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I Found Cheap Rails!*

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Peytonj22
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If anyone, like myself, is looking for some good rails for the season, go to your school. My pvc rails were always nasty and didn't work. I asked the welding teacher if he could make some rails for me. a steel double barrel 3 foot tall 10 feet long metal rail. he is charging $15!!! he also does down flat down, a frame. donkey d. and much more!! so ask your welding teacher and hopefully he is as down with this as mine is.
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Nov 16 2015 10:44AM
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r.simp
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My schools to poor for a welding teacher but that's awesome
Nov 16 2015 10:55AM
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_salty_
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My school has an autos class and that's where I learned to weld my winch frame bet I could make a rail if I wanted
Nov 16 2015 11:02AM
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Peytonj22
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You don't have to be in the welding class just ask the teacher
Nov 16 2015 11:43AM
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Shasta.purp
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does super glue hold metal together or would string work better?
Nov 16 2015 5:07PM
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.Hugo.
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Shasta.purpdoes super glue hold metal together or would string work better?


Double sided scotch tape
Nov 16 2015 5:18PM
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Shasta.purp
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Fred_BearDouble sided scotch tape


Ahhhhh great, i can use the left over for Christmas presents.
Nov 16 2015 5:20PM
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veng_m
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Shasta.purpdoes super glue hold metal together or would string work better?


Goat semen works best.
Nov 16 2015 6:22PM
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eheath
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I just took metals class and made my own rails, it was tight.
Nov 16 2015 7:00PM
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elcornholio
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Don't electrocute yourself but my friend made this and we weld stuff.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/794373/Making-an-ARC-Welder---Part-1-of-2
Nov 16 2015 8:22PM
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ajax
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That's a sweet deal. I made some rails in high school welding class, but materials were like $150 or something. $15 for a built rail is a steel.
Nov 17 2015 9:17AM
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dan38
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ajaxThat's a sweet deal. I made some rails in high school welding class, but materials were like $150 or something. $15 for a built rail is a steel.


Ahhhh I see what you did the "is a STEEL" that was good!^

But on more relevant info you should have your teacher build you as many as he will give you and then resell them on NS for more but you could price them at like 100$ which is still cheap. This nets you a nice profit of 85$ bucks and it saves us here at NS money too. Its a win win situation.
Nov 17 2015 3:27PM
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Peter.
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just a heads up, a 10 foot rail is really short
Nov 17 2015 4:09PM
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gnar_whal
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Peter.just a heads up, a 10 foot rail is really short


then buy two for 30 bucks and put them together & $$$profit$$$
Nov 17 2015 4:14PM
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theabortionator
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I like the string idea
Nov 17 2015 5:51PM
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Peytonj22
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dan38Ahhhh I see what you did the "is a STEEL" that was good!^

But on more relevant info you should have your teacher build you as many as he will give you and then resell them on NS for more but you could price them at like 100$ which is still cheap. This nets you a nice profit of 85$ bucks and it saves us here at NS money too. Its a win win situation.


That's a good idea! take custom orders since rails are so hard to come by this cheap. only thing is shipping would be a hassle if the customer didn't live near by... Also he will probably get real sick of making them. I don't care though, ill buy as many as he can make
Nov 18 2015 1:11AM
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theabortionator
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Peytonj22That's a good idea! take custom orders since rails are so hard to come by this cheap. only thing is shipping would be a hassle if the customer didn't live near by... Also he will probably get real sick of making them. I don't care though, ill buy as many as he can make


I mean, also the fact that $15 costs less than just buying the steel.
Nov 18 2015 8:04AM
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Peytonj22
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AlsoKnownAsI mean, also the fact that $15 costs less than just buying the steel.


True true!!!!
Nov 18 2015 9:16AM
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