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| notaint |
 Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:49 am |
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| I usually start at the coping on each side and do the flat last. Its easier to adjust your sheets sizes on the flat if you need to. |
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| lsu |
| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:36 am |
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Location: Centennial, CO
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| i start at the coping also. You need to have a support rib where the sheets meet up for stability. Use chalk lines so you know where your ribs are also. you do not want floaters cuz they will stick up and fuck up skin and wheels |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:57 am |
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There is already 2 layers of 3/8 on it. So it should be nice and sturdy. I'm adding new 1/4 sanded one side ply. Havent decided if I'm gonna paint it or not.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but the ply should go lengthwise right? So the grain goes parrallel with the transition. The existing stuff was going perpindicular to the tranny and it was splitting real bad. |
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| lsu |
| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:43 pm |
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD do not use sanded plyi
click on my www and look what it did to us
masonite is $6 a sheet, use it and replace as needed |
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| notaint |
| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:05 am |
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| lsu, How long does your masonite last? Here it gets soft and soggy real fast because of humidity. |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:58 am |
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lsu - what photo are you talking about on your site? BTW, your ramp looks like fun.
$6 a sheet for masonite?!?! That's WAAAYYY cheaper than around here. It's closer to $20 for a 4x8 I believe.
The ramp is gonna be outside, and from what I've read, masonite isn't the way to go for outside ramps.
I'm still debating if I should paint it. |
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| sidewalk surfur |
| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:15 am |
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go 1/2 inch ply & paint it.
Just be prepared to re-ply the face of it every season or so, as is normal with outside ramps. |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:30 am |
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| it's gonna be hard to watch that paint dry! |
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| childish gambino |
| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:54 pm |
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| You can use masonite outside. Just cover it up with a tarp every night and make sure it's not sitting directly on the ground. I live in the mountains and that works fine for preserving the masonite. Painting the plywood is not a bad idea either way though but don't paint masonite if you go with that because every time you fall and slide on it the paint rubs off and gets all over you. |
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| warehouse |
| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:15 am |
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Don't get sanded ply. The stuff slivers up and breaks down faster than regular ply. If you are actually gonna skate alot don't bother painting, skating will break down the ply before the rain does. Use 2x6 joists rather than 2x4 and use 3" screws to attach to the templates....very solid=less kinks=longer riding surface lifespan.
I've heard of people filling the space in the framing of the flats with sand before applying the ply. Makes for a solid and quiet flat .
Goos luck! |
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