LowRider wrote:

nice concrete ramps Bearded Fingers, although I do suggest at the bottom of the riding surface of like the kickers/up ramps put a folded up piece of aluminum foil so it will protect your wheels from getting to rough and then it will be smooth at the bottom as well. That's what I always did with my homemade ramps!

Do you mean before or after concreting? The plastic seems to be doing a good job so far. I think the concrete will wear out my wheels faster than the plastic will.

keiranclen wrote:

I made this today

Sorry about the bad pic

that is so sick.

keiran thats sick.

Keiran! So simple yet so awesome!

Bearded Fingers wrote:

LowRider wrote:

nice concrete ramps Bearded Fingers, although I do suggest at the bottom of the riding surface of like the kickers/up ramps put a folded up piece of aluminum foil so it will protect your wheels from getting to rough and then it will be smooth at the bottom as well. That's what I always did with my homemade ramps!

Do you mean before or after concreting? The plastic seems to be doing a good job so far. I think the concrete will wear out my wheels faster than the plastic will.

After it's dry, put it at the bottom of the riding surface because there might be chips there and you don't want to run over it on your wheels.

Hmm I knew my bench sucked, the legs already broke like 4 times :\

I know what to do next week!

LowRider wrote:

...After it's dry, put it at the bottom of the riding surface because there might be chips there and you don't want to run over it on your wheels.

Ah, I see. That's what the plastic is for

I've just stuck the base pieces down for my half pipe. I've got some ideas for features that I haven't seen before in fingerboarding. There may be a very good reason for that, we'll see .

Here are a few pictures of my new half pipe project weird/exciting/odd features. Concreting tomorrow!

That view: http://flic.kr/p/diNGe3
Shark fin Over-hang: http://flic.kr/p/diNLaB
Wall Bowl (couldn't think of a better name): http://flic.kr/p/diNMFK
This view: http://flic.kr/p/diNPiD
Overview: http://flic.kr/p/diNNaj

SO SICK DUUUUUDE

Thanks man

Bearded Fingers wrote:

Here are a few pictures of my new half pipe project weird/exciting/odd features. Concreting tomorrow!

That view: http://flic.kr/p/diNGe3
Shark fin Over-hang: http://flic.kr/p/diNLaB
Wall Bowl (couldn't think of a better name): http://flic.kr/p/diNMFK
This view: http://flic.kr/p/diNPiD
Overview: http://flic.kr/p/diNNaj

seems like a sick project should be awesome wen dun

I want to see this definitely when it's finished !

Home made square rail, need to buy a couple of base plates to sit the legs on before it's complete though!

Nice!! Epoxy?

Nice one Broxi!

Here's my half pipe after the first coat of concrete. Sorry there are only two photos, my camera's battery died!

http://flic.kr/p/djvATw
http://flic.kr/p/djvzx7

REALLY SICK DUUUUUUUUDE!!

Thanks It's still got a bit of work to be done, I'm going to put at least two more layers of concrete on this time before sanding. Second layer will go on this afternoon hopefully.

Also, did you do it on purpose? (the bowl thing IN the QP?)

Bobbernaut wrote:

Also, did you do it on purpose? (the bowl thing IN the QP?)

Haha, yea, it was on purpose. It started with the extension piece; I was playing around with different ideas for extensions and I found a scrap of polystyrene that had this beautiful dip on one edge, which gave me the idea for the wall bowl. Once everything was stuck down I sketched the shape of the bowl onto the face of the quarter pipe and carved it out with a flexible saw blade.

haha okay!

looks sick, i would reccomend doing a thick coat next and then another thin one to make it super smooth that way it will be strong

mitch-03 wrote:

looks sick, i would reccomend doing a thick coat next and then another thin one to make it super smooth that way it will be strong

Yeah, do this! I can't wait to see the finished product!

One question, how do you want to add a coping?

mitch-03 wrote:

looks sick, i would reccomend doing a thick coat next and then another thin one to make it super smooth that way it will be strong

Great minds think alike That was the plan.

For the coping, I have cut lengths of aluminium rod which will be set in place with the last layer of concrete, or maybe after it has dried. Then once it's set I remove the rod, which leaves a perfectly shaped shelf to add contact adhesive to and then restick the rod in place; Voila! Coping!

I'll take lots of photos of that stage so you can see what I mean.