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Breaking pvc?

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Wilsooon
Posts: 321 - Karma: 62
Has anyone had trouble with pvc rails breaking when it gets cold?  I dont want eat shit next winter because the rail I'm building now shatters.....
May 6 2009 1:34PM
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pjbauer
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i have had no breakage, my pvc rails work great year round
May 6 2009 1:35PM
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ja.
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ive broken pvc rails before. It has to do with the thickness of the pvc. Dont do small,thin pieces
May 6 2009 1:39PM
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Malcolm
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yeah try to avoid the colored ones. my brother made a battle ship one year and when he was at the top it collapsed. it was fucking funny though ill have to find the vid somewhere
May 6 2009 1:40PM
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japanada
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Be sure to use schedule 40 PVC. ALso Ive had the best luck with useing 2 or 3 pieces of smaller diameter PVC, like 3/4". Either way its PVC, its cheap so if it does break, just spend 3 bucks and fix it.
May 6 2009 1:56PM
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Wilsooon
Posts: 321 - Karma: 62
That's pretty much what I figured but there's a steel mill by where I live and I can get metal there for pretty cheap. I didn't know if it would be worth spending a couple extra bucks to make sure that it won't break.
May 6 2009 2:08PM
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nathanielstyza
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you dont want shit to end up like filly fest 08.
definitely use thick PVC. it is worth it to spend a couple bucks more so you dont have to replace it every week.
May 6 2009 2:20PM
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Pman13a
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haha we broke every rail


i still say the best pvc is the grey outdoor pvc.  The white stuff everyone uses is for indoor use, and is very brittle, which is why it crakcs so much, especially in the winter.  The grey stuff is not so bittle and is made to take a beating.  The grey isnt as slippery, but if you eax it its perfect
May 6 2009 2:32PM
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japanada
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All the gray stuff ive found is thinner and made for running burried wires through.

If you can get metal cheap, definitly go that route.
May 6 2009 2:39PM
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Snowgoner
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i use 1' pvc and have had no problem with breakage
May 6 2009 3:11PM
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zagfan5
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just get a big tube and use that. no construction needed
May 6 2009 3:12PM
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pscull03
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it definately can crack because of use.. idk if the cold makes it less durable or not tho
May 6 2009 3:14PM
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stickerman
Posts: 2043 - Karma: 147

i have only broken pvc when it was -15 celcious.  other then that then i haven't had a single problem.  but to solve my breakage problems i bought some abs pipes which are usually black.  exactly the same as pvc but just works in cold weather better.

hope this helpes

May 6 2009 3:15PM
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Brock.
Posts: 5698 - Karma: 1,332

i just bought a really big, light green pvc tube about 10' long for my summer drop in and it slides reallly well. im not sure if the colours are corellated with the strength or usage but if anybody knows what green means then it would be appreciated.

May 6 2009 3:31PM
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ECfreeski3
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back in the day my friends and i hit up our pvc rails in my backyard all the time and never had a problem, i sure youll be fine. we did use pretty big ones though
May 6 2009 3:32PM
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patrickstar
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WILL NOT HAPPEN  we hit my buddies rail about ten million times in all temperatures over the winter and it was good
May 6 2009 3:43PM
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snowking249
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im thinkin of makin one and this just helped me, thx
May 6 2009 3:44PM
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ScottRhind
Posts: 92 - Karma: 39
One of my buds who weighs about 230 hits our pvc rail.... it still hasn't cracked
May 6 2009 3:46PM
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JCsteezy
Posts: 758 - Karma: 211
have snapped a chunk ff by clipping my friends when i was getting onto it.
May 6 2009 4:39PM
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iluvBread
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dpends how thick you get
May 6 2009 5:18PM
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Che~
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 296
my pvc on my rail broke when zzzskizzz tried to switch up on it. but pvc is mad cheap so we got some more
May 6 2009 5:38PM
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ski-swagga
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my first pbs rail had a 3mm thick tube and i blew up under my feet on my first hit, but i put a 8mm piece on it and i lasted me all winter. so just spend the extra 5$ and youll be fine.
May 6 2009 5:43PM
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T_LEX
Posts: 149 - Karma: 110
Get schedule 40. It doesn't crack when its cold. It sometimes chips tho in a freak accident. But it works great. I have a bunch of rails. U can see them here in some of these videos:
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/member_id/91422/

May 6 2009 6:36PM
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