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[jare_ball248]

ok i got bored so i started building a rail for my backyard. i had an old pair of x-country skis that the bases were starting to peel off. so i took the bases off and glued them to the thinner side of a 2X4. then made an sbol stencil. well here is a pic
it is 10ft long and sits about 16in. high

[Greco]

damn jarrad that looks pretty bad ass. great job!

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[jare_ball248]

thanks. I just hope my box turns out as good

[jare_ball248]

i got the plastic for my box. i got the stuff they use to build modified race car bodies.

[jare_ball248]

here soon i will get u pics of the boxes frames whithout all the wood and plastic on it and then i will work in building it

[jare_ball248]

well since i dont have any hills and i am building theese rails i needed to build something. Well here is the basic frame. I still need to support it, plywood it and carpet it. The demensions are 4ft x 4ft flat platform, 8ft high, 4ft x 16ft slope

[tommy]

thats pretty beut make sure you give it loads of support though.

[PureVenom]

yep...looks like a good start. Use lots of cross members(side up NOT face up..more strength that way)and maybe support the deck a bit more. I think for the carpet thing to work you have to wet the carpet right? So make sure you cover the slope in plastic before laying on the carpet so no water damage occours. I'm sure you already knew that though. Nice job!! Let us know how good it works.

[PureVenom]

Also....just a thought but you might want to put some stabalizer boards on it to make sure it is stable and doesnt tip over.Sorry for the crude drawing but this is what i mean.

[jare_ball248]

it is pretty stable side to side now but it tries to fold because of no support

[PureVenom]

You pretty much have to build it like you would a halfpipe for skating. Lots of horrizontal braces(side up)for stability. At the botton and the face. Also run a brace from the top right corner of the back to the bottom left corner of the back. This gives it "triangulation" wich makes it sturdy so it wont collapse. I will try to draw you a picture. It's kinda hard to describe. You actually went the more complicated route for this build.

[SBtx82]

How do you plan on getting to the top is what i would like to know

[jare_ball248]

take boards off and climb up a ladder

[Jordahl]

sounds like fun, but after the 3rd day of hitting it or so ull realize it was hardly worth the work unless u gap it relly far. thats always fun

[logicbomb]

wow i would not ride down that thing. i know from building ramps to skate that you should of just make a plywood template of the tranny you want (this side of the ramp), and then just add lots of 2x4's cut to the width you want in between the two templates - more stable, easier, and probably cheaper too.

[PureVenom]

Yup....thats the way you do it. Plywood is strong and it simplifies the whole thing design and build process

[jare_ball248]

all well i like doing stuff the hard way

[jare_ball248]

pics of my rainbow box frame.

i built it out of an old trampoline frame

Demensions:
about 1ft wide, 12ft arch, dunno how high

[Jordahl]

Boxes are fun when they arent made by 14 year olds cough*our shitty park crew*cough

[Jordahl]

Boxes are fun when they arent made by 14 year olds cough*our shitty park crew*cough

[mariano]

nice rainbow box

[Jordahl]

hey mariano check your email for that clothing thing

[jare_ball248]

Originally posted by Jordahl
Boxes are fun when they arent made by 14 year olds cough*our shitty park crew*cough

hey i am only 15

[Jordahl]

i was refering to our park crew and they're only 14 i think and they make the shitties boxes where the slide topsheet tears off and gets very sticky and they never do anything about it.

[PureVenom]

That little rainbow rail will be pretty fun....are you gonna top it off with plastic?

[jare_ball248]

i am putting plastic tube over the arc rail and using the antenna frame for a box frame

i dunno demensions on arc yet

the demensions on the box will be a pure plastic top no metal egde. 16 ft long, 18 in. wide, 2 ft tall

[jare_ball248]

forgot to post pic

[SBtx82]

What are you gonna do for a kicker to get up onto the rails?

[jare_ball248]

probly just shovel a hell of a lot of snow

[Jordahl]

you wont need a whole lot but if you can do it on a night thats warmish, and pour a lot of water, give it a nite and you'll be set.

[jare_ball248]

some better pics of some of my stuff

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/jare_ball248/my_rails.jpg

[maxd1989]

Originally posted by jare_ball248
some better pics of some of my stuff

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/jare_ball248/my_rails.jpg looks sweet but any way you could get that pic bigger? its tiny...:)