Building a Box

[Peter.]

I want to build a box over the summer for use in the winter and I dont know what to use for the slidy part. I plan to just make a simple box using 2x4's and such. Any tips on what to use for the slide would be great, and price if you can find it. PM me with info or just post it.

 

[scientist]

searchbars slide pretty good, but becasue they are so "hard to get," plexi glass is great (expensive), lexan is greater (expensiver) and puckboad (the white stuff one the sides of hockeyrinks is fairly expensive)

 

[fouldsys]

hdpe (high density polyeurathane i think) and lexan but i heard it chips easily

 

[BFINO13]

i think uplastics.com ?

 

[SmoothLikeButter]

Search bars are extremely expensive but slide the best if you have the cash go with the search bar if you dont go with lexan

 

[tjski]

Lexan 4x8 sheet= $208

 

[ski@jaypeak2]

pvc is cheap and breaks composite decking is a lil more expensive and you get your edges stuck in it, otherwise be ready to shell out some dough

 

[eastAR5]

search bar is free

 

[ski_cartel]

well people have sayed search bar, and its free.

if you dont have the bones to get hdp or lexan or puck-board, just go to your local rink and bost some free puck-board

 

[RastaSkier9]

Can't wait till summer hits so many of these threads are going to be made

 

[Dilla]

use the bar, or build a jib cult

 

[ATLskier]

3'x4' lexan sheet is $40.

 

[BFINO13]

where do u get freakin lexan

 

[Petey.]

my home mountain had a box one year that worked really well...the top of it was just a piece of plastic cut to fit the frame of the box....when i heard this i though, "wow thatll be a piece of shit", but it actually worked really well so i recommend going in that direction

 

[Holte]

i just built one with a one inch HDPE top, which made the box really really heavy, but it's sturdy as hell and slides amazingly. And of course, you gotta love that searchbar.

 

[ThaLetterM.]

i heard theres a revoluntonary new material designed especially for boxes/ rails. its called micoque.

 

[japie99]

searchbar. But go with tha HDME

 

[japie99]

I meant HDPE

 

[4frntSkier]

searchbar

lexan

 

[[lineskier]820]

build a jib cult 101 u gotta research this stuff man

 

[philipc]

bumppp

 

[s.jeff]

why the fuck did you bump it u homo

Use puck board

 

[yunggun*skibum]

i think the best way is to line up 10, one inch PVC pipes together to make a virtually flat surface that slides great and is cheap. (about 15-25 bucks)

 

[philipc]

why are you gay?? seriously, tell me why you are gay

 

[Armada+ar5]

COMPOSITE DECKING!!!!!!!!!!!!! slides so well

 

[prosnurfer]

u should read the offical summer set up thread thats stickyed ont he top. that tells u everything u need to know