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Need help buliding a box, any welders?

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bimmer
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what i cant understand is how to make the pipe flush with the poly. im thinking of making an 2 by 10ft outer rail with 2in pipe lay the pipe on the floor and place the poly down in the center then cut 6 or so pieces of angle iron in 2ft strips, lay the angle iron on top of the ploy and tack the iron to the pipe, just like a ladder so when you flip everything over the poly's flush with the pipe and ready to screw down. is this how they are in the park ? and do the have plywood under the poly to screw the ploy to the plywood or just to the angle iron?
Dec 25 2009 8:36PM
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ted.d
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i dont really understand your question, but boxes that you see in the park don't have the metal on the outside flush with the polly, its a little bit above i dont think it has to be perfectly flush
Dec 25 2009 10:34PM
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YooperSteeze
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Red = Pipe
Blues = Bolt and Countersunk Nut
Yellow = Plate steel, relatively thick, with a beveled edge
White = HDPE or other surface material

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Dec 26 2009 2:14AM
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bimmer
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thanks yoopers, dose the Plate steel run the with of the box or just 2in of the pipe or so? and say the poly 1/8 tick do you use a 1/8 steel templet ?  cuz the poly would burn if i taced the plate steel in place.
Dec 26 2009 12:05PM
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N.L.
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flush is best, use a scrap of your poly and cut it into pieces you wouldnt have to use your good sheet until everything is done.

Dec 26 2009 2:33PM
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WVskiing
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use PVC, that is what i am doing
Dec 26 2009 2:50PM
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AMG.
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Heres an idea of how coping is put on something like a quarter pipe

http://www.localskateboardshop.com/coping-detail

Dec 26 2009 3:09PM
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bimmer
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i'm thinking thats my best bet, i just wana see some more replys.
Dec 26 2009 10:07PM
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YooperSteeze
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I think that running the plate widthwise across the box, so if the box is one foot wide, use a 1 inch by 1 foot piece, the weld your legs to the middle of said piece.

Colors are same as last time, except green = legs, and you would weld the leg in the middle.

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Dec 26 2009 10:52PM
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YooperSteeze
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Shit, I meant purple = welds.
Dec 26 2009 10:55PM
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JahJahBinks
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Did the same thing. Trust me, weld the rail. You will have a much more fun time.
Dec 26 2009 11:10PM
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bimmer
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thanks, good shit... i'll post pics A.S.A.P
Dec 27 2009 12:36PM
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natekeyes
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u don't need to weld just use pvc pipes and wood works amazing.
Dec 27 2009 1:52PM
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