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Slope This is my first year building a rink and have run into several issues. The most troubling is the slope of my yard. 15+ inches from one cor… Started by Michael Slou	5	on Tuesday Reply by mike sander
Wow, what a winter. First time builder here, my son and I put together a 40x40 for our first adventure and all went pretty well besides mother nature only will… Started by David Niles	16	Feb 12 Reply by David Niles
Despite Temps in the Teens, My Rink Won't Freeze! We have had temps in the low 20's and teens for 4 days, and yet my rink doesn't freeze solid. I am just south of Chicago and we had 6 inche… Started by Karen Noto	3	Jan 29 Reply by Karen Noto
Leaves and debris Woke up this morning, checked the rink and almost chopped down every tree in my backyard. The rink was covered in needles and small leaves… Started by Angelo Talluto	17	Jan 29 Reply by Captain Purple
Slush! (Lesson learned) I had the rink as smooth as I may ever get it (Thurs night) in anticipation for my daughters friends to come over (Fri night) for an evenin… Started by Todd Creel	5	Jan 29 Reply by Captain Purple
First Time Rink! First thanks for having me. I live in S.E. Mass about an hour south of Boston. My daughter plays hockey so i felt that it would be grea… Started by Todd Creel	1	Jan 27 Reply by Daniel robitaille
Tarp and Snow? This is my very first attempt at a rink. I have holes all over my tarp and with a deep end of 15" inches, the water was flowing freely from… Started by Jason Burch	7	Jan 24 Reply by Daniel robitaille
Any ice in western MA? We live in western Massachusetts and I waited until recently to flood our rink. Turns out that the liner had a leak, so I'm thinking of st… Started by Phyllis C	1	Jan 21 Reply by Matt Purtill
Creating Rink on River I live on a river with very little traffic. I'd like to create a rink out on the ice, but am having an issue with shell ice. I shoveled a f… Started by Bayou Josh	7	Jan 19 Reply by Bayou Josh
Hot Water!!! no substitute. I know its been posted on here multiple times but as a Newbie I just wanted to let other noobs know that hot water with the homemade rink r… Started by Todd Creel	3	Jan 18 Reply by David Niles