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  1. KamilBeski

    Railroad rail

    @canwesteg Precisely that: Do material properties of a recycled rail (exposed to years of repeated stress) make it appropriate to use as a stand-in for a flag pole in the windy area( 20 second sustained 103mp/h wind gusts). This will most probably be temporary installation for 11 weeks, so I...
  2. KamilBeski

    Railroad rail

    @swcomposites Thanks for the suggestion but the whole point is to actually use the single rail in place of the traditional tubular flag post retaining its singular visual characteristics. I wonder if 25 foot section of rail can be a stand in for the flag post ( with possible modification to the...
  3. KamilBeski

    Railroad rail

    I am working with the artist who wants to create the installation of 52 flagpoles that are approximately 23 feet high, and for conceptual reasons, wants the flagpoles to be made out of the old railroad rail. The installation is to be outdoor (for DesertX biennale) somewhere in Coachella Valley...

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