my launch ramp is messed up

[offthewallsk8er]

by the way, thats a crazy sick minipipe. about a month ago i made a fun box, and it was my first time making one, or any ramp of that matter. It follows the plans in ramprages "funbox 2". Im havin trouble on the ramp section "A" on how to smooth out the part where the plywood transitions to the concrete or sidewalk or watever you riding on. I've tried sanding it, but it takes ages and its not consistent. is there any way i could cut it to make the wood smoother were it transitions :confused: right now i cant even ride on to it because its like 1 inch above the concrete. its kinda hard to explain, but i hope some of u know what im talking about. in the images it doesnt look like its and issue, but when you build it, theres no way you can get up it smoothly because its all rough and crap.

[snakeyes17]

Try some thin metal from your local Lowe's or Home Depot.

[skaterat]

Maybe if you put small blocks or shims under the frame in back it will bring the front down to meet the sidewalk.

[snakeyes17]

The metal will work the best.
That's what they use at skateparks.

[offthewallsk8er]

thats a really good suggestion snakeyes, thanks. sorry im such a begginer at this. how thick should the metal be. like if i go to a home depot and i say "cut me some metal for my launch ramp" will they know what im talking about? also, when i go to put it on, should i just nail it down or what? thanks for the help.
offthewallsk8er

[DARKSTAR4ever]

well the metal shood be thin then get thiker i gess but it shood be sumtin u can ride up on2

[just_skate_]

just get sheet metal and over lap it like 3 inches onto the ramp with the rest on the ground. or use a detour sign like i have for half of my ramps

[snakeyes17]

It shouldn't be thick at all.
Should be like 1/8 inch or 1/16 inch.
And to attach it..drill out some holes the size of your screw threads but not bigger than the screw heads and then screw it down with a drill.

[skaterat]

We've used street signs for that before, ya know like a "Yield" sign. That thickness is good.

[dsc6072]

I love that sound the metal makes when you ride across it. Ti-tink.

[just_skate_]

or the way that skatewave mini/half pipes sound. its like crack in a sidewalk only metal and when you pump in there it sounds cool

[phantom_rider7]

i just used metal like snakeeys said, it works great. use 1/8 inch

[snakeyes17]

Ok thanks I wasn't sure which size.

[Skates with DCs]

definitley sheet metal, we're using a construction sign for our quarterpipe

[offthewallsk8er]

theres all this talk going around about using street signs....where the **** am i gonna go get those?...do i just go find one and uproot it and carry it off???

[PopwarPunk]

In the dead of night, cut down a sign, unbolt sign (wrench....) grab, run.

[offthewallsk8er]

r u serious haha...so a cop drives buy and sees me going over the stop sign at the end of my launch ramp taken down the week be4...then wat...run for my life haha....this seems fairly risky...maybe i can do it when im doin a late night sesh with some of my buds...maybe i could get it from a different neighborhood then skate back haha...i remember me and some ppl went out at like 2 in the morning and silly stringed and ripped apart all of the kerry edwards signs a couple months ago haha...thanks for the help :-1:

[sango2730]

Originally posted by PopwarPunk
In the dead of night, cut down a sign, unbolt sign (wrench....) grab, run.
lol..... the sad thing is i can picture my friends and i doing that....

[offthewallsk8er]

honestly...how am i going to get a construction sign....

[varial_flip]

if theres a skip anywere near you, just nab sum metal out of it! me and my mate have got a mint funbox going made out of a salt/groit box, some random pieces of wood and 2 bits of metal, just use your imagination!

[pirate]

In the dead of night, cut down a sign, unbolt sign (wrench....) grab, run.

rnt we always complainingabout a bad rep for skaters bein thugs?

[Blind Sheppard]

We've used street signs for that before, ya know like a "Yield" sign. That thickness is good.


Are you suggesting that we should steal these road signs?

[skaterat]

I would never suggest stealing anything. We used to pick up old ones behind the city roadworks building where they'd throw them away. That was along time ago, I'd imagine they recycle that stuff these days. I have seen them in second hand stores and garage/yard sales though.

[offthewallsk8er]

aight hell with that, im just gonna pay for some...how much would it be for a 4 foot wide peice bout 4 inches long and 1 8 of an inch thick?

[snakeyes17]

that's probably only a few bucks.
but you will probably need like 4 12 inch pieces or something.
Just to go Home Depot, Lowe's, etc.

[offthewallsk8er]

thank you ;) :) :0 =)

[mikejl29]

Length = Width of your ramp
Width = 5 or 6 inches
Height = 1/8 inch... its just sheet metal

Should run you under $5.
Another thing we did for our ramp was that we had a special tool called a "Planer" or maybe a "Router" I believe. It was designed to cut angles on wood. We just cut a 10 degree slope at the bottom of our two layers of plywood making for a good slope leading up to the ramp. Sheet metal is far better though.

[offthewallsk8er]

o yea...i asked em to do that at hope depot but they said they cant plane anything under 1 inch...and the woods 3/4 of an inch lol

[blacklabel4eva]

thin sheet of metal
couple bucks from local hardware store

[SkaterBrett]

In the dead of night, cut down a sign, unbolt sign (wrench....) grab, run.
i can picture the cops driving by and seeing somebody carrying a sign he he thats funny.

[offthewallsk8er]

man im already done with it and its fu**in awesome too. pull some airs off it and maybe a frontside rock and roll. yea. and i dont even need sheet metal. i checked lowes and home depot none of them have sheet metall the size i need it. so screw that. i can just ride up it without it.

[STR8 RIPPIN']

Try a small piece of sheet metal

[offthewallsk8er]

wow. read before you post str8 rippin.

[crippin60s]

yea sounds good but in my expierence usually you'll get a better launch if you cut the wood at the bottom of the ramp at a 35 degree angle to a 45 degree angle depending on what feels more comfortable

[Italiano AM]

r u serious haha...so a cop drives buy and sees me going over the stop sign at the end of my launch ramp taken down the week be4...then wat...run for my life haha....this seems fairly risky...maybe i can do it when im doin a late night sesh with some of my buds...maybe i could get it from a different neighborhood then skate back haha...i remember me and some ppl went out at like 2 in the morning and silly stringed and ripped apart all of the kerry edwards signs a couple months ago haha...thanks for the help :-1:


It's easy, i steal signs all the time thats how my friend daniel made the ramp to ollie onto a picnic table

[fanheader]

wtf?why not just use $5 rather than wasting your time stealing!

[WTF??]

you could finish the framework about 1 inch short of where the plywoon touches the ground and then plane the ply wood, kinda hard to explain.

[smurf88]

Yeah, always get your stuff from the trash or if it's just laying out. I've found lots of usefull wooden pallets laying around.

[Ramp]