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Home-Made Ski Box.

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Nooschoolers
Posts: 577 - Karma: 32
Im looking to build a ski box/rail for my back yard. anyone got any ideas for under $500? No shitty PVC
Nov 18 2009 5:55PM
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LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
im pretty much expecting +karma haha

http://www.skinet.com/skiing/how-to/diy-/-maintenance/2008/12/diy-build-a-wax-box
Nov 18 2009 6:43PM
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doublexl
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theres this place in my town that sells the same plastic my mt. uses for boxes.

build-a-jib tho srsly
Nov 18 2009 6:43PM
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Backyard.Skier
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PVC is not that shitty really. i have had a box and rail made out of it for 2 years and i have had no cracks or problems with it..
Nov 18 2009 6:47PM
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p-fo
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Build-A-Jib 101 cult. mucho mas informacione
Nov 18 2009 6:49PM
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Nooschoolers
Posts: 577 - Karma: 32

No + karma, man. HDPE is the stuff they use in parks right? and idea how much it costs for about a half inch think, a half foot wide, and 13ft?

Nov 18 2009 6:56PM
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Walter.
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bahaha other box! he said no shitty pvc and stuff
Nov 18 2009 7:00PM
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zagfan5
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A LOT

go online and do some fucking research.

like go onto plastic companies online, see how much it is per foot for how thick u want it, then do the math. dont be lazy

so if its like 30 bucks a square foot for half inch thick, times that by 6 and u got how much it is for a 12 foot half inch thick half foot wide box.
so in that case it'd be 120 for a 12 foot box.
these are all just made up numbers, but you get the gist. go research.

not hard, sorry.
Nov 18 2009 7:01PM
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njwa88
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dude just go to a welder and tell him what you want to do and go from there
me and my buddy got a 8ft long rail that is 3-4 feet high and cost 90$
works good, looks good, do it.
Nov 18 2009 7:01PM
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LMPJibbin
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mine doesnt mention pvc fucktard
Nov 18 2009 7:04PM
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LAME.
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$500? go get one welded.

Nov 18 2009 7:05PM
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Aaaron.
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step one.
cut a hole in the box.
Nov 18 2009 7:08PM
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Walter.
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hey....calm down here...he was talking about no shitty pvc because lots of people use pvc for homemade rails and boxes......i wasn't trying to be so harsh we need more peace on NS so sorry if i came of that way...
Nov 18 2009 7:09PM
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Funnel
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Make box out of PVC and wood and save the $475 for something else.
Nov 18 2009 7:16PM
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Nooschoolers
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But will that last 3 or 4 years?
Nov 18 2009 7:34PM
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-PowAir-
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^thats still 75-100 @ 25 a year still cheaper... Just as fun...
Nov 18 2009 7:39PM
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Cincher
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Yes, and pvc pipe is easy and cheap to replace.
Nov 18 2009 7:48PM
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lilwhiz165
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step two.
put your junk it that box.
Nov 18 2009 8:00PM
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.SimonB.
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three. make her open the box.
Nov 18 2009 8:04PM
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T.L.
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I use half inch, UV resistant UHMW on all my stuff.  It's like $400 something per 4'x10' sheet.  There's boxes in our park going on 5 years without replacement.

Nov 18 2009 8:10PM
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evildane
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It's a ski in a box!!
Nov 18 2009 8:11PM
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n8myton
Posts: 395 - Karma: 24
You don't need full half inch. If you you make it with a little coping on the side or something you'd probably be good with 1/4" or 1/8"
Nov 18 2009 10:15PM
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nick_GAPER
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im pretty sure you could just buy a box from your local for 500 bucks...damn
Nov 18 2009 10:24PM
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