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table saw, and circular saw (small, battery operated, with a 5 1/4" blade is best for cutting the curves) or jigsawdrill, with phillips head bit, and 1/4" , 3/8" , 1/2" , 3/4" drill bits
carpenter’s square, measuring tape, hammer, pen.
Materials
(based on a 9’ high by 12’
wide by 26’ long modular halfpipe, not pressure treated)
plywood..and lots of it..4’ by 8’ sheets....not done yet.......!3/4" "CDX" sheets ("CDX" is cheaper, has knots, but is still strong)
12 sheets
1/2" "BC" sheets ( no knots, cheaper than "AC")
15 sheets
**2 x 4’s..lots of ‘em... 8 feet long... 54 ..GET A FEW EXTRA....
** 12’ long if your’e making this permanent, and not as many..24..and 18 8’ long... ..GET A FEW EXTRA..
2 x 6’s..lots of ‘em ..8 feet and 12 feet long... 42 8 footers and 4 12 footers
(4) 24 foot "longboards" or (8) 16 foot "longboards" (if you have a 16 foot long platform) used to connect the whole thing together...2 by 8’s or 2 by 10's would be best....and while you're at it..get about (20) 1/2" by 5" and (10) 1/2" by 4" threaded bolts with washers and nuts to match..these will bolt the whole thing together
2 x 4 joist hangers (what you say?) you’ll see... 72..MODULAR pipes only
# 14; 2" (that’s number 14, 2 inch long) philips head wood screws.. better buy stock in these ...approx 720 (!) ...ok so why do we need the philips head screw bit ?? :p
#12 2" philips head wood screws..don’t even want to count these.., let’s see..hmmm...your screwing the 1/2" plywood (riding surface) to the 2 x 4’s with these...ok..8 per 2 x 4, times 18 2 x 4’s per "section" times 6 sections...844 !.#12 2 1/2" philips head wood screws..3 boxes
last item....6" by 5/16" stove bolts, 1 washer and nut per bolt; 24 per section, 6 sections,..144 (bolts) + 144 (washers) + 144 (nuts)
other stuff to aid in the creation:
(2) 1/4" 3 feet long threaded steel rods, with oversized washers and nuts to match..for compressing plywood..you’ll see.....