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What rail?

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Whifazoo
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I know thre are a bunch of summer set up threads, but im welding a steel rail and i need some input.

I have room for 16ish feet of rail but the longest section I have is 12 feet long, I want it to be pretty easy to trick and not end on a down because that would suck to spin out of.

here is a shitty pic of what my drop in looks like (lip is like 30-35 inches off the ground) and i was thinking like a really mellow down flat with like a 15 degree angle change?

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+K for good input thanks guys

Jun 7 2010 11:31PM
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Gstrong
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just make a flat bar
Jun 7 2010 11:36PM
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Gameboy
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Flat Up

You have enough time to do a sw up and you could easily spin a 450 out if the rail is high enough.

Jun 7 2010 11:37PM
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Whifazoo
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12 flat kinda seems short for the space i have , and there is no way i will have enoug speed for a flat up
Jun 7 2010 11:43PM
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eddy9
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How do you make a setup give you loooooooooooooooots of kkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Jun 8 2010 9:02AM
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Mr.Huck
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Making the flat a little down is a great way to help with speed.  I'd go with a mellow down to mellow 4 ft up at the end.  Just make sure the transition from down to up is gentle so it doesn't kill your speed. 
Jun 8 2010 12:32PM
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Midwestjibski
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try to weld together to make a 16 flat because it would totally be worth it in the end.  Or make a really gradual flat down that you could spin off of.
Jun 8 2010 12:37PM
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bananas
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this, i have a flat bar, its easy to trick and i never wished to have a kink or an up,
Jun 8 2010 12:39PM
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Utard
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There's a thread about it in the Build-A-Jib cult.
Jun 8 2010 12:43PM
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eddy9
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Thanks I'm stoked on that but I don't think I'm a member yet
Jun 8 2010 12:56PM
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Da_CONK
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https://newschoolers.com/web/members/cultforum/cat_id/1453/

That's the link to Build-A-Jib. It took me forever to become a member. There's a lot of useful info in there.
Jun 8 2010 5:58PM
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MADDECENT
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yeah build a jib is everything you will ever want to know. just wait till you become a member and youll be all good
Jun 8 2010 11:37PM
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ski-swagga
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ever think of a mellow U rail? kind of like the down up idea, exept there wouldn't be a definate transition between down and up to kill speed.
Jun 9 2010 1:48AM
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peyton
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just go flat. safest bet. and most functional..
Jun 9 2010 8:53AM
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eddy9
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Thank you so much il go on the computer now and full you with karma
Jun 9 2010 9:53AM
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eddy9
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Can anyone get me in build a jib cuickly
Jun 9 2010 10:07AM
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BITS
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If anyone's in doubt about how to build their own summer setup, I can try to help:

I know it's a swedish descritption, but if you look at the pictures, it gives you an idea of how to build the drop in.

If you want to know how to built a rail/box visit these links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKXPbroBIsE (Box)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DE5eKGvHq0 (Metal rail)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3XPQCuyDc&feature=related (PVC rail)

Hope it helped! :)
Jun 9 2010 10:53AM
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.frenchy
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maybe a down up or a flat up
Jun 9 2010 10:57AM
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