Skateboard Ramp Building Tips

• If you can’t afford wood check out nearby house building sites. They often have big bins full of discarded building materials that will only go to be rubbish dump. Check out the local dump for that matter. Look for old wooden pallets. You can pry the planks of wood off and use them for the bracing on the face of your ramp. With a little modification a pallet can easily be turned into a manual pad and grind box.


• For your first ramp don’t just dive in and go for a massive half-pipe right away. Build a mini quarter pipe or launch ramp first. Small portable skateboard ramps will always come in handy and you will learn a lot from the building experience, which will save you from making costly (time and money) mistakes on bigger projects.


• Make sure the face of your ramp is adequately braced underneath otherwise you may fall through the ramp.


• When you have decided on the type of skateboard ramp you want sketch out a design and dimensions on paper first. Think out the construction steps you are going to need to go through before actually doing them.


• Unless you’re building a launch ramp any transition you draw out is likely to be steeper then you might think. Go easy on the vert!


• When bending plywood such as to the face of your new skateboard ramp always go with the grain!


• To ensure a smooth transition and no nasty sudden deceleration trauma sand the bottom edge of the top sheet on the face of your skateboard ramp at an angle flush with the ground.

 Stand back, check out your handy work then start shredding!

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