How To Build A Mini Ramp with Billy Rohan
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- Check out these step-by-step instructions on how to build a mini ramp with pro skater Billy Rohan.
If you've got a bunch of pro-skateboarder friends and you're splurging on a giant birthday party for yourself, it goes without saying that you're going to need a half-pipe. That's why Billy Rohan, a NYC skateboarder, came by VICE's 15th anniversary party two days early bearing lumber, power tools, and an entourage of eager skater guys and girls. From there it was a hurried flurry of plywood shavings and bandsaw screechings as Billy walked us step-by-step through the building of a mini ramp that can service a couple thousand partygoers. Think of this little how-to number as the This Old Ramp edition of Epicly Later'd.
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Building a mini ramp is on my 'To Do' list in life.
Did you build one yet
Ughh so expensive tho... some day tho, some day
I built mine in 1983. It wasn't nearly as nice.
Im building one in 2 months, ganna be during the summer. I have almost half the wood and am only 16, If you are building one, then just build it!
I built mine in 1989 when I was 15. Ramp was 3 meters wide 1.5-1.8 meters high. I still miss that ramp, it was pretty good one:)
Guy knows his stuff and is a really good teacher. He explained the important concepts way better than I could.
Man this is sick!
Any backyard plans? Nah he prob gonna make a skateboard out of redstone and then make a miniramp
OMG... What was you doing here Mumbo!?!?!
Bluebed (8 years ago)
What the hell. out of everyone I expected to see in this comment section, you were at the bottom of the list
Mumbo???
Carpenter/skater here. I see everyone asking for price. To build this ramp to their specs would probably run you about 1200 - 1500 bucks depending on where you live (cost of wood varies in different places). 24' pipe is about 100 bucks, again, depending on where you live.
That price is tools NOT INCLUDED. Circular saw, jig saw, metal cutting blade, impact drill, drill bits, 4' level, pencil and speed square (which he didn't mention but you FOR SURE need) will cost around 650 bucks if its all brand new middle-of-the-road quality. Probably 50 bucks worth of screws too.
TO SAVE COSTS you can consider having wider spacing (12" spacing max I'd say but hey, its your ramp, go 16" spacing if you want), smaller top landing (2' wide is fine), go 8' wide on the width instead of 12', shorter transition/shorter height (4' is nice and chill), smaller length for the bottom deck, lower grade lumber, and Masonite sheets instead of Ramp Armor. Check classifieds for cheap tools or borrow from people you know if you don't have any. Don't buy new if you don't have to.
Go the cheaper way and you could do it for probably 600 - 800 bucks, tools not included.
why did they not just shoot it all with a framer? that would shave like two days off the build time. does it really need the extra hold?
Up to you and your wallet really. DIY or hire someone. Depends on how much you value your time.
As for the seemingly tight spacing, i'll compare it to a wall in your house. Walls are built to support weight from above and divide rooms. Your walls are probably 16" spacing, which is adequate for their job. But a mini ramp (and any skate ramp in general) is built the way it is to resist impact aka ollies/slamming. They don't build walls with the idea that someone is going to jump or fall on them.
That's why i'd advise anyone to try and not cheap out on lumber by going with wider spacing. But hey, like i was saying before, it's your money and your ramp.
i should have prefaced that i am a fellow carpenter/skater. it seems, like you said, screws would handle the impact aspect better, but having done a particular amount of framing in my life, i cringe watching them drive all those screws. i guess it'd be a decent excuse to get some good work from my new makita impact...
+CIA Seems a tad steep in my opinion, but i don't really know your specific specs or region of the world so you might be right.
As for anyone else reading this and is actually considering doing this, take my advice with a grain of salt. Do your homework and research prices of materials in your area. Some people will pay 4 bucks for a 16' 2X4, some people will have to pay 10 bucks or more. The price range i said in my previous comment is on THE LOWER END of things.
PRO TIP: Phone around and get price quotes. Call different lumber yards. Home Depot is NOT a good place to get deals on lumber. Ask anyways tho, you never know. Also ask for a contractor rate or if they have a bulk order discount or something. Check the grade of your lumber as well. Lower grade stuff is a way to save money, but you might end up with a garbage ramp in about 6 months. Look for No.1 SPF 2X4's. Anything more then that is excessive and a waste of money.
+Matthieu Devaud your right for sure. I've built many ramps n ya u nailed it price wise and everything. i like ur style lol
I swear...Am I the only one who needs a skate intervention. I seem to be going farther down the rabbit whole daily!! Skating is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!!
