line skier Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) DO U EVER TRY TO BUILD RAILS? I DO AND TRY TO SLID THEM AND IT WOULD WORK A LOT BETTER IF IT HAD THAT FIBER GLASS STUFF ON THE TOP. BUT I DONT NO WAT ITS REALLY CALLED SO I CANT FIND IT. I TRIED PVC BUT IT IS HARD TO BUILD WITH. I USE PLYWOOD BUT IT EVENTUALLY ROTS. ANY INFO ON THE NAME OF THE FIBER GLASS STUFF PLEASE REPLY. Edited November 10, 2005 by line skier Quote
skidude Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 DO U EVER TRY TO BUILD RAILS? I DO AND TRY TO GRING THEM AND IT WOULD WORK A LOT BETTER IF IT HAD THAT FIBER GLASS STUFF ON THE TOP. BUT I DONT NO WAT ITS REALLY CALLED SO I CANT FIND IT. I TRIED PVC BUT IT IS HARD TO BUILD WITH. I USE PLYWOOD BUT IT EVENTUALLY ROTS. ANY INFO ON THE NAME OF THE FIBER GLASS STUFF PLEASE REPLY. And uhh welcome dude (sorry, Im not much help on the rail topic) Quote
ThinkSnow Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 And uhh welcome dude (sorry, Im not much help on the rail topic) Quote
LineSki Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 its a form of plexiglass, and its called lexan. Quote
sredding222 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 ive used this stuff from home depot its the material they make showers and bath tubs outa. you can buy it in sheets for bout 20 dollars it works and is cheaper the plexi glass Quote
Papasteeze Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 Welcome Line Ski!! there are several plastics available. Lexan is the most popular and can be picked up at home depot. Quote
skidude Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 Why don't you want to build them out of all metal? Too heavy/expensive? Quote
Gurp Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 my soon to be rail will be all free angle iron i got. Quote
tretiak Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 my soon to be rail will be all free angle iron i got. yea i have to get those pics uploaded as soon as i get my digi back from my sister Quote
line skier Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Posted November 10, 2005 i cant weld or have any free metal Quote
soldier32 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 its called sliding, not grinding Quote
line skier Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Posted November 10, 2005 i looked on the home depot website and their was no lexon Quote
Sno Mountain Skier Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 i looked on the home depot website and their was no lexon Just call you local one up, all of them have it or at least the ones i have delt with. Quote
poconoceancity Posted November 11, 2005 Report Posted November 11, 2005 i looked on the home depot website and their was no lexon They have the least comprehensive web site of any national big business in the US. today. Take a trip there and dont waste your time on their site. Quote
Papasteeze Posted November 11, 2005 Report Posted November 11, 2005 (edited) THIS IS THE STUFF YOU WANT TO GET for topsheets on a box. UBBBER cheap!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Here are some comments on it.. http://www.newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums...read_id=168397& I have heard that this stuff works better than lexan for box tops. I just ordered 12 feet X 1 foot of it on ebay for 28 bucks. Great deal. Heres the auction if anyones interested thers still 7 sheets of 24"x24" and it cuts as easy as wood im told. Anyone ever use this stuff? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. fluff* 553 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 7:59:52 Quote Reply this stuff is like gold. It's what I use. Cept those are some pretty small assed sheets. I almost flipped when i first read your 28 dollar purchase, being as though it retails for closer to 135 for a 8'x4' sheet. you can run it over with snow cats and its fine. But dont leave it in the summer sun, oops. www.skisundown.com/media www.4frnt.com www.libertyskis.com www.rightsideproductions.com Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 8:09:50 Quote Reply Quoting fluff* from Nov 7 2005 7:59:52: this stuff is like gold. It's what I use. Cept those are some pretty small assed sheets. I almost flipped when i first read your 28 dollar purchase, being as though it retails for closer to 135 for a 8'x4' sheet. you can run it over with snow cats and its fine. But dont leave it in the summer sun, oops.Well i only needed 1 foot by 10 feet so i got 3 24"X24" so ill end up with 2 feet leftover. Its the best price ive seen it. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. ihatemyscratc...* 193 Posts Pro Nov 7 2005 9:17:41 Quote Reply US plastics has a 12x4 foot sheet for like 100 bucks Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 10:37:21 Quote Reply Quoting ihatemyscratc...* from Nov 7 2005 9:17:41: US plastics has a 12x4 foot sheet for like 100 bucksof quarter inch? No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. Melvs*$ 10497 Posts Crazy Fool Nov 7 2005 10:48:18 Quote Reply mcmaster has decent prices as well, but careful with shipping... -Pat www.wbpfilms.com EST. 382 Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 10:53:55 Quote Reply Quoting Melvs*$ from Nov 7 2005 10:48:18: mcmaster has decent prices as well, but careful with shipping...I already ordered mine off ebay, shipping wasnt bad. 3 2' X ' sheets shipping was like 12 bucks. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. Ostrix* 102 Posts Pro Nov 7 2005 10:55:55 Quote Reply We've used it on all of our boxes. Slides like butter. You won't be disappointed. Electric City Skiers. Format Headwear. PM me for a custom hat. Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 10:57:42 Quote Reply Sweeeeeet No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. volklrider* 1215 Posts Insane Nov 7 2005 11:21:09 Quote Reply yeah ive used it, it works great, i paid 140 for a 4x10 foot sheet tho ------------------------------------- "i f you do the sickest switch cork ever people will still say why dont you have bigger pants" - Fr2planker BillyGoteMan* 295 Posts Loner Nov 7 2005 9:00:12 Quote Reply hey tay if u bought three did the thing update or is there only 2 sheets left Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 7 2005 10:20:30 Quote Reply When i bought it there was 10. I took 3. So there was 7. It updates real time so if it says theres 2 there is 2. Im sure the guy has more, should msg him. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. N.L.* 283 Posts Loner Nov 10 2005 6:23:06 Quote Reply i took advice from this thread and ordered a huge sheet of 3/8 hdpe. the only problemn is it showed up and is slightly textured.? it feels slick, but its not smooth as i was expecting...is this legit? Taydawg197* 653 Posts Ridiculous Nov 10 2005 6:24:22 Quote Reply shit, havent gotten mine yet, i think mine said smooth. Maybe you could sand it? No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Try It. N.L.* 283 Posts Loner Nov 10 2005 6:27:06 Quote Reply yeah, i dont know what im gonna do yet, i have to go check it out. Edited November 11, 2005 by Papasteeze Quote
pyro_boarder Posted November 15, 2005 Report Posted November 15, 2005 HDPE is awsome, I've never use it for rails/boxes but it should work good. You can also get HDPE pipes that might work good for coping, and it is fairly flexible so you could bend it around a c-box or such. And it dosen't get brittle in the cold like pvc. You could check out plastic suppliers for prices, and they may have scrap cheap. Quote
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