5 3/4" 4'x8' sheets of plywood - One for the side cut template, and 4 for the usable side cuts
1 1/2" 4'x8' sheet of plywood - For the platforms
8 3/8" 4'x8' sheets of plywood - For the first two underlying layers of the skating surface
4 1/4" 4'x8' sheets of best quality sanded plywood - For the final skating surface layer; Alternatively I could have used Skatelite, Polyboard, Rampskin, etc., but I chose to go with plywood for this ramp which would always be indoors
2 8' sections of 1 1/2"-2 3/8" Galvanized steel pipe - For the coping; The kind I used is the silver kind commonly used for fence posts
4 boxes of 1 5/8" Wood Screws - Skate Surface Layer Attachment
2 boxes of 2 1/2" Wood Screws - Joist/2x4 Rib Attachment
41 8' Sections of 2x4 - Joists/Ribs
1 Bar Of Soap - For coating wood screws
10 2" Long 1/2" Bolts - For bolting transition structures together
12 4" Long 1/2" Bolts - For bolting flat bottom to transition structures
22 1/2" Nuts
44 1/2" Washers
8 3/16" x 3" Toggle Bolts
8 3/16" Washers
Wood Shims - (optional: I used them to keep my ramp from wobbling on the nearly flat, but imperfect floor of my garage)
2007-07-29
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