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FecalFoot · hipster Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 61

yeah, those top caps in the second photo are the way to go. That would be my only fear with this design... being impaled!

All thought, we could have a dual purpose goal:

http://picasaweb.google.de/hetmankmaik/WHBPCBerlin2010#5505892331188574306

FecalFoot · hipster Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 61

Also on a side note, I think we should have a sign like this one....

http://picasaweb.google.de/hetmankmaik/WHBPCBerlin2010#5505891308344741042

burton · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject:

ok pat. a trapezoid would be like the first picture stephen posted above. but with a right triangle on the back of the goal. More stable base

iridetoobs · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject:

whats a triangle?

iridetoobs · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject:

europeans need to get rid of them itchy bubble boy goals

iridetoobs · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iridetoobs/5058489992/

Hopefully the picture shows up. Doing this all over my phone. This is a rough drawing of what I have in mind for the goals.

Total length of material per goal is 22ft.
$365 total for six goals, that's $60 per goal which is dirt cheap for something this solid.
There will be some conduit on the back to hold the net up. Conduit is dirt cheap so that's not calculated into the cost or length of material.

iridetoobs · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:50 pm Post subject:

So that didn't work. Just copy the link minus the img brackets.

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

fixed it for ya.

is it all steel tubing?
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elzie5000 · cutter Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1177

Where's your spacephone now?!?

iridetoobs · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject:

ya the big tubing is 2'' OD, and 1/8'' wall thickness. i'm not sure what size conduit i'll go for, maybe 3/4 if i can get it to bend with out kinking it. all the trailers i make are 1/2 and it bends easy. i've tried 3/4 before and had some slight issues putting 90 degree bends in it.

at first my design was the same, but all 2'' steel tube. but my calculations came out that the total cost was going to be really pricey. that was with the initial price that i was quoted for just one 20ft. stick of 2'' round tube. when i got the quote for the total amount of round tube it was a hell of a lot cheaper. so if anybody isn't digging the conduit idea, i could change it back. not sure how much more they would be.

dixietiff · townie Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 231 Location: Lex!

we need to have a vote on this i think
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iridetoobs · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject:

i disagree. maybe just a few good opinions.

dixietiff · townie Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 231 Location: Lex!

Chris posted that above under my name... but yeah, I think this is something that everyone wants to vote on anyway. Those dimensions up there look huge - how far apart are the cones? and 3 feet high is at my seat.

We spoke about this for a while on Tuesday. It would be nice to narrow it down to a few possible designs, weigh out the pros and cons, and vote on it. Safety and simplicity is what I'm looking for.
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iridetoobs · Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:18 am Post subject:

All of this has been discussed all ready on the hardcourt forums by a much larger community of folks. All dimensions are what have been thoroughly discussed on that thread. There was never an official consensus on dimensions, but after reading thing over repeatedly, this is roughly the size all the goals are made to. Give or take an inch or two.

mofokuban · townie Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Dayton, OH