If youre in America trying to make this, use a 2x8 (1.5x7.25 actual) for the bottom board or it will fall over...You also need the plywood to be about 7.5 inches.
I added a set of trucks to one of the ends so i could easily move it from my garage to the street. I also made the rail about 2 feet longer, for more grinding space. The rail extends on each side, about 1 foot over the wood base. Super simple and effective!
Since the rail is quite heavy and hard to carry around by your self a good thing to do is drill a skateboard truck with wheels on it at the end so that you can pull it along.
Nice built fellers. Just one tip .. have the plywood to cover the sides be part of the support / make it a tad longer so the rail sits on it. Cut an angle to it. You can do that with almost any circular saw. If you buy a twice as wide plywood and you just need to do that cut once. Takes just 5 minutes more of your time but the rail will not get loose and you have more fun with it. If you want to minimise weight .. don't use a support block that goes all the way through but take 3-4 smaller pieces only.
@@streetflowskateboarding8367 I made something similar but it movers around a good amount do you have any recommendations for it so it doesn’t slide or move around as much?
Did the steel pipe already have holes in it for the screws? wondering how I should approach this since the pipe I have doesn’t have holes already. I was planning on just drilling the screws through to create them
I live in the States, and I can't seem to find an 8ft steel tube for a good price, they are either too small or over 90 USD. Anyone know where I should look?
I'm not exactly sure if you need the sides but i think that it would definitly help because it gives it a bigger base as well as more weight to keep the rail stable. It also keeps the steel pipe more stable. It would probably be just ok but i would add the sides if you could. Ply wood is really expensive so thats probably where you coming from. Oh and sorry for late response.
No problem. I also just have three more questions. 1. Can I just make the rail however long I want (4ft) with the materials listed? 2. I couldn't find the wood needed in pine, but would it still work anyways? 3. I found a pretty cheap metal pipe, but it's aluminum. Would it be strong enough or would it flex over a short period of time?
Yeah you can make the rail what ever length you want and the wood would probably be fine whatever it is aslong as it's not really week or really hard. But the aluminim pipe would probably dent and bend quite ealily. So you should probaby get steel pipe if you want it to hold up. But it's your choice i guess.
@@ravingryan7229 this is late but ....yes you absolutely need the side peices of wood(2" × 6" I think they were), they hold it stable, actually, you can even make one with just those 2 side pieces. You can make it as long as the wood comes, which is 8' & 10'. Aluminum is too soft Edit: and no it doesn't have to be pine, just straight. 👍🏻
Hey man I was wondering if you could tell me the measurements in inches instead of the metric system. I live in California and we use inches like the rest of America if you could tell me the measurements in inches that would be great. You got a sub and a like:)
Ok so the whole rail is 94 inches long by around 7 inches wide and 9.4 inches wide. The small pine struts are 94 inches by 3.5 inches wide and 1.4 inches high. The big pine strut is 94 inches long by 6.7 inches wide and 1.4 inches high. The metal tube is 94 inches long with a diametre of 2.3 inches. The ply on the side is 94 inches long by mabey around 11 inches by 0.4 inches thick. And this is just what i did. You can easilly change the size and it will work just as well.
I bought the wood from Bunnings which is my local hardware store in Australia but i'm sure they would have it at any hardware store near where you live.
Caleb Panti Yes. I put a skateboard truck and wheels at one end so that I can drag it. Other wise it’s quite hard to carry by yourself. But with two people it’s fine.
@@peterjohnston4737 @luca if you are in the Uk, you can buy it on this website: www.tubeclampsdirect.co.uk . It cost 10 pound for a 8 feet tube but 16 £ for delivery, but they can cut it to the exact size. I am glad I have finally manage to find this website.it was really hard to find!
You drill holes in the top and botom of the pipe. The top one is so that the screws can go in so it has to be bigger than the head of the screw and the bottom one is where you drill it in. That one should be a bit smaller than the screw head so that it doesnt go straight through and not hold the pipe in place.
@@streetflowskateboarding8367 hi, I was wondering if the top drill holes on the pipe stop you from doing grinds. Is it better to fix it from the bottom?
@@streetflowskateboarding8367 Thank you for your reply. This is SammSlamm's dad. The drill bit left a tiny ridge-burr around the screw holes. I will grind those down with a dremmel and have Sam sand it. If it doesn't fix it, we can get some more tubing. Do you recommend a bit/screw head size? We used some deck screws we had and the smallest bit that would accommodate them.
SammSlamm I’m not sure. I just used a normal sized screw and the smallest drill bit for that too and had no problems. It might just be the ridge around it like you said.