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TotallyTrevor
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It's that time of year again! but unfortunately when my friends and I got out our stuff last month all of it was like moldy and fell apart, drop in ramp, and 2 of 3 rails... broken.

Im planning on rebuilding it soon, but I definately want to step it up to a metal rail, because pvc is kind of a pain, im looking to build a 15' metal flat bar.

has anyone done this? what kind of metal do you use? roughly how much does it cost? can you get it at like Menards/Lowes/Home Depot?

i serchbarred a little in the normal forums so if theres already a thread on this sorry, my bad


May 29 2009 11:39AM
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S-S-K
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You will definately want to get galvanized steel. You usually can't find this at stores like menards, menards only has round steel tubes and the lengths only go up to 10ft.

I made a mistake and bought a "cold rolled" 12' long square steel tube at some steel shed for like $25.  The cold rolled steel rusts a little and just doesn't slide as fast.  I'm not sure what the price for galvanized steel is but I know it's more than cold rolled. 

May 29 2009 5:24PM
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grapesoda
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i dont understand why EVERYONE uses PVC. i mean sure it is cheaper but metal is SOOOO much better. my frame is made out of wood just like a PVC rail but i use galvanized steel pipes from home depot. $14 a pop and well worth it. you just need to buy a metal drill bit which is around 3-5 bucks depending on size.
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May 29 2009 6:17PM
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TotallyTrevor
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pvc worked really well for the first year or so, but im just done with wood all together

im looking to build an entirely metal rail like this:


or if anyone has seen that new edit in top rated with kelly gallacher and jamie irvine or whatever, they have a nice metal rail too
May 29 2009 8:43PM
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steezc-ross
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trevor u saw my rails and they r really nice i am going to stick with pvc for boxed but maybe get one metal rail

May 31 2009 9:56PM
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TotallyTrevor
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yeah pvc and wood work well if your good at building stuff, but i suck haha, so i want a metal rail
Jun 1 2009 10:22PM
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Jwenz
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okay i just made a metal rail. YAY me. I went to a steel "factory"...wrong word. ordered a 20 foot peice of c channel then had a neighbor weld on 3 legs. used a threaded T to put on the feet and VOILA!. new rail. yay me. painted it with rustolium then waxed the shit out of it and its almost perfect
http://vimeo.com/4964617
Jun 2 2009 10:51PM
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TotallyTrevor
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i finally got around to buying some metal and had my friend weld it for me today!! here are some pictures.  15 ft long, one ft tall, and 4 inches wide

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all i have to do is paint it and wax it

Jul 1 2009 1:08PM
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S-S-K
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^ sick rail 

What kind of paint are you going to use.

Jul 1 2009 2:25PM
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TotallyTrevor
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i just got 1 can of white primer and a can of yellow rustoleum

im hoping it looks like Wu-gold
Jul 1 2009 5:20PM
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