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Skate ramp plans

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SHampson
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so my buddy and i are gonna build a 4 foot quarter pipe in shop class cuz our teacher is pretty ballin and says we can do whatever.  i was just wondering if anybody has any skate plans or anything.  we could try and do it without plans but it might come out shitty after spending about 150 dollars on it.
Oct 1 2007 8:52PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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your not gonna have a legit ramp for 150$...try at least 500 and then it'll be not bad.
Oct 1 2007 8:58PM
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Caveman.
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you could easily build a 4 foot tall by 8 foot wide quarter pipe for $150
Oct 1 2007 9:02PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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meh i dunno...i looked into it and plywood is fucking expensive and it really depends on how long its going to be also...most people want to put a covering ontop of the plywood also such as cork or some sort of rubber you dont get fat slivers when you fall...
Oct 1 2007 9:15PM
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Dan.
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If you search around there are plenty of free plans on the internet that are basically copies of the ones you pay for.. if you can't find them I can give you verbal plans that are pretty accurate, but its easier with a picture
Oct 1 2007 9:17PM
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davar6
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ill try to find the exact plans for you but i built a four foot tall 8 foot wide full halfpipe with hand rails and shit for $500. it should be easy enough to build a reamp for 150
Oct 1 2007 9:18PM
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oiECSoi
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aka skatelight. protects wood from weather, and your ass from splinters. but its MAD $$$ YO
Oct 1 2007 9:54PM
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Microcosm
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I just searched quarter pipe ramp plans,
found this:
http://www.xtremeskater.com/quarterpipeplans/
It looks pretty helpful and the estimate is $187.
Oct 1 2007 10:04PM
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SHampson
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wow thanks alot for all that help, i'll probably use those plans you just found on that site. 
and the reason its so cheap is because our school gets the wood in bulk so they get it cheaper then you would get it buying it yourself.
also if that site isn't that great i'll just bump the forum back, thanks.
Oct 1 2007 11:31PM
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860
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Yeah, if you want it to last and be nice for a while spend the extra cash on it
Oct 1 2007 11:32PM
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Microcosm
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no problem, just a quick google search. I know nothing about ramp building so I'm not sure how it is. If you get the wood in bulk that's a great plus because you can spend your budget on better materials to go on top of the wood.
Oct 1 2007 11:46PM
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Caveman.
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or you can use masonite which you can get in 4' by 8' sheets for $10
Oct 2 2007 12:25AM
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Caveman.
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the price for 2x4 seems low and the ply wood seems a little high. i would use OSB instead of plywood though, it is generally cheaper and stronger just make sure you dont railroad it. google that and you can learn something about wood strength
Oct 2 2007 12:27AM
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GotamaBCshredder
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with 8 foot tranny 4 foot quarter is, 2 sheets of 5/8s plywood 32 bucks. 15 studs 36 bucks. 4 sheets of 3/8s plywood 60 bucks 2 sheets of masonite 30 bucks. Grand total of 158 bucks.
Oct 2 2007 1:05AM
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jeff.
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we actually just built the mini ramp from this site at my house, we put 3 sheets of the verticle plywood supports spread out through the quarterpipe. its actually a really easy, and really helpful free plan. it ended up costing about $190 with coping and everything for a full 8 foot wide 4 foot high 20 foot long mini ramp
Oct 2 2007 3:16AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Wish I would have thought of this when I was in school. Wood shop = cheap ass wood. I would definately top it with masonite as said above, skatelite is expensive and tarps are cheap.
Oct 2 2007 9:02AM
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leckett1
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heres a piece of advice: make sure that the ramp is longer than it is tall or else its going to be steep as shit and hard to skate. long and mellow wins the race
Oct 2 2007 9:24AM
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sk8almost13x
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he is so right my friend made a 5 ft halfpipe but
didn't make the cut right and it is way to steep, im
good at vert, but it is jus impossible to skate
Oct 2 2007 10:30AM
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leckett1
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i made a 12 foot long grindbox in grade 12. we didnt have any plywood so i made the entire thing out of 2x6's so it weights fuckin more than i do
Oct 2 2007 10:42AM
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Microcosm
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sick, that was pretty quick. how's it look?
Oct 2 2007 2:52PM
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