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    Andrew_carter
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    I've built up quite a collection of nice bits of timber to
    use for trials obstacles and I think it's time to put them
    to use. Last trials obstacle building spree I built 2
    sandwich boards, one 5m x 35mm practise rail (built 20cm
    high supports), and a hopping post.

    Here's what I've got to use (all sizes in mm):
    - 1800 x 75dia. round log (x2)
    - 2400 x 75dia. round log (x1)
    - 3100 x 70dia. semi-cylindrical handrail (x1)
    - 35 x 70 x 5000 plank (x2)
    - 90 x 90 x 2300 plank (x2)
    - 5 milk crates
    - many sandwich board size sheets of timber and
    particle board.
    - about another 10m of 35 x 70 planks to cut up
    - about 10m of assorted bits of timber (mainly hardwood).

    ..and all for a total cost of $0.00. Don't you just love
    collecting other people's junk!

    I haven't started yet but will soon. Any suggestions would
    be more than welcome. My favourite area of trials is rail
    riding so I'll use lots of this for that.

    My dream is to one day own a big block of land and be able
    to build a perminant trials course in the backyard. It might
    be a bit difficult to find a wife willing to put up with
    that though. 🙂

    Wish me luck (with the obstacle building).

    Andrew

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  2. Munimanpete
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    Good luck with the building! I am fairly new to unicycling
    so i dont really know what sort of things you could build
    but good luck anyway.

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  3. Darchibald
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    I had, and still have lots of wood too. I started off after
    some guy gave me a pallet, and I took off the bottom boards
    and put them on top, because the top was too widely spaced.
    It was fun, and I had lots of wood so I made a bridge. I
    then made 2 more. I now realise bridges are kind of boring
    on a unicycle. But anyway, I built another pallet kind of
    platform thing, a balance beam, and three gapping boxes
    (soon to be more). I want to keep building but don't know
    what to build. I've heard of sandwhich boards before but I'm
    not quite sure how they work or what they are. If anyone
    could help that'd be great. Also using sawhorses, and
    spools, to build things higher are a great help.

    David

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  4. Andrew_carter
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    I wrote some instructions on building various trials
    obstacles. Go to the search thing on the site and search
    for 'instructions' and put 'andrew_carter' as the author
    and search for thread titles only. That should give you
    the thread.

    Andrew

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  5. Robbie
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    I got some timber to use up, I'll build a rail for riding
    soon but the problem is my unicycle with buckled rim and
    bent cranks makes it way too hard to ride that sought of
    thing a fat tyre would help too. Once I get my better
    unicycle though I will do it.

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  6. Tennisgh22
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    i now have 6 sandwich boards all different sizes, thanks to
    andrew. (do a search for instructions and you will find some
    excellent info about how to make trials obstacles that
    andrew wrote awhile ago). I have all the tools and wood, but
    no imagination. I'm not sure what the next thing to build
    is. I'm not sure im quite yet good enough for a hopping
    post, tho i've never tried one...they look significantly
    more difficult than sandwich boards. I would build a rail,
    but i can barely ride straight on a curb. I dunno why, but
    rail riding is just one of those things that evades me.

    -grant

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