How Do You Build A Small Half-Pipe?
Building a small half pipe can be a challenging task, but if you follow a few simple steps and plan your design, your task will be much easier. This article will tell you exactly how to build a small half pipe for your backyard, or indoor skate park.Consider whether your pipe will need treated wood, and whether you want to use more expensive Skatelite material designed just for half pipes, Masonite or plywood. First measure and plan your half pipe. Decide how tall you want the ramp to be, how high and how steep you want the transition to be. With a small half pipe, you should consider using a smooth transition with no “vert” or vertical at the lip of the half pipe. Build the flat section of the ramp, by cutting enough 2×6 boards to the width of the ramp and aligning them with two more 2×6 boards cut to the width of the flat section, as if you were building a wall. Nail the boards together. This section will go between the two curved sections. Cut four curve sections from large plywood
