just a heads up..the mellower the up ramp the better.. 45 degrees is pretty steep..

manicskier said...

Also, are you just allowed to dig obstacles into the water? i personally wouldnt want this thing, it would just be another thing to hit....

sliders arent permenant and it would be awesome to have 1 in the 'Kiddie pool'.
jarrod i wanna help.

Rhys Porter said...

I've built a slider before with the intention of just sticking it in the sand like your idea... It just fell over after 1-2 hits and was a pain to keep up... Maybe leave your posts as they are, but add a few horizontal supports 50cm up that will sit on the ground...

Ive been told that horizontal bars of 2 mtrs is needed to support it. how many bars do you think i need?

build it on some pontoons with a nice big base.

that way you can just anchor it down with some lines into the water.

GT Slingshot said...

manicskier said...

Also, are you just allowed to dig obstacles into the water? i personally wouldnt want this thing, it would just be another thing to hit....

I personally am not giving the slider to you!!! LOL I wouldnt want you kiting near me coz you obviously cant kite if your hitting things. Have you thought of lessons??

I dont really want it either, it more a matter of if i wanted to ride at StKilda, you would basically have the entire pond area reserved for people hitting the slider, and judging by your previous response you would be very polite in your manner when approaching people regarding this

an upside down small rowboat or some thin would be intersting

hey mate we built one exactly the same as you guys are we have a 45 degree upramp and it snapped of after 3 hits because it was soo steep
peace

Don't build it any steeper than 30 degrees, you will like it so much better the more mellow you make it. Plus if u hit it at any sort of speed ur going to miss the entire flat section with that sort of angle.

Floating is a lot more work. My suggestion is 20degree up ramp (3m long with) with a 6m flat section. about 50cm above the water. Wont fall over as easy and you will actually be able to do stuff on it.

That design will need some lateral support. If you don't break it hitting the upward slider it won't support any sideways (perpendicular to the rail) loads.

Also I agree with 45 degrees being too steep. I reckon go for something 20 - 25 degrees.

Why not use a base like a heavy picnic table?

Start out with a beginners' slider, make it as bombproof as you can, and then when you get bored with it, make a new, higher difficulty slider.

If anyone had any contacts within the snow industry maybe you could get an old rainbow rail from Mt Buller and modify that.

As for storage, I always wonder why that disused building next to where the kite schools set up isn't taken over as a kitesurfing/windsurfing clubhouse

jarrod,

once everyone has tried it a few times and can ride it well everyone will all be thinkin 3 metres is too short. 6m sounds good with a 25 degrees upramp then its not too steep and nicce and long. also when r u thinking of starting it coz this weekend would be good so we could get it for the states.

ewan

just an idea maybe check out the slider and kicker that will be at the state titles and get your ideas off that. its about 16.4 metres long good up ramp not to step and has solid frame supports.

hookworm said...

just an idea maybe check out the slider and kicker that will be at the state titles and get your ideas off that. its about 16.4 metres long good up ramp not to step and has solid frame supports.

Are you building it hook?

hookworm said...

just an idea maybe check out the slider and kicker that will be at the state titles and get your ideas off that. its about 16.4 metres long good up ramp not to step and has solid frame supports.

Whats up dog!! 16.4mtrs isnt happenin dude.. r u going to help chip in for the money and a place to store it?? ive got a mate garage wher i live across from middle park beach, but i dont want to make it more then 8 mtrs long. i want the upramp to b enough to pop u and switch backside and possible nose/tail press. what angle is on simons rail? are u willing to chip in?

gtslingshot the 16.4 is alread made, its just getting welded together now as a leg got lost. its all steal frame, and timber top with nylon sheeting on top. i also have a pvc slider that u talk about, but its only 11m long. it has no up ramp, u just ollie up onto it. the slider made from pvc is solid as and they dont fall over if hit properly. just make sure that u drill small holes in the legs so the air can escape when u dig the legs in. oh, and cut the legs so on a 45 degree angle so they are sharp and dig into the sand. and 45 degrees is waaay too step for an upramp, have a look at cable park sliders to get some better ideas of angles.

cheers tapeworm