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    Munimanpete
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    With the help of Andrew Carters great instructions:
    tinyurl.com2r45n I have finally built my first
    trials obstacle, a Sandwich Board. It is rather small but I
    really enjoy riding on it and will be building another one
    soon. I would post a picture but we dont have a digital
    camera, so i guess that wont be happening. Im not really
    sure of the point of telling everyone this, just thought you
    might like to know, I am know in the world of trials.

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  2. Andrew_carter
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    Excellent! Where did you find your materials? How much did
    the hinges cost you? Have you had a play around on it yet?
    You have to make at least one more...then you'll be able to
    gap between them and realise the true beauty of sandwich
    boards. 🙂 I'm glad the instructions were helpful...did I
    miss any important information?

    Andrew

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  3. Munimanpete
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    I actually got all of my materials free. well we allready
    had them, we have heaps of bits of wood lying around, and a
    box full of big hinges. So i just looked around, got what i
    needed and went for it. The instructions were great also,
    very clear.

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  4. Tennisgh22
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    munimanpete said:

    * The instructions were great also, very clear. *

    I agree; i used those instructions about 3 weeks ago to make
    four or five sandwich boards. Now i'll be totally prepared
    once my kh24 comes. thanks, andrew!

    -grant

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  5. Klaas Bil
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    andrew_carter said:

    He also pointed out that having the boards on the outside
    helps if you want to do pedal grabs on them.

    Why? I think one could easily pedal grab on the planks,
    maybe even better because they are further out and hence
    closer to where you can have your tyre on the ground.

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  6. Munimanpete
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    Well today, after having my first haircut in 7 months, I
    built my second sandwich board. It is alot larger then my
    first one (my first is about 20cm high and my second
    30somethingcm) I'm really happy with the way it went, it
    looks very profesional. I now have two sandwich boards and
    I'm think about where to go from here. My two boards are
    really different sizes, should i build another the same size
    as my small one so i have two the same size? What do you
    recommend? Do i need two the same size or what? Feedback
    appreciated.

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  7. Klaas Bil
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    Here are some props I built last weekend from scrap wood:
    teeter-totters, jump ramps and a sandwich board.

    For the sandwich board, my design is different from Andrew's
    in that I put the planks on the outside rather than the
    inside. I drilled holes in the board of such a diameter that
    the screws go easily through them and they only screw tight
    in the planks. So the screws secure the hinges and at the
    same time they hold the boards and the planks together. That
    way, the making is somewhat simpler and the thing folds
    smaller. On the other hand, it would somewhat more easily
    collapse under sideload.

    What do you folks think of that design?

    Klaas Bil

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  8. Andrew_carter
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    Peter, I'd suggest making another that's the same size as
    one of the two you already have. That way you can run planks
    and round rails between them or set them up end to end to
    ride along (all Kris Holm's ideas).

    Klaas, I think both styles have their advantages. I changed
    from having the planks on the outside to having them on the
    inside after Kris suggested that they look nicer and also
    more challenging that way (which I do agree with). He also
    pointed out that having the boards on the outside helps if
    you want to do pedal grabs on them. I like how the other
    method folds together nicer. I also like your idea of
    having the screws join the hinges, planks, and boards
    together all at once.

    I'm glad the instructions have helped people. I'll add some
    of these variations before sending the instructions to Peter
    to put up at tutorials.unicyclist.comtutorials.unicyclist.com (currently
    www.freewebs.com/andrewcarter/template1.htm)

    Andrew

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  9. Munimanpete
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    Thanks for that Klass, I like the way having the boards on
    the outside would make it fold away more easily, I was
    confused by Andrew's comment that having the boards on the
    inside makes it harder to ride, isn't it exactly the same
    size? I think I will now make another small snadwich board.
    I have been practising hopping from one sandwich board to
    another this afternoon, and im loving my new sandwich
    boards, they're really handy! But yeah i think it is now
    best to have another small one so i can hop from a small one
    up to the big one and down again etc. Also do the same with
    a rail to ride on. Who knows maybe i'll make another two?

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  10. Andrew_carter
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    I said they appear more difficult (to spectators) with
    the planks on the inside. So they would possibly be
    better at trials demos, etc. I realise they're exactly
    the same in width.

    Andrew

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  11. Andrew_carter
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    You'd have to ask Kris. I've never tried pedal grabs on
    sandwich boards.

    Andrew

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  12. Munimanpete
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    I am now the proud owner of three homemade sandwich boards.
    I made another one this morning, its the same size as the
    small one i have. I now have: 2xsmall sandwich board 1xlarge
    sandwich board What do you think? I havn't rideen them all
    together yet but i think i'll love it. What the next best
    Trials Obstacle to build?

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  13. Andrew_carter
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    Excellent! The order you build them in of course depends
    on what styles of trials you like. I built a sandwich
    board first because I had a photo to work on. Then I built
    some more sandwich boards, the drew up plans for and built
    the practise rails, then the hopping post, then the
    gapping bars.

    The gapping bars are similar to sandwich boards, but the
    landing surface is about half the width and it's flat so it
    doesn't catch the tyre like a sandwich board does. I'll
    have to make instructions for them soon. I might do that
    now actually.

    By the way, I've made a new album at
    www.unicyclist.com/gallery/andrew that I'm putting all the
    video content of the site in. I've named the items roughly
    like I think they should be named on the site, but like I
    said, maybe we could split it into columns. I just made an
    idling video tutorial...it's up there now along with the
    high res version of the giraffe one.

    Andrew

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  14. Tassilo
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    Hey Guys,

    Today, i built together with my father my first little
    sandwichboard. I uploadet some photos, check it out:

    gallery.unicyclist.comalbum130

    It was a bit wet outside and i already tried it out, thats
    why it is dirty. I can jump around on it, it's really fun!
    Thanks for the tutorial, andrew.

    greets, Tassilo

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  15. Andrew_carter
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    That's great. I'm really intersted in seeing how well that
    type of hunge holds out. Please let me know. You may want to
    consider opening it up a little more if you plan on jumping
    onto it from any distance, I don't know.

    They're fun hey!

    Andrew

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