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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:43 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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me and my buddy with our new 3' miniramp
and here are the build pics and info....
so this is what a friend and i have been up to.
3' tall x 12' wide with 7' transitions
18' coping to coping, just over 7' of flat, 3' platforms
steel frame, wood underlayers, drumlite (skatelite) riding surface
this will be in my good friends backyard just blocks from me, so ill be skating it almost everyday
huge thanks to another friend for doing the metalwork/designing the frame, the mans a metalworking monster and worked 20 hour days to make this in the shop after work
raw materials, mostly 22' steel tubes
some transitions bent on an industrial tube bender and welded up with ribs |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:48 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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mocking up some of the completed parts
tubebender is visible in the back right
seems to fit
looking good, ready to dissasemble and transport to site
onsite all steel parts are painted with rustoleum primer by our trained team of pitbull painters
also holes are dug (by paw) where the base will sit, and cinderbocks put roughly in place
not me
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pyrate |
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:51 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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everything is painted and its time for a nap
later...
parts are assembled, bolted together. everything breaks down to a one man carry.
working late to beat the rain
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:58 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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after surviving some light rain, the next day...
coping goes on, fuck yeah! 2 1/2" schedule 40 blackscaled and waxed
also struts are attached using plates to the underside of the frame and then painted along with all bolts/nuts
here are some better pics of the nitty gritty assembly
these tabs are welded to the back of the coping, get it? so the transitions and platforms are both tightened right up to the coping when screwed in.
the last of the flats get bolted in |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:01 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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with the frame done theres some time to fuck around...
all the underlayer 3/8" plywood sheets as well as the 1/2" decking sheets then get painted with 2 thick coats of thomspons water sealer
the drumlite/skatelite has arrived by freight, lol!
and heres the drilling/screwing template for the spacing on all three layers.
ill update as the project continues, planning on prebending plys tomorrow after the last bit of possible rain the sheeting through fri. hope to be done by this weekend. |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:20 pm |
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Holy shit that must have been expensive!
Should last a lifetime though, you guys might as well build a roof for it, while your at it.
How does the coping actually attach to the frame?
Radness in NY! |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:37 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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well more expensive than lumber but not insane... steel was all from a friends metalworking shop so it was wholesale price, and the same friend did the work for dirt cheap. the most expensive part was the surface layer really. that stuff aint cheap and to get it shipped to NY cost a fair amount too.
but for an outdoor ramp we didnt want to end up spending more time and money resheeting and painting it all every year.
roof is being planned too. why not, right?
ill get a closeup pic of the coping attachment but there are little pices welded to the coping that when viewed from the side look like a Y.
the transitions are put in place, then the coping, then the platform pins it all down and the tabs are screwed to both the transition and platform sections. you can see the tabs screwed in in the underside shot i posted. |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:41 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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amazing progress & cool dogs. |
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:13 pm |
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That's gotta be the best way to attach steel coping. We used to double drill different sizes and lag bolt it to the top rib, but never got around to welding up the top hole closed and grinding it smooth.]
My welder got stolen, along with a shitload of other tools last year.
I had a miniramp staked out in my backyard last weekend, but I just rent this house piece, and landlords wife is on the fence about me anyway (SHITLOAD of screws in drywall from decks, ignoring the gardens, wreckin' shop in general).
Tons of parks around here but...
Nothing like drinking at home and skating your own ramp.
Ramble on me.... |
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rampman73 |
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:44 pm |
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Location: In your backyard skating, PA
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Kickass! Ramp will last for a long time. |
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