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mooshoo
03-15-2002, 03:36 PM
Can anybody help me on wood and and a rail!?!?! I want to make wooden rail, like train tracks, except a little higher
what do i need and how long will it take, is it hard?
[]\/[]ike
03-16-2002, 02:14 AM
nope not at all.... its pretty easy. All you need is a single 2 by 4.
Just cut it up to make legs and nail it all together. If you wanna make it high though, you can dado the legs so the slidin beam slides into it for more strength. Hard to explain, but I hope it helps. Peace.
--Mike
[]\/[]-Crew
BSmnTsk8er
03-18-2002, 01:09 PM
grind rail 2 2x4s nailed together (legs not shown)
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thats how i built mine and its hella strong the drawings got screwed up but you get the idea i might have to take a pic
its on two more 2x4s that are at opposite angles (shown below)
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jasoncl86
04-01-2002, 07:58 PM
a good rail design is like this
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|=2x4 or 2x6 depending hight and very cheap
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