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How do u get a drop in ramp to curve?

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E.FARR
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hey so im tryin to build a drop in ramp to a rail....

how do u get the drop in ramp to curve at the bottom of the steep part of the drop in?

like do u build something or put something there or what??
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Malcolm
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join the build a jib cult. its got everything in there
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E.FARR
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do u need to get accepted in cuz they havent accepted me yet..i tried that
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currentwestman
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ya i think you have to be accepted.

for now, most people don't curve their drop in.  they just keep angling it less and less.  this depicts what i'm talking about well:Click for larger image
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Mr.Huck
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If you can, make your tranny out of dirt.  That's the easiest way, and you can make adjustments without having to take your ramp apart.  Cover the dirt with plastic and then lay you lattice or construction fence on top of the plastic.  Pin it down with cheap tent stakes and you're done.  The plastic keeps your lattice from getting muddy if it rains.
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Steeze-On-Toast
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get eheath to sit on it overnight
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currentwestman
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pitiful attempt
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hey_dude_its_me
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hahah, fuck that that guy^  thinks, that was pretty funny
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hey_dude_its_me
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*what that
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Ryan*
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What I'm going to try today is building a down section and a flat section, and then bending a piece of plywood and drilling it into the down, the flat, and some supports that are attached to the flats.  This should hold the plywood in a curve.  If that doesn't work, I'm going to make something up.

Join Build-A-Jib.
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Triple_Strum
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Make yourself a supported piece of curved plywood.  If you are really serious about doing it, then what you want to do is get a piece of plywood and have it supported only at the very ends (on a table or some buckets).  Then put a heavy weight in the middle or where you want it curved.  The next thing to do is steam it.  That is how woodworkers make things like rocking chairs.  You probably don't have a steamer, but I bet your mom has a nice iron that has a steam function.  Get it nice and soaked with steam over most of the board.  Leave it overnight and you will get a nicely curved board and when it dries it will stay curved.  If you don't want to try all the work of steaming, getting it soaked will do abou tthe same trick but just break down the integrity of the board a bit more.  good luck!
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eheath
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That comment (not yours) and this thread are sad signs of how fucking unintelligent the new generation of NSers are.
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GetPitted
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omg I've been there....peep profile for vidddddddd


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Steeze-On-Toast
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but seriously, if you build the side of your drop-in with a curve in the top of them, instead of being wedge shaped, then nail horizontal slats across then you'll get any transition you like.
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no_steeze
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omg i liek hurd taht eheath wuz like fat lolololol
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.SimonB.
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Random wood scraps and a pallet
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C.Wood
Posts: 2524 - Karma: 180
try this
grab some grid paper and draw a vertical line and a horizontal line
not mark 10 squares up and ten squares to the right,
not draw a line from your 10th square vertically to your 1st square horizontally then follow this pattern and draw straight lines
Vertcal #       Horizontal #
10                  1
9                    2
8                    3
7                    4
6                    5
5                    6 
4                    7
3                    8
2                    9
1                   10


now look at the lines and that should answer your question
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