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Building a Rail ~ +k for good ideas

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k.b.wilson
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I have a 7" diameter 10' long PVC pipe and I want to build a rail. Any good ideas on where I should go from here? I want to build a sturdy rail that I can potentially have for a few years so I can practice in the off season
Dec 31 2012 3:11PM
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Stose
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Why would you put this in sell/trade. Pm a mod and ask them to move it. Also check the build a jib cult
Dec 31 2012 3:41PM
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k.b.wilson
Posts: 57 - Karma: 28
I didn't know where to post it, and I don't know what a mod is
Dec 31 2012 3:53PM
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Lick
Posts: 1927 - Karma: 518
moderators are the people with green names and you should have posted it either in the build a jib cult ( cults are like groups for specific things) or ski gabber although people would've gotten mad if you posted it in skis gabber.. no problem though.

if I were you I would just build it up on some snow.. I have an 8" 10' long pvc and I just built it into a cannon with some snow
Dec 31 2012 4:43PM
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broto
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mods are people with green names. they can delete posts, move posts, ban members, and keep the sites content in check.

the sell/trade forum is for people to sell or trade their old ski gear. you're looking for the ski gabber forum (discuss anything skiing related) or a specific forum in a cult like the build-a-jib 101 cult.

guides to NS:
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/457485/
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/570376/

and to answer your original question: cut 2 rectangles of plywood with semicircles cut out of it to set the box in. then connect the two and build a frame between them, and you should be able to figure it out from there.
Dec 31 2012 5:22PM
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Top_5_Worst_NSer
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well, this is something i've done, perhaps you can do it too. find a small ravine or something, put the rail up one hillside, and so you can grind it up and then grind it back down. i also put another rail on the other hillside, and if you do it right, you'll have enough speed for several hits without stopping.
Dec 31 2012 8:09PM
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gingaskier
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Just build some supports for the pvc and set it up as a straight rail. Switch-ups upon Switch-ups. plus its good for progression.
Dec 31 2012 9:14PM
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Nacho+
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that is huge! i want one
Dec 31 2012 9:48PM
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DeRizzo
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I would just put it in the snow and shred...then again I don't have the right tools to make anything with it and I'm lazy.
Dec 31 2012 9:54PM
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YouAllSuck
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I have a ten foot piece of six inch PVC, I drilled a 2x4 along the bottom, then drilled some wood into either end, and I just use it as a short easy rail to practice on, and it has worked great
Dec 31 2012 10:35PM
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KingGeedorah
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Just leave it as is, I have a 6X10 one that works fine if you just put it down into a mound of snow. Otherwise you can just put it ontop of some 2X4s at either end. No need to get fancy.
Dec 31 2012 11:08PM
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skibeest
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If I were you, I would bury it with snow and just hit it while it's in the ground. If you wanted to try something different, make 2 stands for it, almost like sawhorses, and lay the PVC pipe inbetween them.
Dec 31 2012 11:26PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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turn that shit into a huge cannon
Jan 1 2013 1:14PM
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jcc03skis
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Sorry to thread jack in advance:

How does one go about getting a PVC pipe with 6"+ diameter(Legally)? Do you have to special order it at let's say, Home Depot or Menards? Also how much would you run you?
Jan 1 2013 1:42PM
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KingGeedorah
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Just go to Home Depot. They had a huge rack of them when I got mine. And it only cost me $18. That's pretty good considering the fact that you don't need to buy wood neccessarily to use it.
Jan 1 2013 1:54PM
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jcc03skis
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What size did you get?
Jan 1 2013 2:19PM
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YouAllSuck
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I have never seen anything bigger than 6" diameter, but I have seen that at about any store that sells PVC
Jan 1 2013 6:06PM
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Gameday
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Jan 1 2013 6:18PM
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steezywannabeezy
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I've been wondering if I want to mount the pipe or just put it in the snow. I'll take this into consideration, although our snowfall is often measly.
Jan 1 2013 7:31PM
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