The Beginning

[Guest OSTOR]

I thought I would keep you guys up to date on my rink that i'am making.

It doesn't look like much now but I promise you when i'am done this is going to be a beauty.

I have been putting the sprinkler out there and letting it get the snow nice and hard and once that is done I will begin to flood with a hose.

I have been doing this for 3 days now and I hope the rink to be done in about 2 weeks or so.

Post your comments and show some love.

Thanks Guys

[KYHockey3 0]

thats cool that you are working on that.

here in kentucky that would be impossible.

how do you plan on smoothing the ice out once it is thick enough?

[Guest OSTOR]

Well the ground is decently flat so I was just gonna unhook the sprinkler and put the hose and there and see how that goes

[KYHockey3 0]

ooh.

hopefully the ice doesnt blob up on you. theres an outdoor rink where my grandma lives and the ice tends to do this.it is on flat land too.

[Guest OSTOR]

Yah I was gonna ask the local outdoor rink maintaner what he does to insure a nice smooth surface

[Hidious 0]

Thats cool. Where are you located? I'm in Québec and winter's not here yet, it's like 15 degrees celcius today, no snow so far.

[gee2626 0]

That's looking pretty good so far. Lots of potential!

Approximately, how big is that rink going to be?

[Stampeder 2]

I figured this thread was going to be about first date boy getting a girlfriend, this is a bit better.

[Guest OSTOR]

Its 60x60

[hockey3 0]

When your putting on the finishing touches if you give it a layer of hot water it will make for a smoother surface.

[ju87 0]

Very nice! Please keep us informed of the progress!

[jjtt99 0]

What is that wooden structure in the background?

- scoreboard?

- executive suite?

- broadcast booth?

- concession stand?

[TBLfan 25]

I tried to make one in my backyard but it never froze, we now use it as a swimming pool. I thought with 6 feet of water and the extreme cold of the winter in Florida that it would make for a great rink... not the case. *sigh*

I wish I could go outside and skate :( damn northerners

[Michael9 57]

Yah I was gonna ask the local outdoor rink maintaner what he does to insure a nice smooth surface

if you use a big hose it will go faster and it does a great job, we use old firefighters hoses for our out door rink.

[phshockey53 0]

where do you live that you can do this? i live in colorado and could never pull this off in a backyard. i have to rely on the ponds to freeze up solid. we've been anywhere from -10 to about 10 every night, so the ice here is good to skate on LIGHTLY right about now in a few spots. but yeah, let me know how this goes for you!

[Michael9 57]

I live in quebec, i have had a backyard rink for maybe ten years now. in the winter, it's almost always really cold at night. ill try to get some pics of my rink.

[Guest OSTOR]

So the rink is coming along absolutly fabulous,

In some spots it is becoming very nice and smooth.

I'am shooting for next wednesday to have it finished up.

I will probbaly give it a hot flood on thursday just to get rid the the bumps and such.

I will post some pics up tomorrow afternoon to show you how its coming along.

I hope to be putting up the boards sometime next week

[Stampeder 2]

You should let me know your adress, I'll come shoot some pucks in jan when my truck gets fixed.

[Sven 1]

Oh my goodness. The area where you live (prolly behind your house) looks so beautiful. I would love to live there..... :( Now im sad

[Stampeder 2]

Thats just on the outskirts of winnipeg, you should see the rest of Manitoba, i love my pond in the middle of no where

[Sven 1]

Thats just on the outskirts of winnipeg, you should see the rest of Manitoba, i love my pond in the middle of no where

JUST??? Dude, i love snow, winter and stuff like that. I would love to go there some day. I mean forever. I will start to study soon, maybe i get a chance to study one semester in Canada

[Stampeder 2]

Yeah Winnipeg doesn't have too much snow, my home town has about 2 feet already, little brothers have been snowmobiling for a few weekes now, they aren't too big into hockey so I don't know how my pond is, gonna have to wait til my exams are done to see.

[Guy Incognito 0]

Nice job, I'm jealous of you northerners. Don't take that for granted!

[RadioGaGa 162]

So the rink is coming along absolutly fabulous,

In some spots it is becoming very nice and smooth.

I'am shooting for next wednesday to have it finished up.

I will probbaly give it a hot flood on thursday just to get rid the the bumps and such.

I will post some pics up tomorrow afternoon to show you how its coming along.

I hope to be putting up the boards sometime next week

You should go all out and paint a Jets logo at centre ice...probably a little easier (and WAAAAY cooler) than a Moose logo.

[dietzie27 0]

So the rink is coming along absolutly fabulous,

In some spots it is becoming very nice and smooth.

I'am shooting for next wednesday to have it finished up.

I will probbaly give it a hot flood on thursday just to get rid the the bumps and such.

I will post some pics up tomorrow afternoon to show you how its coming along.

I hope to be putting up the boards sometime next week

You should go all out and paint a Jets logo at centre ice...probably a little easier (and WAAAAY cooler) than a Moose logo.

I think a MSH logo would look pretty cool at center ice. Then instead of ads, the boards can have some of macks legendary quotes on them.