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| thatpurplestuff:
I made the frame tonight out of PVC, and I gotta say it turned out great. I haven't bolted it on to the machine, but after using clamps to temporarily attach it to the scoring the angles look absolutely perfect. Once this frame gets painted and I get the net sewn up and put on it, I really think it is going to look great. I used two cross-pipes for this version to provide more stability, but I may remove the one closest to the front and only keep the one on top. I'm going to see how this one plays for a bit before I decide one way or another... another pipe is only a buck fifty so even if I decide to change it I'm not going to eat much in terms of wasted materials. Unfortunately, I no longer have the option to attach pictures to my posts... is anyone else having this problem? I'm not sure if I reached a picture limit or something, or if it is a problem on my end. Regardless, here's a pic of the frame hosted on imageshack in the meantime. |
| DragonMa15:
This is really looking great. But I would use conduit for the cage. And use pipe insulation to pad it. I think the wooden balls are really going to beat up the pvc. And conduit is pretty easy to work with. You should be able to find all the connectors for it just like you have in pvc. -Gregg |
| thatpurplestuff:
I bolted the frame on tonight, and attached the net with zip ties. I took a bunch of pics, but uploading them through imageshack is a pain. I'm posting a few just to give people an idea of what it looks like right now, and I'll post the rest when the image upload feature is working for me again. I rushed the net to make it playable, since our friend is graduating this weekend and we've got friends coming from out of town wanting to check out Skeeball. Obviously, the final net won't be connected with zip ties but it works as a temporary fix. Eventually I'm going to have cloth sewn along the edges and grommeted, so it should look pretty snazzy. Most importantly, though, is that it works great and players can finally shoot for the 100 rings. The PVC has a bit more bounce than I would have preferred, but it's not too bad. |
| coyote640:
Very Nice.... Alot of hard work.... Good luck on the completion, and thanks for the informative posts.... |
| Silas (son of Silas):
--- Quote from: coyote640 on August 23, 2009, 05:13:55 pm ---Very Nice.... Alot of hard work.... Good luck on the completion, and thanks for the informative posts.... --- End quote --- +1 I have never played this type of game, but I have really enjoyed this thread. |
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