PVC rail design

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twinkle_toes

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Before you say it, yes - I searched through older threads before posting.

90% of the comments were about how there are already pre-existing threads.

If you can find useful ones, please feel free to link so I don't have to sift through hundreds of threads.

I'm building a PVC rail using 4" x 10' PVC. I'll be bolting it to a 10' 2x4. Pretty basic concept.

My question is about creating a stable base. What would be the best design to provide sufficient support? I'm linking a few photos below, these are the general designs I'm thinking of using. I'm pretty light but I've got some heavier/ more aggressive friends that will be hitting it, so I want it to be sturdy.

It's not a backyard rail at the moment, it'll be set up in the snow, so I can bury the base under snow to keep it in place.

I'll figure something out but mostly posting here to brainstorm ideas based on others' experience/opinions.

Thanks in advance :)
 
id avoid the middle pics method as i had that on my backyard setup and it was kind of sketch, any fall had potential to wreck my knees
 
2nd photo or 3rd photo is optimal.

Use more screws and heavy lag bolts than you think you'll need.

One of my friends turned mine into a pancake trying a 2 on. I used the 3rd photos design btw. besides that, it worked quite well
 
I have a 20 foot by 4" diameter pvc rail in my backyard, what I did is put the pvc on the 2x4 (like you said) and then placed that onto a vertical 2x8 than ran lengthwise, and then gave it feet about 5 feet apart on the bottom. (I also put diagonal supports ataching the 2x8 more firmly to the feet to prevent it from rocking side to side or falling over.) My rail is made of 2 seperate 10 foot peices of pvc but you could definitely use the build concept to make a really sturdy 10 foot rail and it'd last alot longer and feel alot more stable to ski on than the rails in the pictures.
 
If you can go a bit longer than 10 feet I would recommend it. I have a 10 foot rail and it feels a bit short for practicing certain tricks.
 
14287079:twinkle_toes said:
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Im getting lazy lol do you guys think it's sturdy enough or should I add the A frame cross braces ( see diagram)
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I've hit super sturdy rails with only 2 legs like that, I'd use more than two but 5 might get annoying when you fall off early. The A frame would make it sturdier but also heavier, you could also cut little right-angle triangles and stick them in the corners, it worked for me.
 
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14287079:twinkle_toes said:
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Im getting lazy lol do you guys think it's sturdy enough or should I add the A frame cross braces ( see diagram)
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Looks pretty sick as is. I'd just test it out and see if there's any issues; you can always add the cross braces later

EDIT: Wait this thread is a year old, why the fuck am I replying

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14287100:asparagus said:
I've hit super sturdy rails with only 2 legs like that, I'd use more than two but 5 might get annoying when you fall off early. The A frame would make it sturdier but also heavier, you could also cut little right-angle triangles and stick them in the corners, it worked for me.
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lol my rail finally broke this year and it was probably because I didn’t have crossbeams ??‍♂️
 
14287079:twinkle_toes said:
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Im getting lazy lol do you guys think it's sturdy enough or should I add the A frame cross braces ( see diagram)
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I know this is old but here's my design for what I want to do for Zero Zone tubes in order to be able to switch them out. Each tube will have three blocks aligned and screwed into the PVC that secure it into the wood frame. This way we can use fewer frames and haul around less weight. Also less material as wood is expensive now (yours had redundant vertical supports)

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Kinda weird, in the jib forum and in how to build drop in it had a bunch of Ukraine stuff, this thread is 4 years old. Ik the russio Ukraine conflict has been going on for a while but seems weird there’s this stuff in this thread.
 
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I know this is old but here's my design for what I want to do for Zero Zone tubes in order to be able to switch them out. Each tube will have three blocks aligned and screwed into the PVC that secure it into the wood frame. This way we can use fewer frames and haul around less weight. Also less material as wood is expensive now (yours had redundant vertical supports)

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I forgot to add the bottom longitudinal support but it will be level with the lateral supports for maximum stability. I also made another design that is sloped
 
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