"Portable" Arena

[DaveNay]

Re: \"Portable\" Arena

SPF = Spruce-Pine-Fir

Plain old untreated white boards.

Dave

 

[zuiko]

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That is a great idea. Much cheaper and better looking alternative to the steel panels IMO.

 

[Poppa]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( That is a great idea. Much cheaper and better looking alternative to the steel panels IMO. )</font>

Yeah, I agree with Zuiko. I'd still be worried about longevity but looks wise it is definitely nicer than the steel panels. In fact I had to look at the first picture a couple times to determine that it wasn't a built-in-place permanent structure and really, still can't tell.

Nice job.

Mike

 

[Kevin_in_VA]

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Just goes to show that if you hang around these boards long enough someone will come up with the solution to your problem. Dave, it's beautiful, and exactly what I need to do to replace my 120 x 240 foot ring. I think I'll make it smaller (we're not doing barrels anymore), I like the size of yours. Great job!

 

[DaveNay]

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Thanks Kevin, Poppa and Zuiko. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What a coincidence Kevin, that size arena is almost exactly what we plan to build in the future, only 120' x 200' (the wife is obsessed with the 5:3 ratio, so it will be a little shorter than yours).

Dave

 

[Kevin_in_VA]

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What size rebar (diameter) did you use? How long did you cut them?

 

[DaveNay]

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The re-bar is 48" long before bending. The bend length is probably about 10"-12" overall (including the arc). I was lucky enough to find that Lowes carries bundles of 3/8" x 48" pre-cut rebar, so all I had to do was bend them.

Dave

 

[MikePA]

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<font color="blue"> so all I had to do was bend them. </font>
What did you bend them with?

 

[BB_TX]

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As pretty as that fence is, I think I would get some steel rod, weld a Tee on one end, and paint them so I wouldn't have that rust problem.

 

[cowboydoc]

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You could easily paint the rebar too.