POST A PIC OF YOUR RAIL

[HeathR]

rainbow and flat down. Plus couple other things that can be used to change it up.

 

[GreenHorn]

^ that rainbow is sick. what did you use for the rail?

 

[HeathR]

its hdpe. Its 5 years old so it doesn't slide as well as it used to.

 

[dollyskier67]

i used pvc and i cut the wood and bent it it was mad hard to bend the pvc

 

[skiEER]

i cant believe that rainbow is still intact

 

[B-runge]

PVC + HEAT GUN = BENT PVC

just a memo for future people

 

[Ftacnik]

You might wana add some more supports on that high rail... and what did you use for the top? looks like it will slide really good.

heres a new rail made for free

the "U" shape one.

it used to be an indoor arch thing but the person i was workin for was remodeling there house and threw it away so i took it. also this other guy i worked for gave us a ton of those grey pvcs.

so we now have

12ft box

8ft "U" Rail

16ft fat double barrel rail (Which is broken at the moment as you can see but were gonna fix it)

10ft skinnier double barrel rail

 

[Ski_ThEast]

i used synthetic ice and the u shaped rail is sick

 

[GreenHorn]

^ i'd like to see a video of the U rail in action

 

[Ftacnik]

Ill upload a video in a few days... It looks really sketch but its super fun

 

[joshua]

10ft long, 2ft high. The metal on top is what I plan on using for the sliding surface.

 

[joshua]

Why do I always forget to post the pic?

 

[Testicles]

looks super sturdy but damn thats overkill I only have 6 boards total on my enitre rail haha

 

[B-runge]

you forgot to put your crosses on it bitch.....

 

[Steezius_Maximus]

not true.

 

[GreenHorn]

got that video yet?

 

[Ftacnik]

No im in florida right now on vacation... Then going straight to tahoe for a few weeks then back home december 16... Ill have snow by then so ill make an edit

 

[add_on_skis]

So i spent about an hour and a half building this rail today, thought id share some pics.

Its 12 feet long and 17 inches from the ground.

 

[Stockie.]

Its about 19 feet. I built it for free.

 

[JTL]

11:00 pm at night. picked up a work light for 40 dollars at lowes

 

[GreenHorn]

^ nice jacket

and yeah the lights at lowes are pretty cheap and nice

 

[Panchuk]

Boom.

 

[HeathR]

^looks sweet. Might be the angle but it looks like you are gonna run into the fence.

 

[Panchuk]

Mostly the angle but theres like 20 feet to the fence after each rail..

 

[[fisher]]

just finished...

2 8ft shotgun PVC rails

 

[HeathR]

looks fun but you might want some angle braces.

 

[sklermang]

i have literally the exact same rails
2 8 ft long double barrel with the exact same supports.
definitely put metal angle braces on the supports. my rails were startin to wobble all over the place after they got rained on once and the screws loosened up.

 

[BossHogg]

Plans:

10ft long X 1ft high X 8in wide. 1 inch pipes

 

[Buzzell]

 

[HeathR]

looks sick

 

[LAME.]

Fail, kinks are super low i think your skis will hit the ground if you pretzel.

 

[GreenHorn]

who pretzels at a down to flat kink??

 

[ChrisSkisChronic]

 

[GreenHorn]

^ lol at your username

nice boxes too

 

[ChrisSkisChronic]

Thank you, kind sire

 

[skier797]

what is that material on the top?

 

[ChrisSkisChronic]

HDPE, aka puckboard. It slides so nicely

 

[LAME.]

k well im sorry that i do.

 

[Buzzell]

i would love to see a video of that. and i cant pretzel anyway so it doesnt really matter.

 

[GreenHorn]

yeah a video would be good because ive never seen a pretzel at a down to flat kind

 

[Testicles]

12 foot rail

8 foot rail

 

[Cincher]

How much did that cost you?

 

[ChrisSkisChronic]

$30 or $40 (don't remember), thanks Kijiji

 

[Cincher]

My local plastics distributor quoted me $25 for an 8' long x 14" wide x 1/8" thick. Pretty good deal.

 

[lanny94]

wow thats so dope

 

[gabe.]

mah metal one

2 shotgun pvc and 2 sections of box

 

[Ftacnik]

Farewell Montana from Austin Ftacnik on Vimeo.

Here's the video. Sorry it took a while. Me hitting the rail on the first shot, and later in the video. We didn't have enough snow this winter to hit it straight on so we had to set it up urban style

 

[PurpleDino]

that was a sick setup. and what did you film that with?

 

[Ftacnik]

Filmed with a GoPro HD

 

[Kevski]

That was sick in all ways. I liked the setup, the skiing, the filming, and the editing. Props to you.