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.SteezusChrist.

.SteezusChrist.

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Yo guys, I have built rails but I am making a ton for tomorrow...

Whats the biggest rail somebody has built in terms of height? Just out of wood and PVC. I want to make a massive up rail but I'm not sure how big is too big.

What kind of saw to I need? I need an electric saw and want it to be cheap but work for cutting 2x4's fast. How much will it cost me?

PVC or steel? I haven't decided. But will steel be easy to drill through?

Thanks
 


ok well ive built a 5 foot high rainbow and a 3 foot high by 10 foot long up rail. the rainbow is high as fuck but the up rail is pretty solid, i know 3 feet doesnt sound that high but it is, as long as you make it at least 10 feet long it should be good, anything less will be really steep

for the saw, you should be able to find a deice circular saw for under 50$. they're pretty verstial, they can do anything but curved cuts, just make sure you get a carbide blade cause most saws come with a steel blade and they're junk

steel pipes are pretty expencive, they're not too hard to drill through but the holes will be really sharp.

i always PVC cause its cheap and it's easy to use. Just make sure you get solid PVC cause theres this new kind thats shit. if you look at the end of the pipe and you see a thin white layer and then a yellowish foam layer and then another thin white layer dont get it, it will break on the first or second hit. it should be solid white.

i hope this helps, good luck man, oh and sears usally has some good deals on saws, if you have any other questions just PM me
 
I have made a dragons tail rail completely out of wood that is just over 6 feet tall and trust me that is WAY TOO TALL. for an up rail you may want to start low then go high...For example start at 1 foot then move to three feet. That may not seem like much but 3 feet is tall especially if landing flat. It really all depends on your yard and if you plan on hitting it in the summer and what not
 
I guess for height it depends on 2 things....

1. drop in - if its huge you can make the rail higher because you have alot more speed.

2. landing - if its flat or not, if its down hill you can make it bigger.

I would use pvc, it's cheap, slides well and If you break it, it wont cost you much to replace it.\
 
Go with a circular saw or if you have mad skills you could use a sawsall. they can cut anything you throw at it which would be good if you go with the metal pipe. just got to be carefull you make stright cuts. it can be done tho.

For support if you go high enough you might want to put supports that angle down from the top making it more sturdy instaed of the usual T method of support
 
Definetly go with pvc if youre gonna spend way more money ion steel than you would have to weld it

just get a cheap skill saw tocut everything
 
I've made many PVC rails myself... all shotgun. One is three feet high and that is perfect because you can set it up as flat, up (on top of something) or down (on a hill.) PVC works well because you can screw the rail directly into a 2bi4 which makes it much much easier. Then you get to stay away for welding and PVC surprisingly slides just as well as metal with easy mobility of the rail.
 
It's all dependant on what your run-in situation is. If you have an ample amount of speed, you would probably be happy with a rail that was 1 or 2 feet tall at the beginning and about 6 feet at the end. Just make sure that you have a ton of lateral (side to side) support on the beginning because a lot of weight at that end of the rail will be pulling on it. And to answer your other questions, go with so good pvc and invest in a decent circular saw. Oh and by the way, make sure that you have quality hardware (screws, nails, nuts, bolts, etc.) because that has been the cause of the downfall of many rails that i have built. Cheers
 
dude. it depends on how big your drop in is gonna be and how much speed youll get off it. If its slow dont bother. But if its fast you can make it pretty big such as 4-5 feet. use pvc cuz its lighter and cheaper
 
i have bulit a 4 foot high by 15 feet long single coping rail. your best bet wouldbe to go to sears they have saws there for old people that run on batteries and should only cost you like 40 bucks. as for metal or wood you should definetly use wood but if its going to stay outside definetly paint it soo that over time the wood doesnt rot. if you are going to use metal make sure you have a good set of drill bits otherwise they may break. other then that metal is farley easy to drill into just not easy to cut. hope this helped you out bro.
 
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