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| Ixliam:
Here's todays work. Only thing is that when you see the board I added in under the bottom of the ramp, it didn't hold well when I attached it to the score board. The woodscrews holding it to the 1x2's pulled right out after about 10 minutes. Nothing fell as I had jacks underneath it "just in case", but I will have to get some heavier material for the board support (like a 2x2 along with some bolts to attach it to the frame. I haven't made the 100 rings yet, so that is why they are empty. We did play a few easy games of it, not willing to hurl the ball too fast since I have no netting and no backboard (with windows all around). Tomorrow after work I will fix the support issue and work on directing the flow of the balls to the return chute. RIght now, they just hit the floor. |
| Ixliam:
This is the board that pulled loose. It was only held on by the woodscrews going into the 1x2's behind it. I will be swapping those 1x2's and woodscrews for bolts and 2x2's. |
| Ixliam:
Just like when working on cars, always use a jack underneath for support. I needed a creeper when I was crawling underneath to tighten these support bolts. When the board seperated, these bolts held. The woodscrews on the ramp side did not. Brad |
| unclet:
Good progress...... how did the curved ramp section feel when playing? Also, what are those blacks strips with screws in them shown in your picture? Are these the rubber guards for the sides? If so, are you going to try to recess the srwew heads a bit? PS: If you attached the L-brackets for your target chutes on the "inside" of the chutes then they would not be seen by the player...... |
| Ixliam:
The black things are aluminum gem metal. We use them to build exhibits. We have parts that slide into the slots. I'm using them for the back legs on the score section. The bolts are up underneath the bottom of the scoreboard section. I have a dumb question though. If you roll the ball and don't even hit the first ring, does it come back down the ramp or does yours have a gutter ? The pics I have seem to indicate there is not one, though I think the last ones I played had a gutter below the ramp that would take your ball if you couldn't even get it into the first ring, or hit the outside of the first ring, netting, etc. Brad |
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