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Help me make my skate rail. +k

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AndrewNZ
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Okay, so Im in the middle of making a smallish skate rail which will be slanted, like a metre and a bit and made out of Aluminium support beams, not sure what they are called.
I have the rail, thats simple... However. The supports are fustrating..

Here are some pictures of the supports.
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First support
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Second support
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The finished supports ( What I want them to be)
Okay so the shorter one is the at the start of the rail and the higher one is going to be at the end ( dont worry, it is a downrail but, the part that raises the start of the rail isnt in the photo.

However, Cause I dont have a welder I wanna try connect the four bits in the first two photos to each other to create the final photo.

But I have no idea how to connect the top part to the bottom without welding.
Now the reason Im not welding is cause I am remotely jewish and dont want to spend, but if it comes down to it, i will pay for welding,


So end of life story,
Two questions,
1. How do you connect the top 'frames' ( In Photo 1 & 2) to the 'supports' (Also in Photo 1 & 2 ) without welding.
2. How much would a welder charge to do it? ( Last Resort)

Cheers.
Sep 10 2009 2:04AM
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JuliusJ
Posts: 3778 - Karma: 2,106
find someone you know or a friend who will do it for free or cheap
Sep 10 2009 2:10AM
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cab509
Posts: 806 - Karma: 34
for something structural like that I would go find a welder, you are not asking them to weld much so if you find the right one they might even just do it for free. If anything it shouldn't be that expensive.


You could JB weld it but I would not recommend it because it'll probably break with the force you're going to apply to it later.
Sep 10 2009 7:46AM
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I_Am_Mod
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also galvanised steel is really toxic stuff when you weld it; so if you do it yourself do it outside and if you have a mask; put one on...

but really, just find someone who can weld it or who can teach/explain it to you; its not easy to help you over the interwebz when we can't really see the thing...
Sep 10 2009 8:54AM
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BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 577
Find a dodgy welder or car shop and get them to do it, it'll cost hardly anything.
Sep 10 2009 9:23AM
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GORlLLA
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You can take them to pretty much any hardware store and get it welded for you. This is a great option because you don't have to spend the money on a welder and it is  done by a professional.
Sep 10 2009 9:34AM
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