I've just turned 36 and just got back into skating after quitting about 12 years ago. I'm way too addicted now and I have money to fund it this time around :D. Going to build a ramp in my basement for "my kids"
You don’t need an intervention, you need some enablers
@@fonosayno yes bud. That's more or less me. 36 now, haven't skated since my late teens and only got back into it recently. I'm currently strongly considering building one of these for "my 2 kids" even tho everyone knows its for me. Good to hear someone else like me feeling the passion again.
Fono me too haha 40 and building one in my attic, when we get the house l'm using the yard, doubling the size and building a fun box and rails, and hopefully kids will be on the way 😂
can't get past "screw them in the corner" ....So they are in the industry
Punk taught me how to sew, paint and make clothes, skating taught me carpentry.
+Poison Joe lol thats funny but ur deffs not the only one. skating taught a lot of people how to work with wood ahaha just another reason why its so sick.
school taught me how to work with wood, before that i was already pretty good without anything other than self taught knowledge and a little research per project :)
Poison Joe puberty taught me to work with wood
Ha, same lad.
Poison Joe I
I am currently waiting for my beer to chill in the freezer. While I am doing that. I am eating an obliterated burrito plate from the Taqueira on Harden Ave. This execution of craftsmanship is blowing me away. I have successfully added this to my bucket list of bucket items. Love from Hayward Ca.
I’m sober
Best "temporary" ramp ever
yep, "it's temporary, so we'll distance the 2x4s a foot from each other" (but puts 2x4s side-by-side) why tha heck don't you just space them correctly than?!?!?!?
Growing up in a neighborhood that was was only about 40% developed gave us a lot of free (stolen) wood to build ramps with.
Hey man! If they ain't using it, it ain't missed!
We used to "borrow" wood all the time from construction sites. Now they have cameras and security.
You can also ask schools, they often have all kinds of wood stacked in attics and stuff they give it for free.
I need to know where to look to find free wood!
Took the time to blur out the Dewalt name but everyone who has ever touched a tool knows what it is. Lol.
I agree, they could have blurred out the whole tool. If you work in this business you would still know this was a dewalt tool. lol
I mean its not really about not letting people know what tool it is its more about just getting the actual logo blurred so they don’t get in any legal trouble.
Pretty sure it's a matter of getting sued I don't see why they would care if you know what brand saw he's using.
The Greenman yeah but the company would probably take advantage of someone monetizing a video using their tools and would claim the video, meaning that they would earn all the money made off this video
Just like how everyone on Jersey shore puts electrical or duct tape over the Bud Light logos lol
instructions unclear, where do I get Billy Rohan
rots dog dog kitty easy - date his step daughter
Thank you for posting this video! I've been building a ramp in my backyard, and this video has been my go-to for know how. The only adjustment I'd make to this advice is to go with J bolts instead of drilling hella holes in your coping pipes.
I just built my ramp following the specs shown in this video. It is, overall, an excellent way to build a ramp. There are a few key things things that get left out or too quickly glossed over in the video: 1. A full materials list. 2 instructions for setting the coping so that it sticks up/out the right amount (1/4" up, 3/8" out). 3. How to lay each layer of plywood down so that the seams aren't railroaded. 4. The posts supporting the deck need to be braced at the bottom and sit on something dry like a cinder block so they don't rot. 5. If you aren't building on a level surface inside, ground leveling has to be done. It is, even on slightly sloped ground, a pain in the ass.
If you can find someone who is at least somewhat experienced in carpentry, you can save yourself time, money and stress by avoiding common mistakes. (Cutting the transitions curves cleanly and consistently is not that easy)
The transitions are very mellow. If you want a faster ramp, consider a tighter radius.
Also, the decks need more support than is depicted in the video. I added another support post near the front of the platform where it meets the transition in the middle of the deck.
I live in Northern California and got a pretty sweet deal on lumber and this ramp still cost me around $1400 in lumber and screws.
thanks!
did you do 7 foot transitions with 8 feet of flat? do you have enough speed to continue up the opposing side without having to pump like crazy (i.e. you do get tired a lot on your ramp?) also how do you like your coping with 3/8 inch out? i was thinking 1/4 inch for both but than was thinking 3/8 for both as 1/4 may seem a bit small. thanks in advanced!
Matt Fisher do you still have the ramp?
@Matt Fisher yes I agree The coping instructions was way to brief. shouldn't you use lock washers on the inside of the pipe and thicker screws like #10 instead of #8 wood screws? Or you have to drill two different size wholes in the pipe a larger on the outside and smaller on the inside. Does the back of the pipe get another 2X4 or something smaller to add support?
Can you share your specs? I'd love to make this ramp!
