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Hatrick
Posts : 495 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 56 Location : U.S.
| Subject: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:28 am | |
| Here are the portable stands that me and a buddy made for our tournament. I've got some pics but they aren't the best as we had to take them with my friends phone. I will take better ones when we set up for our tourney. Anyways you need 5 - 2x4 8'and plywood. Cut 4 of them into 6' pieces for the legs and cross pieces. The remaining one cut in half for the feet. The 2' sections left over from the 4 6' sections will be used for the braces on the legs. Nail the 2 4' pieces to the bottoms of the legs and use 2' pieces cut at 45° angles for the braces on each leg. The 2 cross pieces 1 gets put at the very top and the other was put at 50" up from the floor. The backboards were made with the plywood 30" wide x 36" tall placed with the bottom of each set level with the bottom cross piece. Measure in 18" from the leg for where you will set the edge of your backboard and thats it done. Each 6' section hold 4 boards. And you dont have to but I used 2" foam insulation basement board to make surrounds for each Dart board. This stuff is expensive but I went to my local lumber supplier and they gave me damaged ones for free. So here's the pics just give me a shout if you have any questons.The light holders were made just using some strapping we had layin around. Cheers, Hat [img] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][/img] [img] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][/img] [img] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][/img] [img] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][/img] |
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TheFox180
Posts : 1368 Join date : 2012-05-17 Age : 35 Location : Nuneaton
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:31 am | |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:21 am | |
| Looks fine to me! good job Lorne! |
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Rebel
Posts : 2502 Join date : 2012-02-05 Age : 50 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:24 am | |
| Nice job Hat How sturdy were they, I made one similar last year out of floor boards and joists as we had the living room floor ripped out due to flooding, so used left overs, real solid stuff but due to the weight of it it was quite wobbly when the darts hit. |
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Hatrick
Posts : 495 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 56 Location : U.S.
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:34 am | |
| That was one of the reasons we went with separate 6ft. sections as opposed to 1 long 12ft. section. They were a little wobbly until we attached the backboards and now they dont move not even one little bit!! Very pleased with the outcome.
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Rebel
Posts : 2502 Join date : 2012-02-05 Age : 50 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:44 am | |
| - Hatrick wrote:
- That was one of the reasons we went with separate 6ft. sections as opposed to 1 long 12ft. section. They were a little wobbly until we attached the backboards and now they dont move not even one little bit!! Very pleased with the outcome.
Hat Great stuff |
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spat66
Posts : 619 Join date : 2012-07-31 Age : 58 Location : Middle Georgia, USA
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:33 am | |
| The ones I'm used to playing on the most are made out of 1" galvanized pipe. Very sturdy |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:29 am | |
| would like a build tutorial if possible please, I want a better one than the one I have, it wobbles like crazy! |
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Jimbo21
Posts : 1706 Join date : 2012-08-10 Age : 59 Location : Adelaide
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:15 pm | |
| Next time I play at my home club on a Wednesday night, I will get some pics and measurements from our free standing frames. Thats what we play on at our club. |
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Saber
Posts : 5689 Join date : 2012-01-09 Location : Palm Coast,Florida 32137
| Subject: Re: Portable backboard stands what do you think? Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:49 pm | |
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