There are so many sites and videos and how-tos on ramp building that are available to us with the click of a mouse. Skating an unsafe ramp exponentially increases the risk in the already risky activity of skateboarding.
There are a lot of factors to consider in building a safe and skateable ramp structure. Simple answer: You don’t! Unless you are a civil engineer. Now I understand the importance of building things the right way. But there were some that were just right, and I had days of fun with them. They were mostly a disaster, and unrideable. I built the transitions too steep so I got thrown. I used too thin of plywood so I crashed through the ramp. I built ramps with no bracing so they collapsed.
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But we didn’t have the internet back then, so ramp construction was all trial and error. I have been building different kinds of ramps since I was a little kid with a banana seat bike. It seems like I have always had something on the go, or have been helping someone. Over my decades on earth, I could not tell you how many construction projects I have been a part of. My father imparted his lifetime of construction knowledge on his son. I have built several sheds, decks, garages, and even my own house. I have been building things since I have been able to pick up a hammer. So, why the heck not build a mini ramp?! What Construction Experience Do You Need? I wasn’t sure when I’d ever get to skate a mini ramp again.įlash forward a couple years, and I have finally hit a point in my life where I have the space and means to build the one thing I have wanted for a good part of my life. I was extremely broken up when the indoor park had to close. The sound of the wheels hitting the coping, the speed, the burning in my thighs had me hooked.
I loved just simply pumping back and forth. This is where I learned to pump, and some simple lip tricks. My city had an indoor skatepark for a few years, and it had 2 mini ramps a 5-foot mini, and a 4 foot with a spine. There were no skateparks when I was growing up and the ones that came later in my life were of questionable quality and never had a mini ramp.Īs the skateparks near where I live were being built better in quality, they always had a bowl and transition sections, but they were still missing a simple mini ramp. I have wanted to skate a mini ramp ever since I started skateboarding as a kid. Screw on the Coping and Sheet the Decks.Mark Your Transitions & Flat Bottom Boards Where the Support Will Go.What Construction Experience Do You Need?.You can use almost any of them as long as they are about 3" in length and have a 3/8" diameter. However, hook bolts come in a variety a shapes and sizes. The bolt at the bottom of the illustration on the right is also known as a clothesline hook and is the most common for this application. Tighten the bolts down secure to the 2x4 using nuts and washers. Remove the coping and drill the 3/8" holes where you have just indicated.įeed a hook bolt into the holes you drilled and place the coping in the notch on the mini ramp, while lining up the bolts with the holes in the 2x4. Use the previously drilled holes to mark the coping. Once the 2x4 has been drilled, place the coping in the notch on the mini ramp. Drill a 3/8" hole in each marked location at a slight downward angle. Also mark two in the middle at 2'-4 apart.
Mark the 2x4 about an 1 1/2" down from the top, 6" in from each end. To attach the coping to the mini ramp with bolts, you will need to drill holes in the 2x4 behind where the coping will sit.
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