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Kyguyy
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Hello, this year I’m building a better park for my yard, and I need more rails. Right now I have a 10 ft pvc pipe, and 2 10 foot metal rails that are gonna be setup as one. Now I just need another rail to put after the pvc pipe. I want a big tube but those are like $300+ and I’m not looking to spend a lot. Should I just make a double barrel out of 2 2inch pipes?
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HaydenB
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Steal the big pvc, no one actually pays for those
5 years ago
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keagan.karstens
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I took an 11 foot 7 inch diameter from some construction on the side of the road
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little1337
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Yeah construction sites are usually your best bet. Often times they have extra or scraps
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theabortionator
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Tubes are cool but if you can't find one for free or cheap not worth it imo. Hit up construction companies as mentioned.

Don't worry too much about it. A lot of people dont have a fat tube and have improved massively just building with 2" pvc and 2x4s. Get sendy on builds and keep progressing. A fleet of rails like flat up flat, z rails etc are dope. A fatty tube is sweet but not necessary.
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theabortionator
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https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/1453/Build-A-Jib-101

Some advice on summer setups, rails, and trial and errors.
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Quaggy
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I've heard horror stories about wildlife/trail cameras at construction sites, I've even seen a few in my neighborhood. Not trying to be your mom OP but it's better to ask the construction guys than just take it.
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ScaryDumpTruck
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I got a couple big tubes from Craigslist
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