how to build a snowboard jib rail

[SNIP3RLOV3R]

this looks really legit but i could buy a rail for 100$ when the materials u needed was 150

[zakattak63]

dude where did you get your hdpe? ive looked around the cheapest ive found was 150

[melbsnow]

australia

[danpul23]

the plastic, it slides better

[TrysilJib]

I have a question! Should the metal or the hard plast be on top? Like, should to metal bars touch the skis/board or should the plastic touch?

Nice rail btw

[LawLxROFLxwaffles]

The plastic should be abput even with the metal rails on the side so u slide on the plastic and metal

[Schm3ry]

where can you get that plastic and what kind di you use exactly? would somewhere like home depot have it?

[crazysoccerboy18]

i would get one if you would sell me one???

[Parkskiing]

If you don't want to weld you can try the rail i built at my channel.

[toppPictures]

where did u get the hdpe

[wodd1234567]

too bad no one has the time or experiance to build this

[melbsnow]

no way. the price was $90 for uhmwpe and that was 3 mm. 1/2" is 12 mm and its all comparitive. so that would be 4 times the price. thats $360!!!

[louiewheler2]

i would use 1/2" UHMW and cut out the plywood

[trogdor187]

hey i have a giant pvc pipe and i wanna make it into a rail. any ideas?

[melbsnow]

i made you a video on how to construct it. check it out in my vids

[MacGasco]

where did u get the hdpe plastic

[melbsnow]

Look up "plastics" in the yellow pages. Do you have yellow pages in canada? maybe its just an aussie thing. a telephone book thingy

[Stj035]

@melbsnow we got yellow pages thanks for the vid i am gonna build one in shop class

[minjaman2009]

ty ty ty

[minjaman2009]

im thinking of makeong a jib rail but takeing out the side rails like u stated in a past comment response but how do i get the hdpe to attach to the wood with out having the bolts stick

up and scratch the crap out my boards wax please anwser

thanks peace out

[melbsnow]

the only way is to use a countersinking bit and drill it in and use bugle head bolts. ___ \ / which the heads are shaped like that. drill the counter sinking bit in enough that the bolt is not petruding. I spoke to the guys from the plastic shop when i bought the hdpe about fixing it and they said there is no glue or adhesive that will fix it. ps hdpe isnt that good. he also told me that similar plastics wont slide (snowboards and hdpe are both polyethylene.

[melbsnow]

use dishwashing liquid or liquid soap to reduce friction.

[tommstein12]

wow that is so legit compared to my pvc pipe rail. nice work

[trogdor187]

how did u make the pvc pipe rail?

[tommstein12]

bought a 10' long 4" diameter pvc pipe and used pvc cement to mount 3 pvc half clamps to the underside. its a good way to mount the pipe without leaving anything on top to trip on

[trogdor187]

how much did it cost?

[tommstein12]

well it was 10 for the pipe, 5 for eachthe clamps and, 5 for the cement so around 30 dollars total

youd probably want to buy another pipe to cut up into sections for the supports, so more like 40 total

[aaronthalmannrandom]

hey can i join that group of yours?

[aaronthalmannrandom]

hey can i join that group?

[sallythescorpion]

hey mate, killer setup! me and my mates were looking at making something similar. I just have a few questions, where did you ge the HDPE sheet from? and why did you need to silicone it to the frame?

[melbsnow]

cheers mate. i got the hdpe from some plastics place in dandenong on heatherdale road. they were the cheapest out of 5 places i rang. i wasnt using the silicone as an adhesive. i was using it as a type of packer. i squirted it all down then tightened the bolts until the hdpe was level with the two rails. see 2mintues 3 seconds. i did this because the plywood wasnt perfectly flat. does that make sense? to be honest if i was going to do it again i would make a timber frame and would leave out the

[melbsnow]

rails. so just the hdpe on top. the steel fucks your board. i had to use twice as many bolts as you see in the video because the hdpe kept going wavy and its started happening again. i rang up the plastics place and they said there is no adhesive on earth that will stick to hdpe so you have to manually fix it (ie bolts). the only way you could solve this is by using a thicker piece of hdpe but hdpes price is exactly comparative to its size so if you double the thickness you double the price.

[melbsnow]

by the way, join my backyard snowboarding group and add videos of your construction and backyard snowboarding. its only a small group cause i just started it but you could ask some ppl on there questions as well. i will send you an invite