PVC SLIDER.... need some building tips..

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Scottyyoung
Scottyyoung
NSW
129 posts
NSW, 129 posts
4 Nov 2007 9:47am
We are going to build a pvc slider this weekend so we can learn the rail..
We are going to make it about 700mm above the water level ..For the construction will be from 100mm sewage pvc pipe about 5m long with three uprights(legs) spaced out with 600mm overhang on ends,that will have a tapered end so the can be driven about 400mm into the sand, in water about 300mm deep..To attach the legs inspection t piece used with the straight top section cut into like a cup style so we can run the full lengthpipe through..all glued up and screwed together..

So what i need is some advice if its heading the right way. or u experence in length height build etc..
pearl
pearl
NSW
984 posts
NSW, 984 posts
4 Nov 2007 10:21am
Sounds like a smaller version of one they built in the kiting movie 'autofocus'. If you haven't seen it, it shows them building a few different kickers and sliders on the movie......... and then injuring themselves on it! PVC sewerage pipe is brittle, & with sun exposure over time, will become more so. Make sure you have a video running at all time, & encourage beginners to have a go, so we can see the carnage. A timber 'H' beam with a 'modwood' decking slider may be safer.
sneddo251
sneddo251
NSW
36 posts
NSW, 36 posts
4 Nov 2007 12:10pm
I have seen other sliders in wakeboarding that are similar, but the PVC pipe is only used as a frame and a piece of the new age decking that is a plastic composite mixed with timber is used as the actual slider top. This makes your board slide better than the PVC as it can stick once sliding and heat is generated between your board and slider. The decking is available at all hardware stores and comes in big lengths, i think a bit over 6 m. Your frame will be good, but dont cut you legs until you get to the site and try to drive them in, i did that and found they were too short. Have fun with it.
fozzy
fozzy
SA
501 posts
SA, 501 posts
4 Nov 2007 11:53am
I'll back up what Pearl said. In 'Autofocus' all of their sliders are constructed using PVC, even if the frame they have built for it is made from timber. The one thing they show them doing at one point during the movie is rubbing it down with candle wax. If what Sneddo is saying is correct, this will hopefully prevent you from coming to an unexpected halt.
Gstar
Gstar
WA
391 posts
WA, 391 posts
4 Nov 2007 12:53pm
Don't leave it down at Woodies. Some old italian geezer might cut it up and use it to plant tomatoes in his little piece of Tuscany
Scottyyoung
Scottyyoung
NSW
129 posts
NSW, 129 posts
4 Nov 2007 7:18pm
The slider has been made.. And sweet ..painted in camo colours to keep them local fishos from taking her....
lets hope winds are sweet tommorrow
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