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Prolonging the life of your pvc

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shin-bang
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so after trying to hop from one rail to another one about a foot and a half away i kind of destroyed the ends of my pvc pipe. the cracks on the ends often times start bigger cracks which can ruin the whole pvc :( so i did this little thing and tried hopping from one to another again and its helped a ton. so i just stuck something hard (like brick or a piece of wood) in the ends of the pvc that is the right diameter so it supports the end of the pvc so you dont get any more cracking. ive tried this technique for a bit and havent had any more cracks after smashing into the end of the pipe. is this a new idea or am i just behind the curve as usual

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May 23 2015 10:29PM
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Mr.noodle
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It's been done for a while, a lot of people put 2x4s or 4x4 in their pvc
May 23 2015 10:49PM
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shin-bang
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Mr.noodleIt's been done for a while, a lot of people put 2x4s or 4x4 in their pvc


sorry for the repost then :(
May 23 2015 10:51PM
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270on420out
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Use larger diameter pvc
May 23 2015 11:18PM
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PhotoGraphic
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Using basic 100mm turns to shit, better to get 40mm pressure rated pipe for your set ups if your leaving them out in the sun. Especially if you look closely there is 3 separate layers of plastic on the pipe depending on who manufactured it. That pipe shatters very easily from being leaved in the the sun best to avoid it.
May 24 2015 3:19AM
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peterspringer10
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Yeah making sure the PVC is sunlight resistant will help a lot, and putting the brick in too but most people use wood, sometimes even through the entire rail
May 24 2015 9:10AM
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zwilly
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Ya on a real cold day a few seasons ago mine strait up cracked just sliding it, I dont know if this will work for that but it very well could.
May 24 2015 10:36PM
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T-Van
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Put pvc in pvc, repeat till no space, tank me later bra
May 28 2015 5:26PM
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jackdonovan
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im going to have rebuild a bunch of my rails as over the winter they were destroyed because of the cold and the cracks moving
May 28 2015 5:32PM
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Lonely
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Cap it, fill with dirt/sand.
May 28 2015 10:49PM
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samuel_ski
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Nice idea
May 30 2015 3:59PM
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theabortionator
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Fill it with change. IF you ever become poor drag it to the bank and become rich.
May 30 2015 4:24PM
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SteezOnSkis12
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LonelyCap it, fill with dirt/sand.


Does this actually work? seems pretty smart.
May 30 2015 5:04PM
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theabortionator
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SteezOnSkis12Does this actually work? seems pretty smart.


yes. You would be making it a more solid object, have a backing against the pvc. That said you'd also be making it heavy as fuck so if it's something you have to move a lot you might want to take that into consideration.
May 30 2015 5:22PM
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