This tutorial of building a mini ramp is so sweet. Thank you for the various details and quality of instructions, you outrageous people did a great job.
I wish I saw this 15 years ago. The last mini we made was about this size and the slogan "cut to fit" was used a lot towards the end of the build. Everyone should build at least one epic ramp in their lifetime. Skate and Destroy ⚡🔥⚡
11:53 love how the room gets progressively more smoky
Q. "How To Build A Mini Ramp with Billy Rohan"
A: Be friends with Billy and ask him nicely!
It's not that hard...you can get a lot of wood for free at a lumber yard or junkyard, there are large containers outside of wood factories, you can find all kinds of shit. And just practice. Make a small ramp for starters, something for a toddler, then your mind is like formatted, youknow exactly what you need and how to do it.
ferise1 ok but where tf do you find a lumberyard
@@moneysoles5185 Google one in your area
Looks like a nice ramp.
Im not sure if changing spacing and doubling up every second or third 2x4 support is the way to go though. It could create lumps or sags in your plywood surface because the "framing" would have different amounts of support. I recommend using as many 2x4's as you have and spacing them out equally. It's all about balanced construction.
Great job showing how to mark the transition and not waste plywood to do it.
Ive never built a mini ramp but Ive been a journeyman carpenter for 10 years. Just my thoughts but you did an awesome job on building this ramp. I wish I could have done a project as cool as this when I still skated!!!
ridiculous... seriously, why so many dislikes? I love this.. If you don't skate, have nothing to do with it, I suppose I can understand and possibly get angry that Vice is making a video about something I don't know piss about. Maybe that's what's going through their heads? Seriously though, why would you dislike the video? Doesn't make any sense.
Finally quality thing from vice.
Other than the filming the sesh lol
Thank you! Now my town is gonna have a skating ramp.
Does your town have a ramp?
Damn l wanna know too.
Who in the F would thumbs down this masterpiece? Dudes just giving you game on building a ramp.
he said hi to me once years back while skating the banks....made my day
what a guy
This is the second video I watch from "Vice". Nice work, really like what I've seen so far. Keep it up.
Look at how hazy it got at 12:12 you know what was going on it there lol
+U.S.Skyline BNR32GTR 420 blaze it brah
Hahaha
fog machine to celebrate the new ramp. These fine young men would not partake in the illegal activity of smoking of the devils lettuce. They are above that
@@TheHeadlessHorseman They're vaping, brah. Making those massive clouds, brah.
It's just a bunch of sweaty man meat foggin up the joint
yeah dude, thinking about building a 24' wide mini ramp in my backyard.
💲💲💲💲💲
My dad and brother built one back in the day in our yard. Turned out pretty well. Super fun ✌🏼
I made my portable ramps back in the late 70s, It was a 7 foot radius 8' wide ramp set up against the back of my 69 Ford van with a 2' wide platform on the van roof...I used steel angle brackets and bolted to the 3/4 plywood sides...Used bracing in the back to keep the ramp from racking....
I so gotta build one when i finally settle down and have my own house!
I use to skate with Billy back in the day killing it in gville
Still rolling with him at the 1-5 ramp, in gville..old man Wednesdays
Love using the impact !
we built a whole halfpipe on this and its AMAZING! thank you.
You're using the exact same amount of 2x4's than you would 8" o.c.
That's my only complaint..
Nice video 👍
this vid makes me appreciate the Search For Animal Chin mega ramp sooo much more
This is an awesome video. Just wanted to point one thing out to new carpenters. This video shows them using drywall screws which are not strong enough for structural work (especially in shear, see 9:32). Great for securing the decking, but not for building the stick frame. For that you'd want to use actual structural screws or back them up with framing nails. Also, construction adhesive under the coping is a wonderful trick to make it durable! Loved the video!
Party gets more and more hotboxed as the footy continues 😂😂😂
1 word of advice from a carpenter. Do NOT have your plywood seams match up. Stagger your seams and it will be MUCH stronger.
Interesting. Can you explain why?
Yosef Estill Linear stress on the long axis of the sheet of ply focuses at the end of the sheet.
When you put 2 layers of ply wood on the whole stagger the seam doesn't matter as long a you stagger the two layers. stagger the seams and then stagger the the next layer different and seams staggered would just lead to a ton of waste of ply wood, and more time dicking around. Just make sure u stagger the each layer and its good. I am a carpenter, and I've built ramps before.
Raymond Flower still better if you stagger the seams on each layer individually and from one another. It does NOT waste plywood if any if you do it right. If you were a carpenter and not a carpenters helper you would know this. I'm not trying to be a dick but it is not cool to give out wrong information.
SweetMooch Interesting. Thanks for the info.
