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Jaskittin
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well thats pretty tough because my hand is a lot sexier than many females-NewSkool450

Dec 30 2004 6:40PM
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joshua
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You mean for the surface? I used puck board.
Jun 6 2010 7:31PM
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Roachey
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Jun 6 2010 9:30PM
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PurpleDino
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no for the siding. i was going to say if you used MDF then that explains why it would be so heavy
Jun 7 2010 6:40AM
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HeathR
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mdf would be a real bad choice for anything outside.
Jun 7 2010 9:12PM
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joshua
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I used chipboard for the sides and painted it with "extreme weather paint" so hopefully it lasts a long time.
Jun 8 2010 10:23AM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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Did you make that snow machine?
Jun 16 2010 7:22PM
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steezenskis
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its not usually like that. when i took the pic it wasnt set up right. its usually at the end
Jun 17 2010 8:01PM
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who8myrice
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Yea man, my systems home-built. Cost me around $900 but it was worth every penny to me. I ski every day in the winter thanks to it.
Jun 17 2010 9:25PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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Thats sick. Did you find plans online for it?
Jun 18 2010 10:44AM
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jeppenator
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this looks really legit for lip tricks.. props!
Jun 18 2010 11:17AM
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*simba*
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Jun 28 2010 12:39PM
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pelle_munch
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length?
Jun 28 2010 2:30PM
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*simba*
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10 feet i think.
Jun 28 2010 5:33PM
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Zvarenza_724
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Jun 28 2010 7:55PM
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SweatyBallShack
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Gonna add some HDPE or a few pipes to one of the sides so it doesent always have to be a wide box.

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Jul 21 2010 10:26PM
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MattWeiss
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thats a good idea, you just might want to reinforce the bottom of it for when it turns into the side
Jul 22 2010 11:43AM
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Emma_Watson
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http://yfrog.com/jwghetoojibrailj


Built in 2 hours.
Jul 30 2010 11:15AM
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Emma_Watson
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[IMG]http://yfrog.com/jwghetoojibrailj [/IMG]
Aug 1 2010 12:15AM
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JTL
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the hdpe is temporary. i am going to put pvc on it soon.
Aug 1 2010 11:29AM
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SweatyBallShack
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HDPE is so much better though.
Aug 1 2010 3:02PM
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JTL
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its sketchy. i got it for free. i will use it until it falls apart then switch to pvc
Aug 1 2010 4:34PM
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Aug 26 2010 10:41AM
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jfxphoto
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^ for some reason this almost looks animated to me, but good none the less
Aug 28 2010 11:14PM
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Mr.Huck
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Aug 29 2010 3:50PM
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GreenHorn
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^

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Aug 29 2010 9:50PM
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B-runge
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thats sick^

that drop in looks scary tho
Aug 29 2010 10:29PM
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WorthDaMoney
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ARE THOSE NEON LIGHTS IN YOUR PVC??? wtf
Aug 31 2010 1:50PM
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HeathR
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^^^very patriotic. What did you use?
Sep 4 2010 9:41PM
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Mr.Huck
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Long story.  I saw Andreas Hatveit's candy invitational edit from last year and he had a lit up fun box.  I wanted one, but his looked like he had found some clear hdpe and had the lights inside the box.

At first I found out that they make clear PVC.  I thought I could run rope lights inside of the clear PVC pipe.  I found out that it is like 10 times more expensive than normal white PVC.  One clear PVC pipe was going to cost about $30. 

The way I made mine was to use 1in white PVC spaced about 3/4 inch apart and I have the rope lights running between the PVC.  The gap is wide enough that the light from the rope lights comes through really well and makes it look like it is a lit up HDPE surface.  The gap between the PVC pipes is still narrow enough that my 8 year old son can 50/50 it just like a normal HDPE fun box. 

I bought my rope lights at Ace Hardware.  They are like $10 a piece and I think I used 4 for my box which is like 18 inches wide and 10 feet long.  I used solid blue colored rope lights on the edges and multicolored in the middle. 

If anyone wants tips on how to make one of these, I can give more details. 
Sep 26 2010 1:28PM
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Mr.Huck
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Sorry for the dub post and really sorry for not getting back on BAJ and replying.  Lots of bad personal shit going on over the past month and I actually forgot that I posted my set up. 

Drop in is not that bad.  Little girls have more ballz than I do, and it doesn't bother me.  Because of the plastic lattice, it doesn't have to be as steep.  It is a little narrow, but it doesn't feel like it screws up your stance.  After 3 or 4 tries, I had it dialed.  Dropping switch would be a whole different story.

The first time I dropped, the thing kind of folded up on me and I ate shit.  It was because I didn't have the ladder secured and it slid back.  I got some horseshoe like stakes and staked everything to the ground.  That was the end of that problem. 

Overall I was pretty stoked with it.  I am going to get some more guys over and have a night vid session.  The really sick thing about this is that I made a Zip Line for my kids that runs right above the rail.  I can attach my POV cam to the handle of the zipline and pull it along with a rope, so I have my own cable cam.  :-)
Sep 26 2010 2:01PM
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WorthDaMoney
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thats sick props, and the light inbetween the white pvc sounds like a better idea cost wise, and looks like the light comes out better though with it inbetween. are the lights fragile?
Sep 27 2010 12:00PM
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Mr.Huck
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 http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1486822&kw=rope+lights&origkw=rope+lights&searchId=50936432663

Rope lights are pretty durable.  Having them in between the PVC pipes protects them from getting hit by skis. 
Sep 27 2010 11:43PM
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Zimmerman
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Oct 17 2010 2:59PM
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ideal
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Oct 27 2010 2:26PM
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ideal
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Oct 27 2010 2:27PM
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ideal
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Oct 27 2010 2:28PM
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ideal
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ideal
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Oct 27 2010 2:31PM
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ideal
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the last pics is the 1st two rails just set next to each other,to me it looks realy good like that
Oct 27 2010 2:33PM
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Woodsy15
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Left - 16'

middle - 13'

green right - 12'

grey right - 11'
Oct 28 2010 9:04PM
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WorthDaMoney
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left looks like you would clip your ski on the wood holding the pvc in place if you scissored
Oct 29 2010 11:21PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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Oct 30 2010 9:15PM
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Zimmerman
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Oct 31 2010 1:40PM
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Woodsy15
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haha you dont catch if you scissor.
Oct 31 2010 8:27PM
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mattridesskis
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yess chris, haha
Nov 1 2010 3:56PM
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Emma_Watson
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15 foot Double Barell
Dec 24 2010 1:39AM
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JTL
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the rail is 23 feet long. the end of the rail is about 4 feet off the ground and the landing is a good slope.
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Jan 10 2011 8:34PM
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WorthDaMoney
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that jump on looks a little big. try and make it an urban take off

the rail looks sick though ! you make it ?
Jan 11 2011 2:06PM
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JTL
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i had the rail welded. it was an old handrail that i got from my town.
Jan 11 2011 8:19PM
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Cincher
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yeah that does look a little too kicky, better if you're trying to do a small 3, but not kicker onto rail. Chop it.
Jan 14 2011 10:08AM
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