Diy Sheet Metal Slide

For long runs put a curve in it to slow down the speed.

Diy sheet metal slide.

Think of things like sheet metal masonite or plexiglas. Use two 2 by 4s screwed into the 4 by 4s to brace the slide. So for my need to build a stainless steel barbecue i decided to make a sheet metal bender brake it isn t a so complicated construction and. I want to build a big slide going off my deck just for my son of course.

Sheet metal bender brake 805mm mounted on a hydraulic portable tablei love metalworking is my favorite hobby. Is there a way to diy a slide. Sure a person could run down to the store and buy a pre made slide but where is the adventure in that. Measure the height of the slide frame incline and its width with a tape measure.

One of the people i do stuff for wants to build a home made slide for his grand kids. Our slides largely use heavy steel pipe but really you can get pretty creative with materials. Use recycled steel rods placed next to each other melamine or old countertops from your kitchen. Place it on top of the plywood.

Extend the sheet metal slightly further than the length of the slide and bend it around under the plywood. Position your drainage pipe slide the way you want it. He would like it to come from the 11 foot tower he already has. Diy sheet metal bender brake.

Best i came up with was a large piece of sheet metal over a wooden support with sanded wood trex something over the edges to form sides and to keep the edges from slicing hands. Build braces for your slide at each turn using 4 by 4s that are set in cement just like your deck corner posts. Cut the sheet metal to fit in between. A slide can be made of most anything that has a degree of slickness if you will.

We ve been discussing a 20 foot slide made with two 20 foot 2x8s for the sides sanded and coated with something to avoid splinters with 3 4 plywood and sheet metal screwed to the bottom of them. Sheet metal masonite or plexiglas are also good ideas.