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ghost · Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: ipswich

hey guys,new to the site.was just wondering if any1 cood offer any advice or tips on building some northshore trails,im in ipswich and theres nout here so was kinda hoping to get some goin after ive found a good location.any info wood b much appreciated,cheers guys

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Ben03 · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:28 am Post subject:

Welcome along buddy Cool

Always found funding was a prob, you'll be amazed how much wood you get through building and the cost really does add up. A good place to go is your local fencing company with a rough idea of what sized wood your after and ask them if they have any unusable stuff. Often they do and you'll find there's only minor faults with it and is perfect for shore building Very Happy

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Heffers · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

welcome.

another place to find wood is sign people (the guys that put sign up) as they will have stacks of crates that will just get burnt otherwise. that where we get our wood in Sevenoaks as one of the guys happens to have that as a job so they just bring that along.
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Chris · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 9

My local dump has stacks of crates every now and then. negotiate a good price with them, and be sure to bring a wadge of cash!
Also, and much cheaper/better is have a scout round your local industrial estate. Many companies receive goods on crates, and you can sometimes get them cheep/free. (lorry drivers do the same sometimes as they can sell them on, and it's money in the back pocket, for the weekend kind'a deal)

big tip! Don't be tempted to use nails for everything, spend a little extra on getting some BEEFY self tapping screws to hold things together. nails are only to hold things in place ( as opposed to together)

good luck! and post your progress!

jedi · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject:

pay for palletts??????? wtf

Ben03 · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject:

Yeh wouldn't hand over cash for pallets buddy. Most companys pay to have them removed! Do you go by any rules for building Jedi? Have often wondered that Smile

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jedi · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject:

to be called a skinny it has to be 4 inches wide or less
build it,you ride it

i'll post more when i recall them

ghost · Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: ipswich

awesome,cheers guys.nah wont need to pay 4 pallets,im a mechanic n we get gear turnin up on pallets daily so thas not a problem.got a few days off work now so i can spend some real time searching for an ideal,or as close to ideal location,got a few locations in mind so gona check them 2moro,just wana get buildin so i can ride it Very Happy

b nice 2 hav sumwhere local 2 practice 2,headin to whistler next year Razz

jedi · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

the shore at whistler is piss easy!
if you're practcing for going there just go to porc,chicksands etc.....

ghost · Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: ipswich

also guys forgot to ask,is it better to have a pretty even mixture of flat and downhill areas and shood i spread out different height drop offs instead of havin a couple of options side by side?