Don;t make rails from PVC

yea man, NO. pvc is the best option. you jsut didnt secure yours well enough to the wood. ALWAYS put a wooden dowel inside of the pipe. then glue the wooden dowel to the inside of the pipe. now yopu have somethin solid to screw into that wont ever crack. the top of the pvc will pron take 2-3 years to wear down assuming you use it a few times a week. when it does replace it which will take all of 1-2 hours and less then 40 bucks. most people will grad before that happens so theres no prob. think about how much edge damage a metal rail would reak after 2-3 years. ill take that blown out edge. def sucks that it happened though. i see it as a freak accident that could be prevented with some dowels. gl man.
 
dont leave ur pvc out in direct sunlight because thats what really fucks them up because then they come heaps brittle and break. after each sesh i leave myn undeer my house, bad luck bout the skis aye
 
dude thats why you dont point the nail or screw up. next time screw through the pvc and file it down, then if it breaks at least your not landing on nails or screws
 
your lucky you got a couple of years. i (we) made one, used it twice, and the rail shattered on the third.

just make a flat rail, like a skilly box, out of lexan or hunt around for scrap metal tubing and get a buddy with a welder or rent one
 
me and my friends made a shotgun rail with two round pvc pieces. we put a 2 X 4 on top of the posts to make like a woden flat rail and then screwed the pvc pieces to that FROM THE BOTTOM. even if a screw starts to back out it backs out farther from the the top, obviously the way to go
 
yeah when i made mine it cracked after the first session and then i never took it down and when all the snow melted that held it up it fell down and the pipe came off.....

but there really easy to fix
 
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You can get great stuff at lowes or home depot. You could prob get it at wal mart too if ou dont mind shopping with retarded people, waiting 45 minutes to check out only to find that the cashier cant speak english.
 
there are three rigiditys of pvc. 20, 35, and 50. alot of people get 20 because its cheaper, but its like a dollar more for 50. just ask the home depot guy for 50 when you buy it.

only problem is, you cant make curved rails with 50 or 35.....
 
i like pvc as long as you replace it when it starts to get run down

plus it doesnt hurt as much if you fall on the rail like metal would
 
lol yer thats why it say im a newb i didnt c that it was 2005, well now i now...new to threads bcoz id rather be out skiing that typing
 
pvc works ok, (but if you have friends that come over and peel it like a banana then it doesent work so hot), but it is a lot cheaper and easier to build with than metal
 
thats your fault for making a shitty rail. make rails with pvc just dont like put screws in retarded places where your skis are gunna be sliding.
 
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