Where to buy a cheap rail??

[fennjack]

I'm looking for a double kink or handrail under $100, and around 10ft. Any ideas where to buy?

 

[northeast]

your town library or high school is a good bet.

no but foreal go to the hardware store and get some PVC pipes and 2x6es

 

[lukewalnuts]

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[fennjack]

If i go to hardware store I still need welding set up don't I?

 

[@skiinmitch]

PVC=Plastic tubing they use in plubing basically.

do u know anything about construction.

if you want a metal rail you will have to weld yes.

 

[fennjack]

ya I'm looking for metal. How about a skateboard rail.

 

[TACO-DOG.exe]

you wont get that much metal for that cheap. either change your materials list or raise your budget on metal.

 

[fennjack]

k thanx for the help. karma+

 

[@skiinmitch]

this. And if you want to make your own rail also you will have to get a welder which will cost even more. my suggestion go with pvc. get the stronger pvc no the flimsy ones.

 

[fennjack]

So skate rails= NO

 

[ShabbaRanks]

not really, find scrap metal. I hope you know to not get aluminum though or else thats a lot of money down the drain

 

[Phil-X-]

look on craigslist for rails.

 

[@skiinmitch]

You could use a skate rail. If u really wanted to.

 

[Casey]

Not necessarily. We made a skate rail out of plumbing pipe, it was galvanized steel I believe, but, you buy a pipe with a threaded end, and then a 90 degree fitting angled towards the ground attach another pipe to get your desired height, then thread on a T and have pipes going off of each end of the T for the base. The rail we had went to the ground, but you could figure out a way to prop up the other end with some creative solution, IE, predrill a hole an bolt something on the underside and go from there.

 

[fennjack]

Good stuff

 

[DUKES]

i believe its called railwerx.com

 

[Mr_Hyde]

Junkyard !! Make sure not to get Galvanize, fumes can kill you are make you really sick.. Look for some with a little rust on them, there more then Lilkly to be steel and not have a Galvanize coating. Just pick out the stright ones and make sure there's no dimples or dents, for a straight slide. Make friends with a welder or find a friends dad that's a welder.