View Full Version : Finished building a grind ledge/Manny pad


micah
06-19-2009, 07:43 AM
http://www.micahweber.com/box/0614091644.jpg

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http://www.micahweber.com/box/0618091943.jpg

just gonna repaint and maybe add some stickers...

zerohalo21
06-19-2009, 07:49 AM
That is awesome mate. Nice to see there is another person on here that knows how to use tools.

lareaper
06-19-2009, 07:56 AM
Dude that is pretty awesome. I'm thinking about making one with some of the left over wood my dad has from when he built our back deck =D.

micah
06-19-2009, 08:02 AM
i used the instructions from http://diyskate.com/ramps.html

cost of materials was about $96.. need 2 people to build it if u want it correctly done... although i put on the angle iron myself and the middle is perfectly flush, im def proud of myself for that !

Tre_31
06-19-2009, 09:16 AM
hey dude what did u make the coping out of

micah
06-19-2009, 09:19 AM
Angle Iron, about 1/8th inch thick, about $14 from Lowe's or Home Depot, for a 4 foot bar

where in MD are u? im goin to baltimore area next weekend

MattxLustt
06-19-2009, 11:37 AM
Ha, mine looks kinda similar.
I'll see if I can get some pictures up in a bit. I didn't take pictures whilst building it, though.

SkateboardG
06-19-2009, 12:07 PM
Nice man. Me and my dad built one last year that looks just like that.

Tre_31
06-20-2009, 04:09 PM
Angle Iron, about 1/8th inch thick, about $14 from Lowe's or Home Depot, for a 4 foot bar

where in MD are u? im goin to baltimore area next weekend

im in charles county

Fallenskater878
06-20-2009, 05:12 PM
thats a sick box dude. good job

Talkofthatown91
06-21-2009, 07:11 PM
nice box i deff need a box all i have is a flat bar to skate for now

bartman
06-21-2009, 09:51 PM
sweet box man

julian0197
06-21-2009, 11:07 PM
im tryna build one but i need to get my directions my friends dad said he will buy the wood and stuff for me

invalid
06-22-2009, 08:55 AM
That's awesome - having one built by my buddy using those exact plans - though we had to modify it to be 8" high and 6' long due to space concerns (and my mate can't ollie that high yet)

let me know how it skates!

slothdog
06-22-2009, 04:13 PM
thats awesome! if i had a patch of concrete at my house, i would totally make one of those too just like that!

Volcomsk8
06-23-2009, 02:26 PM
Wow that manny pad is way to big for me. I can only skate little ones same and my friends make in five minutes.

Chrispy
06-23-2009, 09:03 PM
this is a very noob question to be asking [i don't make stuff too often] but how did you get the angle iron drilled out in that cone shape so the screw doesn't stick out???

Troy
06-23-2009, 09:22 PM
this is a very noob question to be asking [i don't make stuff too often] but how did you get the angle iron drilled out in that cone shape so the screw doesn't stick out???

first drill a normal sized hole in the angle iron that a screw will fit through. Then take a bigger drill bit, and drill just about halfway through the metal, not the whole way through, in the same spot. This creates a place for the head of the screw to be so that it is flush with the angle iron.

Chrispy
06-23-2009, 09:26 PM
thanks troy

micah
06-24-2009, 07:59 AM
yup yup otherwise known as counter sinking the holes

soupey47
06-24-2009, 10:30 AM
this is a very noob question to be asking [i don't make stuff too often] but how did you get the angle iron drilled out in that cone shape so the screw doesn't stick out???

I'm probably the only person stupid enough to do this, but the coping on my box is just glued on:icon_redf. It holds fine though... for now...

mimikskateco
06-30-2009, 11:46 PM
thats a good lookin box.

arodsteezy
07-01-2009, 01:16 AM
Where the hell did you find a countersink bit for metal? I looked for one all over. After I was like whatever and I glued it down.

micah
07-01-2009, 07:56 AM
Where the hell did you find a countersink bit for metal? I looked for one all over. After I was like whatever and I glued it down.

you just use a bigger drill bit after u drill the smaller hole, u just don't go down all the way and it'll create the countersink.

Maco
07-01-2009, 09:07 AM
nice man. i make one my s elf too with my friends

the_skater123
07-02-2009, 05:07 PM
you paid $96 :O

im mbuilding one for bassicaly free

Trebor
07-02-2009, 10:13 PM
yeah wood here is really cheep, i could build that same thing for like 30 bucks. 2x4's are like 2.50 and a sheet of 3/4 inch ply wood is 9 dollars.

you did a good job though, it looks like a lot of fun.

the_skater123
07-03-2009, 02:04 AM
theres so much industry arond me that i could build one for free exept for the angle iron.

coleman!
07-03-2009, 02:09 AM
awesome! It's gonna be funner to skate since you made it.