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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2006 4:47 am    Post subject: Building a monster rail Reply with quote

I'm planning on building a new rail, like this


I'm worried about the strenght at the joints though


I was thinking that I could weld some angle iron to make a brace to go inside the framing, but I'm worried about rust since I can't weld stainless. I've built rails in the past, but never one this high or with this many joints. I'd appreciate any Ideas to help make these points stronger.

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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2006 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What about those things that are used to connect joints for roofs??? those metal things you place on both parts of the joint then nail. (don't know the name)
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PostPosted: Sep 02, 2006 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't be too worried about it. This summer we made a 90' rail - a 24' flat section then an a-frame - not sure about the dimensions of the aframe. Anyways, it was roughly 6' off the water at the top of the a-frame, with about 2.5 feet of post under the water. All we did to make it was get the 4x4 posts in the ground, put a 2x4 outline at the top (on both sides) as a guide for the shape of the rail and throw a 2x8 along the top of the 2x4s. As you can see from the picture we had a couple small 2x4 braces on the flat, but that was it. We rode it for a month and a bit and it was just as solid when we tore it down as when we first hit it. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a pm. Good luck!
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2006 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maestro, Looks like you had a pretty slick material on top. What is it? I found UMHW at an airboat shop, but I don't know if theres another material that works better....
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PostPosted: Sep 04, 2006 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, it is pretty slick. It's some kind of PVC sheeting originally used under skatelite to dampen sound at a skatepark. I think it's also pretty much the same stuff as they use for hockey boards at hockey rinks. I was used to hitting rails with trex as the sliding material, so this was pretty tough to get used to at first, but once you get the hang of it it's pretty nice to slide - it lasts and doesn't do much damage to boards.
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PostPosted: Sep 05, 2006 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

maestro- is that year set up year round? If it is How deep is the water cuz where i live i have to remove everything cuz of ice in the winter and my lake gets to deep to fast to build any thing but a floating rail
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PostPosted: Sep 05, 2006 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pause Game - no, it was only in the water for about a month. It's in about 18" or 2' of water - pretty shallow.
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