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frakkin_eh

PROJECT ICE-HOLE Progress Report - Day 5

Jan 10, 2011 21:10

Okay so the last time I mentioned my ice rink I was in the mere 'planning' stages. I believe I had mapped out a little square piece of the yard and had sprayed it over a few times to form a crust. I didn't bother taking pictures up till now because, really, all it was was a square patch of snow surrounded by.... well.... more snow.

Now, however ( Read more... )

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tayryn January 11 2011, 02:33:20 UTC

it's a start, darlin! it's a start!!

am looking forward to seeing how it progresses!!

again, brings back fond memories. *G*

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 02:55:26 UTC

It's definitely a start. It takes a while to get a good crust formed but then you can flood it for longer periods of time. Hence, the little contraption I came up with. I've had the sprayer going for over an hour out there this evening... it's still going.

There's no way I would be able to do that with the kids.

tayryn January 11 2011, 03:02:49 UTC

i saw that contraption! good idea!!

i will keep everything crossed for you that it does what it's supposed to do...

and i think that if you keep doing what you're doing, that it will turn out!

again, tis how my uncles always did it.

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 03:04:49 UTC

again, brings back fond memories. *G*
Funny. Here I am building memories while you reminisce in the process. I love it

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defyingnormalcy January 11 2011, 02:42:46 UTC

It's looking good! :)

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 02:52:57 UTC

Well I don't know that I would say it's look good but I am happy with the progress so far. The weather forecast is calling for cold temps at night for the next few days which is exactly what I need right now.

I'm hoping to be skating by the end of the week.

kosmikdawg January 11 2011, 02:48:04 UTC

Progress!! :)

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 02:53:48 UTC

baby steps, but yes, I'm making progress. It's starting to come around.

Hopefully by the end of the week we'll have something real

hugamoose January 11 2011, 04:10:56 UTC

My Dad used to make a rink for us when I was a kid, We had a blast!

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 04:26:36 UTC

Hee! I'm so looking forward to skating on it with the boys

larsfarm77 January 11 2011, 13:57:02 UTC

AWESOME. We are currently involved in the same project! My husband does most of the work -- I just water occasionally and, you know, tie skates and stuff :D. This is our third year making a rink. Some year I think we will break down and buy a tarp -- that way you can fill it like a pool and you never lose all the water if there's a thaw.

Our current rink is ... bumpy, lol. Greg thinks the kids should be able to skate on it this week. It has some weak patches. Yours looks fantastic and I love your spraying device! Go you!

frakkin_eh January 11 2011, 14:23:38 UTC

Super awesome! Since I'm home full time I've become obsessed with this. I water 3 times/day. One big watering in the morning, one small one mid-afternoon, depending on how cold it is, and then one really big one at night ( ... )

larsfarm77 January 11 2011, 15:05:25 UTC

Oooh, I hope you guys will be on the rink on Thursday! My kids were on yesterday in their boots shooting pucks, lol. We're a bit eager here :).

We have a shed near the rink and my dad put one big outdoor light on it for night skating -- so useful when it gets dark so early!

Greg thinks the hot water idea would really work as long as you have a good base. It would melt the surface and smooth things out. We'd have to figure a way to attach the hose to our laundry taps (not sure we can do this) and we do have to pay for all the water so it's probably expensive enough what we've done.

The only things that bother me about the tarp kits is that they're expensive and will probably last only one year (they rip apparently). Still, I do think it's worth a try.

Happy skating to you guys, too!