Making a dry slope PVC rail

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fluffyhaggis

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Anyone know the best type of wood to use for the support of a PVC rail? Making a rail for local dry slope. Talking like durability, resistance to rain, strength etc.
 
2x4s work totally fine. If you want it to be stonger use some cross bracing. Also 45 ing those cuts(if you have a miter saw) and cutting them so they just fit, even have to pound them in place the support will be unreal before you even screw or nail them in.

If you're only running like a shogun and you want it fairly tall you're gonna have to run some wide feet on it to keep it stable. A little bracing from the first leg to foot can keep it pretty stable. Can sometimes skimp a little on the last foot with but then again if you're doing switch ups and shit at the end it's worth it to have something. Maybe just run ply on the last one instead of a 2x4 so there's some support but if you come off early you aren't hitting the 2x4. In the yard it doesn't really matter but just trying to think for the slope.

Or do they have any old off cuts of dry slop material you can throw over the feet for that purpose? Idk if anyone can weigh in but I think liberty does something like that when they move features around.

Also, did you ask them about this yet and is it okay? Are you going to build a small kicker to get onto it or is there already something there?
 
Just use 2x4 framing lumber. 2x6 for the feet, maybe. I like to drill holes in the feet and pound some rebar into the ground to really hold it in place.
 
2x4s work fine and aren't too wide where your ski could catch on the side if the pipe isn't wide enough. You can also cover the sides in sheets of outdoor plywood to really give it strength and longevity
 
2x4 with 2x6 feet. Also nice to build them out like an A-frame and cover the frame with plywood. The rail will be way stronger/stable and you won’t have to worry about snagging your ski in between supports if you fall
 
14131471:theabortionator said:
2x4s work totally fine. If you want it to be stonger use some cross bracing. Also 45 ing those cuts(if you have a miter saw) and cutting them so they just fit, even have to pound them in place the support will be unreal before you even screw or nail them in.

If you're only running like a shogun and you want it fairly tall you're gonna have to run some wide feet on it to keep it stable. A little bracing from the first leg to foot can keep it pretty stable. Can sometimes skimp a little on the last foot with but then again if you're doing switch ups and shit at the end it's worth it to have something. Maybe just run ply on the last one instead of a 2x4 so there's some support but if you come off early you aren't hitting the 2x4. In the yard it doesn't really matter but just trying to think for the slope.

Or do they have any old off cuts of dry slop material you can throw over the feet for that purpose? Idk if anyone can weigh in but I think liberty does something like that when they move features around.

Also, did you ask them about this yet and is it okay? Are you going to build a small kicker to get onto it or is there already something there?
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Yea man got permission. Got some get-ons there and thinking using them as an after rail for the existing boxes. Make some combo features. And that's a good point, will grab some spare snowflex for the base.

This'll help, had to order it yesterday and got approx 110mm by 38mm, reckon this will be strong enough?

Also, is it possible structurally to nail two planks together to make them thicker? Is this structurally sound I mean.
 
14131776:fluffyhaggis said:
Yea man got permission. Got some get-ons there and thinking using them as an after rail for the existing boxes. Make some combo features. And that's a good point, will grab some spare snowflex for the base.

This'll help, had to order it yesterday and got approx 110mm by 38mm, reckon this will be strong enough?

Also, is it possible structurally to nail two planks together to make them thicker? Is this structurally sound I mean.
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Idk how it's rated there. But schedule 40 is what most people use and that's pretty much what everyone sells and it's actually supet rare that people crack theirs skiing on it.

You don't really need to make the support thicker. 2x4s are fine if you frame it well. If everything is cut so it fits in snug and then throw some cross bracing in. Not necessary but why not. 2x4s are cheap and it'll survive the friggin apocalypse.

I would def put some wide feet at least at the start of the rail but youll prolly need something at the end. When people switch up and spin out on the end a lot of times they hit the side of the rail pretty good. Don't want it too wobbly or flipping over.
 
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