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Material for summer jib

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connor.m99
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I am sure that all of you want to ski all summer long like myself. I've been thinking of ways I can make a jib in my back yard. My idea is that I will have a flat 1'1/2" platform 5' off the ground, followed by a 8' long ramp and a flat 1'1/2" long lip that is one foot off the ground. I'm not worried about what I'm going to make the ramp out of (wood seems like the best thing). What I need to know is what would be the best material to use to slide on. I do have access to snow through the summer, however it's a pain to get. I have thought of lying PBC close together perpendicular to the sides of the ramp, but that will most likely get expensive. I have also thought of using Astroturf and that black mat that you put on gardens to keep the weeds out. Do you have any suggestions or ideas? Oh, and if any of your ideas involve it I have access to power tools and I can weld.
May 12 2011 5:57PM
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tall_pants
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Turf and put water and soap on it
May 12 2011 6:11PM
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Z.J.H.
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just turf and water you don't need soap
May 12 2011 6:16PM
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connor.m99
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Astroturf works really well? Or at least better than my ideas?
May 12 2011 7:54PM
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alvy.
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yea turf is probably your best bet. It's relatively cheap as well I think
May 12 2011 7:56PM
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Mordecai
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Yeah I'd go with wet turf. I've heard PVC is better for the top of the box itself.
May 12 2011 8:04PM
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.squirrely.
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/cult/home/id/453/t/Build-A-Jib+101/

all you need is in that cult. pm mr huck to get in, the cult master or whoever lets people in fell off the face of the earth so he wont accept you
May 12 2011 8:11PM
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.Midwest
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Construction fence is cheapest for a run in, turf is good for a lip and landing since you get more traction. Don't let anyone talk you out of using pvc for your features. HDPE is a rip.
May 12 2011 8:25PM
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monkatizer
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on pvc, you will hav absolutly NO edge control, use turf!!
May 12 2011 8:30PM
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Mordecai
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^ I wasn't talking about for the drop in, I was saying PVC for the box top, the part your skis have to slide on
May 12 2011 8:41PM
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connor.m99
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I hadn't thought of that. It would be basically my idea for the PBC ramp, wouldn't it? How expensive is PBC?
May 12 2011 8:46PM
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Mordecai
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not ridiculously expensive. i mean, go to like home depot and see but its not crazy at all
May 13 2011 12:19AM
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connor.m99
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How 'bout astroturf? Where do you even get it?
May 16 2011 12:37PM
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Hughes
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ah shit i cant find an astro turf anywhere
thats switzerland for you
May 16 2011 12:48PM
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Mordecai
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Idk probly could find it at home depot. Ace hardware is pretty good too.
May 16 2011 9:26PM
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monkatizer
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ok, first off, pvc is pretty cheap, like $2 for 10 feet of 1inch dia. second, technicly you dont use astroturf for your setup, not the stuff used in fields, you use what is called indoor/outdoor carpet. it is anywhere from $0.25-.70 per sq ft. it is available at most home depots in the carpet section.
May 16 2011 9:29PM
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Mordecai
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What he said.
May 16 2011 9:36PM
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connor.m99
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Indoor/outdoor carpet? I actually think that I can get that cheap. What exactly is it, and why is it superior to astroturf? Do I have to water it or anything like that?
May 17 2011 7:32PM
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kootenayklaus
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Your tower is going to be realllllllyyyy wobbly...
May 17 2011 7:48PM
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connor.m99
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It's going to be 3' wide. Don't you think that that is enough? If I need it I can add a couple of supporting boards at the bottom.
May 18 2011 11:48AM
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Furrer92
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AstroTurf is actually just a brand of artificial turf, Home Depot has it you can buy it in any size you want, its just on a big ass carpet roll kind of thing. As mentioned construction fence will also help you on your drop in.
May 18 2011 11:56AM
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connor.m99
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Construction fence meaning what? And you mean on the slant part of my ramp? (Sorry, noobish questions.)
May 18 2011 9:24PM
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crunkiest
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some one tol me wet carpet with sope and wd 40
May 18 2011 11:34PM
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phelps
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Construction fence is what you can lay on your tranny to give you more speed. You should staple it onto the turf. ITs optional though, maybe give your rail a try or two, and buy it based on whether or not you need the extra speed.

May 19 2011 12:07AM
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downhillkilla
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its call a ticket to Hood....
May 19 2011 12:08AM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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2x4s, a bunch of them. 3/4 inch particle board or ply. 1/2 inch for any section if you're doing curves. Steel, fuck pvc.

Drill holes with a small bit first, then a bigger bit enough to fit the screw head through, use some 3 inch screws. Screw that shit hard into a 2x4 frame. Screw them side ways on each side of a single 2x4 in the middle that's just under the height of the steel. That shit will be like a rock.



May 19 2011 1:16AM
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