Seesaw Bike Feature

by CasenM in Outside > Bikes

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Seesaw Bike Feature

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This a balancing bike feature that is used to help improve your balance while having fun

Supplies

This project will need the following
1: one 3/4 in, 4ft by 8ft
2: two 8ft, 2 by 4 planks
3: five 1ft, 4 by 4 blocks
4: one 6in, 2 by 4 plank
5: one 2ft, 2 by 4 blank
6: eight 1in screws
7: fourteen 2in screws

Step 1 of Seesaw

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Get your 4ft by 8ft board and set it up on 4 blocks

Step 2 of Seesaw

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Start measuring 1ft along one side of the board and mark it in 3 places

Step 3 of Seesaw

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Get a long strait ruler or level to draw a strait line from each mark

Step 4 of Seesaw

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Start cutting the board along the line that was marked, yoi can either do this with a skillsaw or a jigsaw.

Step 5 of Seesaw

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Get the two 2 by 4 planks and set them next to your 1ft by 8ft and get 6 of the 1in screws.

Step 6 of Seesaw

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Put the two 2 by 4 underneath the 1ft by 8ft plank.

Step 7 of Seesaw

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Next drill 3 screws on each sides, one on each end and one in the middle for both sides.

Step 8 of Seesaw

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Take the 6in 2 by 4 and place it underneath in the middle of the board and drill two 1in screws in to the top of the board

Step 9 of Seesaw

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Set two of the 4 by 4 blocks next to each other on the middle of the board

Step 10 of Seesaw

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Next with 4 of the 2in screws and angle your drill so that the screw goes through the block and the 2 by 4.

Step 11 of Seesaw

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Do the same as step 10 and angle the drill so the 2in screws go through both blocks.

Step 12 of Seesaw

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Add the last 4 by 4 on top of both blocks and use four of the 2in screws to screw them together and then use the two foot 2 by 4 on top of the 4 by 4. next use the last two 2in screws to screw the plank in place.

Step 13 Final Step of Seesaw

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Lastly make sure that everything is tight and nothing is loose. Next turn it upside done and make sure it works. Lastly the seesaw feature is finished have fun