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Box meterial

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urbanjibber2
Posts: 14 - Karma: 35
does anyone know what the meterial used on the top of boxes are called?!
May 6 2010 4:28PM
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Evilchris
Posts: 2090 - Karma: 44
plexan, HDPE or puck board. if you are looking to build a home setup you should join the build a jib cult, it has all the info you will ever need.
May 6 2010 4:36PM
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MADDECENT
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Join Build-A-Jib

It is called HDPE. It is incredibly expensive. Use PVC
May 6 2010 4:36PM
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 951
damn you!
May 6 2010 4:36PM
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Dr.NS
Posts: 640 - Karma: 19
meterial girl
May 6 2010 4:39PM
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steezenskis
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31

just put 4 or five pvc pipes on a board. cheaper and easier

May 6 2010 5:28PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
i hate summer with a passion
May 6 2010 5:32PM
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TheDude
Posts: 2058 - Karma: 117
and so it begins...
May 6 2010 5:53PM
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steezboss11
Posts: 35 - Karma: 10
get some pvc pipe or if you cant find that make a wooden rial then spray pam oil over it thats what we did it works! heres a pvc pipe pic.Click for larger image
May 6 2010 6:08PM
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MCNUGGETS
Posts: 699 - Karma: 85
i believe its mAterial and pvc is definately the way to go boxes are way too much work and just too damn expensive
May 6 2010 6:11PM
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Backyard.Skier
Posts: 5397 - Karma: 1,497
jion build a jib, they have tons of threads on what to use for boxes and stuff.
May 6 2010 6:13PM
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s.erickson
Posts: 504 - Karma: 992
Go to a sign shop and get plastic from an old sign. I got $300 of plastic for $20
May 6 2010 6:26PM
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dompuch
Posts: 1449 - Karma: 1,187
^this
May 6 2010 10:04PM
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Cthulhu
Posts: 528 - Karma: 21
HDPE is realy expensive and hard to find, pvc works well but i find that those yellow things around the cables holding up electrical lines work even better, just flaten them out and screw them onto a 2x6, once there cold they slide better than the boxes at your hill 
May 7 2010 9:15AM
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Markus13
Posts: 800 - Karma: 111
ACME Plastic in New Jersey
May 7 2010 2:42PM
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