They make it look easy but I know if I tried to build it, everything would be misaligned and non-flush lol
this is amazing. i just started really getting into minis, and would absolutely love to build one but the country i live in is way too small and dense to have a good spot somewhere to build it. legally too. in a quiet forest next to a cabin would be amazing!
great and professional advice thanks
Come build one in Corpus Christi please
Guy dressed as freddy krueger shoulda done a nightmare flip :)
Thanks for the sharing keep up the great work God bless you always
ive been wanting to build one for a while now
thank you for the upload
Is anyone able to make a full material list for this? Seriously thinking of trying to make this come spring.
I built this ramp using the following list. I had 2 sheets of 1/2 plywood leftover
and was shy a few 2x4s
(35) 2x4x12
(4) 2x4x10
(8) 2x4x8
(6) ¾ inch ply
(20) ½ inch ply
(9) 1/4 inch Masonite
how much does that all cost
would u guys give out the design plans and material lists ?
Nicholas Loughnan found a website you might be interested in, for plans and materials, although i haven't used it personally to construct a ramp myself( i really want to build a mini, but might start with a 1/4 not sure yet), it tells you what the lumber sizes, grades of ply, costing etc... as well as build plans for all sorts from mini's, ledges, 1/4's, grind rails, to pressing your'e own board. It looks like a lot of time and effort has gone into the site, so it seems legit to me. From Nz here, good luck!
www.diyskate.com/
You can buy those online all day long. I think CCS still carries them.
Really good video that actually explains detail by detail.
thank you so much. i will build one with these instructions. great video
How long is the ramp??
I remember when this dude krooked grinded the 12 stair at Point Loma High back around 98.
No one asked
MR OrangeMan No one asked you either, dickhead.
Great info. Thank you for this video.
That ramp is sick!
Does that ramp armor stuff protect the ramp if its outdoors? Approximately how much would it cost to build a ramp this size?
300$
Chuck Springfield this size of ramp would probably run you about 1300, I’m working on one that’s 8 ft wide and it price tag is lookin like it will be around 600-700, personal I would use ramp armor, just use plane old Masonite and cover it with a tarp or something when you’re done
way more just in skatelite its over 900$
how much for 1 like that but just smaller
best build and explanation that I've seen so far! Shot boys!
What are the thoughts of other curves, I only see semi circles but it would be interesting to know what the feeling with a porabola or cycloid feel like. I'm sure it would throw some old dogs off if they weren't expecting it. lol
Thoughts on concrete vs wood? I need to make a durable little mini ramp since the area that I have is an old reservoir that we also want to use for chilling and parties.
sakura markers for under water welding are great for making on wood as well. you can get them in lots of fluro colours as well so are great if light is low as you can just use a black light to see whats going on.
we added alot of extras (8 foot deep deck, on one end and a 4 foot deck on the opposite side, stone foundation, crush and run, sod, river rocks, railings, skate paint), wood, screws, felt paper, black steel coping, little over $2,500.00, plus about 100 hours of labor 2 guys sometimes 3. Epic ramp, just hung the American flag on it yesterday. Long Live Skating & God Bless America
What did you use river rocks for? And is the 8 foot deep deck to put a few chairs on?
How Long did it Took to Build the Wohle ramp?
3 years.
This video is so helpful!!!!!! Thank you
Not what I expected to see from Vice. Then again, what do you ever expect from them? Gotta love the variety of videos!
I want to build one now
How much did this end up costing excluding tools?
+Mitchel Fife you can just steal with wood from a construction site and rent the tools.
+Tony Roberts Don't do that because someone paid for that wood. You'll never get enough lumber doing that. You won't find enough of the plywood sheathing, and who's to say the wood you steal is gonna be the correct dimensions? And how are you gonna steal and haul a couple hundred linear feat of lumber?
Just buy the lumber yourself don't steal and perpetuate the bad qualities of skateboarders
+Skuareqnot too late
+Anthony Rosado get mad bro
Thanks so much for the video! I haven't made a miniramp in a while and this is helping me make mine during my deployment to Afghanistan.
Really entretaining, I dont skate , but I enjoyed this. Good Job Vice!
Total cost?
+Daniel Hancock I used half a year to scavenge in materials to build my half pipes. The only money i spent was on the "ramp armor". I got most of the wood of my countrys version of EBay/Craigslist, and the rest i got from recycling stations.
U can get 2x4s for 2.50 and say u build a 4 foot wide ramp u will need about 35 of them and plié wood sheets are about 15 u need like 8 and measonnite is 20 bucks a sheet u need 4 it's not that much I built one at my house just not that big
Hello from 2019 the future I come in peace.
