Justa quick question about pvc rails

[thedutchmayn]

i know someone is goingto be like "reach for the searchbar" or some shit but chill. i searched and didnt find what i was exactly looking for. so we have 2 2'' 10 foot pvc pipes. and were wondering how to support them. screws through the top of them? what do you guys use for the base? just shove them into teh ground? and also would it wok if we used a hair dryer to warm the pipes up for curves+kinks? thanks guys.

 

[eheath]

Attach to wood with screws threw the bottom of the pipe(make hole in top if needed) and im not sure if a hair dryer will make a curve or kink. And for supports, just make the bases 3ft wide and make some side supports and you should be great.

 

[Edward.]

grab for the searchbar

 

[Snowcase]

Make a support out of wood then screws up through the wood into the pvc. As for shaping them that might work but I havn't personally tried it. Look at mine

 

[Edward.]

what is that stuff on the run in?

 

[CBROOKS]

yeah

 

[theguynextdoor91]

im kinda wondering that myself

 

[Snowcase]

Carpet and plastic garden fence on top. Astro turf works better but this is faster

 

[jibmaster_josh]

so for the run in you just get a carpet and put some plastic fence on top?? i dont understand

 

[Snowcase]

well lets see how skis work. Gravity is the main force behind it and when friction is decreased things tend to slide.

 

[jibmaster_josh]

awsome. but whats the point of the carpet if ur just sliding on the plastic part?

 

[lukew06]

you just owned him. and i have 7 mats of snowflex so i can have a ramp and a in run. so fuk u all

 

[Holte]

Normal blow dryers won't get the pvc hot enough to bend easily. It can be done, and works really well, but you'll need a construction quality blow dryer.

 

[lukew06]

what about the sun, if that cant melt something then well it is un-meltable

 

[thedutchmayn]

the sun is like 92 million miles away from us.

 

[lukew06]

still, use a magnifing glass!

 

[oakjewlery]

i'm pretty sure your a post whore and i hate you soo much

 

[lukew06]

thanks, good to know i have freinds

 

[Snowcase]

so your skis don't get scratched on the wood and if you want to wet it down it holds the water

 

[tomc51]

yeah just got one piece of advice for you. Be carefull with the rail you make in the winter time. On the rail we made the pvc snapped around the kinks a lot. we had to replace it

 

[Snowcase]

put a rubber tube in it so it fits snugly then fill it with cement. that might help but pvc still becomes fragile int he cold

 

[little_jonni]

my friend took a 10 ft. peice of pvc and cut it in half so he had two halfpipe looking peices of pvc. then he put a 24 in both of them and drilled from the side and then put it on like 5 post into the ground and now he has a 10 ft. flat 10 ft. down rail.

 

[tomc51]

^Thanks that helps so much.

you saved my life

 

[shrEddie]

do you catch alot of edges on pvc rails??

 

[Snowcase]

all summer, 1 edge caught and I felt it

 

[Potatoes]

nice

 

[bmxican_89]

i actually slide faaster on PVC then i do on rails, but its been awhile since if tried, so it might be different now