to know how much this venture has cost us up to this point, so I'll break it down for you:

1. $11.47 on two boxes of screws.
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2. $32.86 on 19 2x4's (we still have a little left)
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$44.33
And honestly, if we would have been more patient and waited to get more free wood, the price could be well under $25.
Plus you need to figure out the upcoming cost of pipe, but I'm thinking that the total cost should be under $100 easily if we spend our money wisely.

Now for some pictures.

SHampson and myself admiring our handiwork.

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Front:

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Top:

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Looking down:

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Left:

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Right:

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Questions and comments are always appreciated! Just let me know what you guys think!

Also, if you guys are ever in or around the 509, or anywhere in Washington state, just talk to me and we can hit this shit!
Apr 16 2009 10:55PM
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Malcolm
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i didnt read any of the thread but the cat pictures made me laugh
Apr 16 2009 10:57PM
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Jwenz
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is it possible to slide the flat part out from the ramp just a little bit? it seems like the transition is going to be too hard for the skis, unless you go straight off the end onto a box urban get on. If you leave it the same I am going to suggest you make the lip quite small because your skis wont flex that well and you may lose lots of speed. I dont really know too much though.
Apr 16 2009 10:59PM
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debrickshaw
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^lol way to be set up looks good, except why do you need so much flat, you should cut that down, its just gonna unneccesarily kill your speed
Apr 16 2009 11:04PM
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Big_Spence
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this is true.
thats what the adjustments are going to be, raising the drop and mellowing out the slope.
if that makes any sense.
Apr 16 2009 11:07PM
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XxSkiAddictxX
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as far as the type of pipe to use definatley use pvc it slides better than ne thing ive ever used double it up though no single piping

Apr 16 2009 11:12PM
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SHampson
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ya! we are just gonna keep tweaking til' its done! the rails are gonna be dopesta!
Apr 16 2009 11:18PM
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noname..
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looks good +1 for PVC, slides surprisingly slick smooth
Apr 16 2009 11:38PM
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afroman.35
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looks sick man...it does look like the transition is super sharp, but sounds like you are going to tweak it. looks good.
Apr 17 2009 1:45AM
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Big_Spence
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are you gonna hit it with us?
at least when your here this summer?
Apr 17 2009 1:48AM
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JBriskco
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wow you did a good job on that ramp. i cant wait to hit this, ill pitch in for pvc pipe if i ever get any money, oh and im only 100 bucks away from driving lol.

do you think you could hook me up with some bike tubes for my bike?
Apr 17 2009 10:37AM
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