Hello dude from 8 months ago, I come in peace.
2:47, every 8in
3:11, 3 screws
3:42, maybe use 2 2x4s every other block, extra suppport
7:19, screw around 4 screws
7:47, every sheet will have 4 screws going across
7:54, plywood should be horizontal, stand on it, and work from the bottom up
8:26, some people use less wood, use 1/2 inch sheet of ply, and then another 1, so you don't break through and hurt urself
9:04 plywood shouldn't fall seam over seam, change the structure so they don't overlap, stronger ramp
10:50, want to use 3/4 inch ply on top of the deck, even an 1inch ply is good
Dang that is pretty cool. Made it look really easy.
Does he sound like Steve-O to any one else.
He does XD
thats the first thing i noticed lololololol
how much would this all cost?
Around 400 for materials. Maybe a little more. Probably closer to 500 if you were making it permanent and using quality fasteners and screws.
+SweetMooch thanks man now I know how much money to earn
same
Thanks! Time to start saving.
tbh treated is always a better choice for outside, the cost is very little difference and is very worth it in the long run.
Seeing all these people disliking the video I kinda wanted to check out the video myself. Even though I am NOT at all into skating I have respect for the folks who are into skating.
And watching this video, now I appreciate these folks even more.
I dont know why people would click dislike button. I mean come on its only gonna hurt vice.
The only reason i can think is when the music sounds like a dying cow
🙌Very detailed thank you🤙
How much does all this stuff cost in total
Well it depends on where you live. In Tennessee for a 3 1/4 inch thick plywood is about $22, without tax. they used 2 for the side cover, 15 for the base, then an extra 15 for the second layer, then four for the top standing part, and who knows how many 2x4's they used. 2x4"s here are $3.14 for a 6 ft. long one. And the price of the plywood depends on whether it's AB, BC, or CD (expensive to least expensive) and it's basically how smooth it is on each side and they probably used BC so there's that.
Awesome! worst music for a time lapse ever tho😂
Wtf are you talking about? That music was rad.
Dylanger Morby honestly that was the shittiest music ever. i clicked off because of how shit it was too
@@xxxtinylittlexxx tool is way better than that dumbass drake shit
Just the right ingredients for a great VICE documentary.
Man this looks so fun going to do this
I think it would be ILL if they built it to be broken into sections so they can just take it wherever.
"Portable half pipes at your service. We bring em, you shred em!"
Derek Basey Totally. Somebodey order a porta-park?
can you use Rollerblades on this kind of ramp?
Lol
Only scooters. Haha
+mhks68 no rollerblades suck ride a skateboard
+mhks68 yes you can, this kind of miniramps are great to practice some stylish grinds on Rollerblades
You should sole grind your way into on coming traffic
awesome vid and ramp
Great team 👍😊👍
Billy Rohan is a highly intelligent. ...
Not really, he just knows a bit of simple maths and how to build a ramp
he could be highly intelligent though, in addition to knowing simple maths and how to build a ramp :D. cant really judge by this video can we haha
Great video
Great looking ramp! although I'm not too stoked about putting holes all the way through the coping there is a better way to grab the coping from under the ramp so you only put holes on the bottom so you get a clean grind across the coping.
awesome im building one very soon but now i know i can make it thanks guys!!!!! awesome
My cousins don’t skate and aren’t interested in it (they are like four too), and they are hockey fiends. They recently just moved to a town near us and there was a very ramp in the backyard of the house they bought. I asked them to keep it an they said yes. Now I won’t be so bored during family parties lmao.
Love this guy explaining how to I got a.d.d and I understood very well
Thx for helping me dude
He explains carpentry like a skater who learned just enough to master this one specific task.
This Really Helped Me Make Mine
I don't like everything Vice provides, but I do love Vice for what I do like.
this video helped a lot. i wish you would go in more detail on the placement/measurement of how the coping sits - i get that its 2", just curious about the cut depth into the wood.
I dont skateboard , i dont build ramps, but i still hit like because VICE IS FUKIN AWSOME!!
where do you get those banner stickers for the ramps
Was that masonite you used at the end to cover the ramp? Because I want to build a half pipe and I'm just wondering what is the best to use for that!!
Wow that ramp is amazing I just looks good I mean it really looks good
My birthday is dec 13 1990& ive always wanted to build one of these. ill start saving now lol looks expensive but amazing. would be amazing to get it done before the 13th but i doubt it
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Thanks dude!!
These guys sure work hard to get their ramp made well!
sweet thanks great vid
Finally some real skaters that just tell you how to do it instead of trying to pimp their kits 😂