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Need help making rails???

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ideal
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what i really need help with is the rail legs. my friends and i have made them in the past buy making upside down T's that are about 2ft long pipe that rest on the ground and just stomping them in the snow. is there a better way of making rail legs? 

Oct 5 2010 2:28PM
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ideal
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i know how to weld . what im asking is how to make better rail legs or how people make the legs for there rails, you know the things that hold the rail up.
Oct 5 2010 2:58PM
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A.Eberhard
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Join build-a-jib cult there is a ton if good information on building rails and drop ins.

Here is the link: https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/cult/home/id/453/t/Build-A-Jib+101/
Oct 5 2010 3:01PM
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ideal
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thanks for the help guys, im goin to home depot on friday to pic up some pipe.they have them for 30 bucks for 2in. 10ft. pipes. i grabed 3, 10ft. 2in. pies from a scrap yard for free but as soon as they get them the scrap yard melts them down and i cant stop by on a day to day so im gonna have to spend some money them. i plan on making a long flat rail and a flat down rail. i have a nice hill in the yard so im stoked to get started.
Oct 5 2010 7:39PM
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robDAbank
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This is what i did but i had to replace the plastic pipe with 2 scaffolding poles because they kept crackingClick for larger image
Oct 6 2010 1:13PM
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ideal
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Oct 13 2010 10:12PM
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ideal
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check out the first rail guys it took just about 1/2 hour, if you can see the far leg it has a flat pice of steel witch worked out better then the pipe but i only had that one. im going to start the flat down rail tom.. its going to sit a little taller then this one i'll post pics when im done.
Oct 13 2010 10:23PM
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ideal
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Oct 13 2010 10:26PM
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rickroller
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wish i could weld my wood rail is always breaking
Oct 14 2010 2:12AM
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K_Fresh
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Join the build a jib cult.
Oct 14 2010 2:16AM
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ideal
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still waitin on one of the ledders to send me a mesg..
Oct 14 2010 12:17PM
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Quinn69
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they will never send you a message.. the creator died. no joke
Oct 14 2010 1:00PM
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ideal
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really whats the dell with the hole build-a-jib thing???
Oct 14 2010 3:23PM
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Mr.Huck
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PM - Jwenz

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/members/profile/member_id/50444/


Oct 14 2010 7:25PM
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K_Fresh
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WTF when!???
Oct 14 2010 7:52PM
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K_Fresh
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No way...
Oct 14 2010 7:52PM
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basedjase
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Are you serious?
Oct 14 2010 8:42PM
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ski-swagga
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how would you know?
Oct 14 2010 8:48PM
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ideal
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come on jwenz log on and look at your mesgs
Oct 14 2010 9:21PM
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ideal
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bump

Oct 15 2010 6:29PM
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ideal
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the 2nd rail is almost done.Click for larger image
Oct 19 2010 1:18PM
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ideal
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Oct 19 2010 1:18PM
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ideal
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just have to add the legs and its done..im not sure what the next ones gonna be a dub barrel or flat down flat.
Oct 19 2010 1:23PM
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Peter.
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i really don't think you need an invite to the build a jib cult anymore, you seem to be well set when it comes to building rails
Oct 19 2010 1:38PM
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ideal
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its really not as hard as i was thinking it would be. we made the bend without a pipe bender by just cuting out a 1/4 in. V half way in the pipe just under the bend and put some heat and a little pressure and it made a perfect bend. but im just going to keep puting up pics and any helpful tips i learn as i go.

Oct 19 2010 2:23PM
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ideal
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Oct 21 2010 2:19PM
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ideal
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2nd rail is done. the next rail is going to be a 21ft dub barrel i'll put up pics when its done.
Oct 21 2010 2:21PM
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ideal
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Oct 21 2010 9:23PM
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Oct 21 2010 9:24PM
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ideal
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Oct 21 2010 9:24PM
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ideal
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the 3rd rail is done...clamped the pipe with two clamps about 3ft apart and lade down a 8in long weld and just moved the clamps as we went, im not sure if that was the best way to do it but it worked.

Oct 21 2010 9:30PM
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calypso_
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thats one of the better home made rails ive seen. nice job
Oct 21 2010 9:36PM
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ideal
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Oct 21 2010 9:41PM
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Oct 21 2010 9:42PM
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ideal
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the legs we just used a saw to cut a point and with a little gtrinding the pipe fit right in, like it was ment to be.
Oct 21 2010 9:44PM
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C.Mion
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need help, or need rails,

check out

www.durails.com
www.bigcartel.com/durails
Oct 22 2010 10:30AM
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ideal
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du rails didnt have much help.
Oct 22 2010 12:49PM
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ideal
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now what color to pain them???? i was thinging gunmetal gray or go from one extreme to the other and pait'em neon green or mammoth mt. pink???
Oct 23 2010 1:26PM
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ideal
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bump... im leaning more on the gunmetal gray
Oct 23 2010 6:22PM
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adamlukowski
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Neon green, or blue
Oct 23 2010 7:21PM
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ideal
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bump for a color??
Oct 24 2010 12:07PM
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PeterWojnar
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Don't paint them, they won't slide as well until you scrape the paint off the top part.
Oct 24 2010 12:26PM
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ideal
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Oct 24 2010 4:16PM
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Oct 24 2010 4:17PM
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ideal
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just reged up the the first 2 rails i made and put them together it looks really good like that. instead of weldin them together im just going to make something so they can saty like that and if a want to just sepseparate them,pull them apart.
Oct 24 2010 4:27PM
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PeterWojnar
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Those look fantastic, now you need an inrun and a video camera!

Or are you going to wait for snow to fall?
Oct 24 2010 8:57PM
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ideal
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whats the best type of matt people use for the summer/spring and where to fint it, is it that green astro stuff???
Oct 25 2010 1:01PM
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Mr.Huck
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Build-A-Jib 101.  Please.  Love your work, but all of this should be posted there.  Reason is so others will have the resource and not have to search SG for this later, unless you plan to baby sit this thread and keep bumping it for the next few years. 

I would PM a Mod and have them move this thread to BAJ.  This is great stuff for anyone trying to weld up metal rails.  Seriously, the pics are great and you could add a "how to" post in it that does step by step. 
Oct 25 2010 1:36PM
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ideal
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i have tryed to join this bullshit buil-a-jib cult since the oct5 and like you said befor P.M. jwenz, i have sill yet to hear from him. if your not goin to help or you dont like the thread get the fuck out..
Oct 25 2010 1:52PM
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Mr.Huck
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My bad.  Plz don't join.
Oct 25 2010 2:31PM
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ideal
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mr.huck im sorry about that coment.you have been nothoing but helpful to me and i have been trying to join the BAJ cult and constantly sending PMs with no replys back. when you replyed to the therad i just didnt want to here it any more and fliped. i would still like to join,i think i could be of some help with the all the pics iv been taking of welding rails and would like to see what others are doing as well. again im verry sorry and hope you except my apology.
Oct 26 2010 1:16PM
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