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stppetty43 · 03-12-2008, 01:21 AM

Hay all IM wanting to build a 3 0r 4 gate corse along a wall in my garage the more moveable the better but does not need tobe movable an sujustions on what to use material wise and corse layouts

run2jeepn · 03-12-2008, 04:41 AM

Buy a couple 4x8 sheets of Ply wood. Have them split it down the middle so you have 4 sheets that are 2x8 feet. Then buy a few sheets of 2in thick 4x8ft foam Board. (installation) Make your course out of the foam and glue them together to make them any shape and height you need. Glue them to the plywood. Buy some roll on bed liner. Roll it on. Then you can take hinges and mount them on the edges to change the angels more. If money becomes as isse just buy a little every week or when you get paid. The Plywood should be around 5-10 bucks a Sheet. The foam board is $9 bucks at Lowes. The Bed liner will very. Hinges are cheap. Have fun building it and be creative. Post some pic's as you do it...

Oh ya.. Try to buy Grey bed liner. You can mix brown, green paint with it. This will let you change the color and let the bed liner go farther. You might even be able to just use paint and Sand mixed and put 5-6 coats to get a good color and mix for traction also.

tooslickforyou · 03-12-2008, 08:15 AM

Here is a more versital option. You wont get board with after running the one or two fixxed lines on it.

Rearangeable and stackable modular course.
Artificial Rock Course

stppetty43 · 03-12-2008, 07:33 PM

sweet I like the milk crate flexability the best but I think ill start with the foam and plywood idea to see if im realy gone to like it then I may move onto the crates thanks for the ideas keep them coming if any one else has any the wish to share thanks

stppetty43

skate · 03-13-2008, 02:24 PM

you can buy dupli color bed liner. it comes in a rattle can or in a gallon. I used it and it works good. needs like 4 coats. or

carpenter80 · 11-09-2008, 09:29 PM

got any pixx of that w/ the bed liner??

boomchank · 11-10-2008, 11:00 AM

I used 1 ton of rip rap (6"-12" rocks) that I got from the local road construction supplier for around 10 bucks which I stacked on a frame that I built for half my course. The other half is another frame 24" off the floor with various 1x3's arranged in an irregular fashion that has chicken wire stapled onto the top. Then we fastened wire screen onto the chicken wire and spread concrete on top of that, then finally mortar with coloring atop the concrete. It spans approx. 8'x16' of my garage floor and provides a place to crawl rain or shine for around 80 or 90 dollars total cost. We are gonna try to get some pics of it up here soon.

03-12-2008, 01:21 AM	#1
stppetty43 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 10	indoor corse setup Hay all IM wanting to build a 3 0r 4 gate corse along a wall in my garage the more moveable the better but does not need tobe movable an sujustions on what to use material wise and corse layouts

03-12-2008, 04:41 AM	#2
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Buy a couple 4x8 sheets of Ply wood. Have them split it down the middle so you have 4 sheets that are 2x8 feet. Then buy a few sheets of 2in thick 4x8ft foam Board. (installation) Make your course out of the foam and glue them together to make them any shape and height you need. Glue them to the plywood. Buy some roll on bed liner. Roll it on. Then you can take hinges and mount them on the edges to change the angels more. If money becomes as isse just buy a little every week or when you get paid. The Plywood should be around 5-10 bucks a Sheet. The foam board is $9 bucks at Lowes. The Bed liner will very. Hinges are cheap. Have fun building it and be creative. Post some pic's as you do it... Oh ya.. Try to buy Grey bed liner. You can mix brown, green paint with it. This will let you change the color and let the bed liner go farther. You might even be able to just use paint and Sand mixed and put 5-6 coats to get a good color and mix for traction also. Last edited by run2jeepn; 03-12-2008 at 04:44 AM.

03-12-2008, 08:15 AM	#3
tooslickforyou Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2007 Location: I don't even know how I got here. Posts: 68	Here is a more versital option. You wont get board with after running the one or two fixxed lines on it. Rearangeable and stackable modular course. Artificial Rock Course

03-12-2008, 07:33 PM	#4
stppetty43 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 10	sweet I like the milk crate flexability the best but I think ill start with the foam and plywood idea to see if im realy gone to like it then I may move onto the crates thanks for the ideas keep them coming if any one else has any the wish to share thanks stppetty43

03-13-2008, 02:24 PM	#5
skate Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orangevale Posts: 91	you can buy dupli color bed liner. it comes in a rattle can or in a gallon. I used it and it works good. needs like 4 coats. or

11-09-2008, 09:29 PM	#6
carpenter80 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: elgin Posts: 9	got any pixx of that w/ the bed liner??

11-10-2008, 11:00 AM	#7
boomchank Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 32	I used 1 ton of rip rap (6"-12" rocks) that I got from the local road construction supplier for around 10 bucks which I stacked on a frame that I built for half my course. The other half is another frame 24" off the floor with various 1x3's arranged in an irregular fashion that has chicken wire stapled onto the top. Then we fastened wire screen onto the chicken wire and spread concrete on top of that, then finally mortar with coloring atop the concrete. It spans approx. 8'x16' of my garage floor and provides a place to crawl rain or shine for around 80 or 90 dollars total cost. We are gonna try to get some pics of it up here soon.

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