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SP Sk8er Pop Shuvit
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 165 City: New Fairfield
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Posted: Apr 13, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: WOOD? |
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i've been doing some research on the site, but haven't seen anyone saying that wood is good or bad to use as sliding material for box. i have a low budget for my rail. i have floating dock section that i'm going to use as a base, but still not sure if i'd be ok using wood as the top. if it makes a difference its going to be 4' x 24'. if not wood then whats a good CHEAP material. trex and all that fake decking is way to expensive |
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knox Kickflip
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville
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Posted: Apr 13, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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trex isnt too expensive, its about the same as wood. Go to home depot or Lowes. I've heard waxed wood works, but its not great. |
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tad 360 flip
Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031
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Posted: Apr 13, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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If you are putting it on a floating dock, it's gonna have to be all that fancy treated wood, which isn't gonna be much cheaper than trex. Why not just build a flat bar on one side of the dock and you'll only have to buy four 12 footers of trex? In the long run it's a better plan.. wood isn't gonna last like trex will. |
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-=AlexXx=- Pillage & Plunder
Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 17488 City: yes
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Posted: Apr 14, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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trex ftw. slides like an orgasm. |
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bob. America
Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 4282 City: Lake Pickett, Orlando/The Keys
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Posted: Apr 14, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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trex is 70 dollars for a 16 ft 2x5 here which is double what wood would cost that size, but it is the best slide i have ever felt
from my experience wood slides decent on durasurf, danny also made a wood box down here, but that also has a solid 1 inch coating of bird shiit _________________ Team Dream Sleds
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coricluster Backside 180
Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin
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Posted: Apr 14, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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FRP panels, they are slick and really cheap. ask for it at the depot |
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mr. Blonde Backside 180
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 580 City: Fishers, IN /Three Rivers, MI/Columbia,SC
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Posted: Apr 14, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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I've never spent money on wood.............everything we get is out of construction piles and dumpsters _________________ Losers say that they'll try.............winners go home and F^&k the prom queen. |
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