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Anyone experimented with heating up cold water to resurface with?  I tried hooking up to my hot water heater and resurfacing that way, but by the time water goes through 150' of hose (laying in the snow) it's cooled way down.  I was thinking of using propane heat, a coil of copper tubing (3/8 or 1/2") and heating up the water as it leaves the tank that's mounted on my four wheeler. Just some crazy ideas......

Check these shirts out , $2.00 of each purchase is going towards equipment, So the young kids that can't afford to participate in ice sports, has the chance to. Lots of shirts to choose from, T-shirts, sweaters, pillow cases, buttons, long sleeve shirts. etc, all colours, sizes etc...

 http://380696.spreadshirt.com/

                 BUILDING IT

It was early October when my dad and I went to get the wood at Lowe's .  Although we used some of last year's wood .

The next day we painted .  My brother's helped then .

We used White Exterior Latex Primer paint .

While we were painting in the wood we found:

Screws, Nuts and Bolts…

Don't use the fire hydrants to flood your rink:

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201112/friends-busted-using-fire-hydrant-backyard-ice-hockey-rink

Check out ALBUTROSS333  on youtube , watch the newest video of my rink build, and the ending is how i roll most saturday nights.

Hello,

Been doing lots of reading, always looking for ways to improve the previous years' rink.  This will be my 3rd rink, 24x40.  Used a basic white tarp the first year (8x8 woven seams) which worked great.  last year I payed twice as much for a silage tarp (black on one side, white the other) b/c it was supposed to last several years.  Not so.  it has tons of tiny pinholes in it which I know will be an issue later.  What do most of you use for tarp/liner ???

Secondly,…

I went in to the local hockey shop last week to get some equipment for my son. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the server which handled all credit and debit card transactions. I took the equipment with me and went back the next night to pay for it. As I got there, the workers were dismantling a section they had that had a shooting section to try out sticks. I asked the owner what he was going to do with the regulation steel goal that they had. He said, "I'll sell it to you for $40."…

If you've looked at my page (photos) you can see we (obviously) haven’t completed the rink (yet) but would like to thank everyone who has helped (to this point) by donating materials, time or tools.

Yes, we have had to pay for a number of items and services ourselves but found many…

Hi there Crazy Canadians , the season is here, I have posted videos of my build, how to's , etc, be sure to SUBSCRIBE, Put out a comment, and give it a thumbs up... Next years rink is going to be big.. I am setting up an online shirt store, where im taking 2 dollars a shirt to put into the build next year.

check them out.

ALBUTROSS333 @ You Tube

Rundown of my rink costs:
1) 2x6 wood.  Free (craigslist; a neighbour took apart their deck).
2) White poly tarp (approx $75).
3) Wood screws (approx. $12 various sizes, lots left over)
4) Floodlight fixtures x3 ($15) and lightbulbs
5) Metal stakes/poles ($10)

6) U hooks for the poles $5

7) Water? 19x38x6" ?

Do you have to use a special paint to make the blue, red, goal lines etc on the ice?

Chicago weather is great for making ice rinks.

I use my tarp to cover my rink from sun exposure.

my back yard is 25 x 30 we skated till march.

played broom hockey when ice was to soft.

Well, excavation started a few days ago on my rink.  40 tree stumps and 3 hours of bobcat work later,  I now have a nice level spot tucked into my woods.  Haven't got the contractors bill yet....really don't want to.  Pic's coming soon.

-Chris

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