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Kicker with variable height?

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ReedSkis~
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 98
Hey guys,
Instead of building multiple kickers for rails/boxes with different heights, I had the idea of making a kicker that can somehow swivel up and down on a hinge, to change the height.

Do you guys think this is a good idea, and if so how should i execute it?

thanks
R
Oct 10 2009 9:04PM
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TheTristanator
Posts: 1015 - Karma: 820
good idea!!:)
Oct 10 2009 9:12PM
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SethLangbauer
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 74
just have a bottom peice, a top piece( that you ski off) and a hing connecting the two, and instead of having all that junk connecting the two at a specific height stack wood between haha
Oct 10 2009 10:09PM
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Will_
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alternate the number of bricks holding it up. that is what i do.
Oct 10 2009 10:10PM
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Lanceasaurus
Posts: 925 - Karma: 109
sounds killer! make up some designs first and post em
Oct 11 2009 1:10AM
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willyg0808
Posts: 4231 - Karma: 1,364
ive got a plan!  gimme 20 minutes ill be back
Oct 11 2009 5:16PM
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willyg0808
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this literally took me an hour of editing on paintClick for larger imageClick for larger image
Oct 11 2009 6:15PM
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Username_42069
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props man, if it wasnt you, thats what i was gonna do, same design
k++
Oct 11 2009 7:51PM
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willyg0808
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ha but yours wouldnt have been so rediculously confusing and sketchy!
Oct 11 2009 8:31PM
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ReedSkis~
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 98
aight im gonna try and make this work

i'll post pics in a few weeks when im done

thanks guys
Reed
Oct 15 2009 8:49PM
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dandougherty
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Mines just 2 peices, the main part is just like a little frame with osb on top and then the ramp part is held on to the end of it by hinges on the sides.  then whenever i have rise or lower it i just throw more boards under it
Oct 16 2009 9:54AM
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tBatt
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I just put a 2x4 under the kicker. It's a lot sturdier looking and simpler.
Oct 18 2009 7:24PM
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