skate box

[skaterguy]

im been thinkign about building a box does anybody know where i can get som good cheap plans:)

[BlInDsK8r]

u dont really need any plans for a box. i made mine without any

[Mrock]

Blindsk8er is right....you don't need any plans. Although, if you wanted to make a nice strong box, slap magazine has some nice box plans. I'm modeling mine after them, except mine will be a bit more high tech...since I'll have a full workshop for it. I'm going to make the frame out of pressure treated 2x4's (no biggy)...use screws to hold it all together...and then just layer some plywood on...then throwing angle iron on. I was considering make one side 'raised'....with round steel....and one side would a normal edge. I haven't decided, but these are some nice plans:

http://www.slapmagazine.com/new_site/woodshop/box/index.shtml

good luck, tell us how it turns out!

[skaterguy]

ok ill get to building it this week end:D

[Flip Boy]

they rreally easy to build but be careful of the leg lengths
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[Mrock]

Advice...make it a few inches SHORTER than you initially want it...because lots of people I know, say "1 1/2 ft".....yet they are beginners. They build it, and can't do anything on it. Honestly..make it a tiny bit shorter than you want, and you'll be pleased.

[skaterguy]

my friend has a box that s around 1 foot and 1/2 and i can do alotta c rap on it :p

[Mrock]

That's nice..but I never said you can't do anything on a 1 1/2 ft box, I was using it as an example. The main point is, if you think you can crooked grind on a 2 ft box (assuming you are new to the crooked grind)...then you won't want to learn on a 2 ft box. You lower it to 1 ft - 1 1/2 ft...and you learn more.

[skaterguy]

thanks for the help :D

[Flip Boy]

yeh i agree with mrock

[BlInDsK8r]

when i get my box back from my freinds house then ill get pics of it and put them up here

[bamfan]

yeah, they arent that hard to make.

we just got some wood out of dumpsters and are like "lets go make somethin"

we built a box in an hour no copin... yet

[[]\/[]ike]

im gonna build one soon also... Peace.

--Mike

[mad man skate]

go arround the internet to different skate park sites and look at the pix of the boxes they have and that will give you a few good ideas of ur own. u dont want a box someone else thought of because they skate different than u so just take a peice of that box and mix it with a peice from that other box over there and draw the picture of ur ramp. look at it. see if u like it. then build. plam before u build and make that ramp u plan on if u want to change it draw what the different ramp will look like and see if u like it better

[[]\/[]ike]

Ya, you should tailor it to your own liking.... Read my other post though, because im drawing up some really nice plans. Peace.

--Mike

[]\/[]-Crew

[Ramp]