Crafty pro's

[notherhalo]

Ive been building some homemade workout equipment recently, a squat rack, duct taped the hell out of a sandbag, making a running sled today
but its time to take it to the next level!
 
Need to make an american gladiators style Joust platform(s) in the shallow end of my pool
 
below is my pool with a poorly drawn mockup
What materials should be used, and should there be something to anchor it to the floor?  the pool also has a slope going into the deep end
 

 

[gotbeer]

Whatever you do.  Don't forget to pad the edges of the pool.  Might be the most important thing you do.  

[Stradling]

Start by getting rid of the chinaman going into the deep end.

[HaloMagic]

LOL @ making it in the shallow end. When you get knocked off you're going to fall straight to the bottom and Kevin Ware the shit out of your leg.

[mrwicked]

why even bother with something permanent.

 

take two kegs, put them in pool.

the kegs will sink... trust me.

Edited March 15, 2014 by mrwicked

[Don]

I think this is just his way of letting us know that he has a pool. Next thing you know, he'll be sharing his designs for attaching a machine gun to his Porsche.

Edited March 15, 2014 by Don Tomlinson

[Taylor]

I think this is just his way of letting us know that he has a pool. Next thing you know, he'll be sharing his designs for attaching a machine gun to his Porsche.

 

Is this Breaking Bad?

[IEAngelsfan]

Is this Breaking Bad?

I think his version would be more like breaking wind.

[CaliAngel]

When you get knocked off you're going to fall straight to the bottom and Kevin Ware the shit out of your leg.

Maybe. If you're an idiot...

Edited March 16, 2014 by CaliAngel

[HaloMagic]

If you're playing American Gladiators on homemade stands in the shallow end of your pool then you are pretty obviously an idiot.

[Splint7438]

You what you need that I don't see? Solar power Malibu lights that don't work. I have never been in a gym-nausea but have been in plenty of backyards. Glad I could help.

[CaliAngel]

If you're playing American Gladiators on homemade stands in the shallow end of your pool then you are pretty obviously an idiot.

 

You must be a blast at parties.

[Lhalo]

That keg needs to be put on ice.

That's all the advice I've got to offer.

[Hollyw00d]

I'd build the tennis ball turret and obstacle course instead, but hey its your yard

[notherhalo]

@wicked  - using a keg is an excellent idea, already thinking how to brace two of them and make a platform so its level

[Spencer]

Today I learned that nother's crazy ponderings are not solely restricted to abstract things.

Just make the giant q-tip things and battle it out like in the opening scenes of Knocked Up

[Sully151]

With just a quick look from my phone and some estimating the size of your pool based on other objects in your yard, it looks like your pool is about 12 feet wide.

It also looks like the platforms are each about 4 feet in diameter. There also seems to be about 18 inches between the platforms.

So with that, looks like you will have about a foot and a half behind each platform before you hit concrete.

Yup, works for me.