The Rain Comes Again

So the first big rain of the later part of year 2009 has hit. Recieving 1-2 of rain on the valley floor, it was pretty intense. I was luckly able to take all the masonite off the ramp before the ramp and store it in the shed. That would of been a lot of money to waste on the fragile masonite sheets.

Don't worry we already layed in a order for some tarps to come in and protect the ramp from the blunt of the upcoming storms. Bought what we needed at http://www.tarpsplus.com/
We got some nice HEAVY DUTY tarps for the mini mega, if you want to see which kind we got click the link Right Here

Here are a few photos of the ramp the afternoon after the rain....

360 Degree view of the Project

Myself and my brother John, our photographer finally got some time to take these photographs on labor day. I was so stoked to see how it all turned out! Took a bit of math and about 1 hr 30mins to take all 37 well placed photographs. But the end result is stunning.
You be able to see this new view of the ramp in our latest video released on youtube.
www.youtube.com/skatescoff its guaranteed epic/ entertainment.

NEW VIDEO Updates!!! Prep Work

I know its been a while since any video on the project has been posted. So here it is my friends.
A 3 part series of some of the prep work done prior to Build Days that I do to ensure the build day goes by as smooth as possible. This prep day happens right before DAY 11 where we installed the rollin back in October 28, 2008. These videos go more indepth with the build, design, and decision made on the projects building. Alot more juice in these 3 videos than the past updates combined....Well almost. Anyways enjoy!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3


You can find these videos and more at our YOUTUBE channel www.youtube.com/skatescoff

A Little Bit off Focus

I'm proud to announce the new Scoff website is up and running! Its our best and most true to the core of Scoff I believe and breaks everything down to the what were really about. You can visit it here www.scoffskateboarding.com
So go check it out and read everything on their, its not so much extra content compared to the old one but more revised and better content. Those who check it out and tell us what we think plus a few questions have a chance at winning a FREE Scoff Project Photo tee! So have at it!

So how much did that Cost?

Thats a question i get asked alot in person and over the net well I sorta wanted to know myself. I've just been guesstimating for a while now and decided to bring our the receipts and see how mush the mini mega ramp has cost so far. Heres the latest photos of the ramp. Adding the 26 sheets of masonite

Photos taken by: John Huewe / Photos taken: June 13, 2009

Building Costs:$2,233.53
Cost Saving/Reusing Wood: -$600 +/-
Additional Costs: $491.02(tools, paint, brushes, ect..)
Total Costs:$2,124.55

Building List:
8ft-2x4 = 70
12ft-2x4 = 240
12ft-4x4 = 6
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1/2 ply = 28
3/4 ply = 6
5/8 OSB ply = 8
1/8 Masonite = 4
1/4 Masonite = 22
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1,1/4 DryScrew = 5lbs
2" DryStcrews = 25lbs
3" DryScrews = 30lbs
3" DeckScrew = 30lbs
2, 1/2" 10d Nails = 10lbs
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Cinder Blocks = 65 blocks
Concrete = 1,280lbs
Coarse Gravel = 20lbs
Latex Primer Paint = 26 gallons
2x4 hangers = 64 pieces
6" Bolts = 6 (1 bolt, 1 nut, 2 washers)
4" Bolts = 8 (1 bolt, 1 nut, 2 washers)

The landing are still needs to be expanded 8 more feet with a 10ft high 16ft long quarter at the end. Which according to my numbers will cost an additional $864 :/ I'm tired of spending money on this beast but it has come a long ways since 10/06/07.
Hope you all enjoyed!

Sorry

I mainly wanted to let everyone know that I'm sorry for not keeping you guys up to date on the project lately. Seriously I have over 10 blogs I need to write but have been so busy I haven't had time and have left most of you in the dark about the happenings of the project.

Mainly the ramp is almost set for its 1st test runs. A day we have worked so hard for for nearly 2yrs now! A fresh breath of air would hit me and I could feel relaxed that we hit our first major milestone for the project but the lingering doom of State Farm looms nearby which quickly takes away all that we have worked so hard for.....time will tell what comes of it

!Road Block!

Documented: May 3, 2009

So the other day I was heading over to my local state farmer agent to pay for my car insurance. I figured since I was here I should talk to him about possibly raising the insurance coverage on the house to cover us for the Jump Day. Turned out to be not such a good turnout. According to the agent if State Farm new we were planning on building this ramp to jump it. They would cancel the home owners insurance on the house and since the mortgage is still being paid off the bank would take over the house and sell it. Kicking my parents out of there home(yes the ramp is on my parents property.) Not good new and a douche kind of a move to make. See I understand there concern, being afraid that if someone would sue if they go hurt and then State Farm would have to pay for that.

But truthfully, they don’t know skateboarding. And skateboarding has the lowest sue rate compared to everything else they deal with. Plus as skateboarders we know what were getting into, so if we break our arm its because of our fault and were not going to blame anyone else for it. State Farm is just so use to dealing will all the other sue happy morons out there.

Anyways trying to think of some ideas around this so we can still jump it here at the house. If that doesn’t work, I’m working on some other ideas as second and last resorts. It might come to be we will need to relocate it, if it comes to that. Its sad to think this is the second time this has happened. Right when we near the completion of the ramp something stupid comes up to hinder its progress…..

Scoff Project Photo Tee - Avaliable Soon!

Here it is! This tee will be avaliable in under a week at our online shop.

BUY HERE

It will be only $12 and avaliable in Black, White, and Chocolate from Small to X-Large. Be on the look out twoards the end of this week begining of the next for these guys to be on sale!
To see the FULL SIZE graphic visit this link

Taking a Break

Build Weekend: May 2-3, 2009

We hoped to build this week but we decided to take a break. Everyone this weekend had something going on. We’ve been really busy though so I agree that everyone deserves a weekend off.

In the meantime I've been working on a graphic for The project to print to t-shirts. It will be acompliation of photos and blueprints highlighting the epic moments, chill times, and landmarks in the project journey. All sales from these tee will fo directly back into the project to help finish it and upkeep the ramp. Be on the look out for it soon!

Till next week.

Prep Work: Ladders, supports, and rollout decks. Oh my!

Work done between: April 27 - May 1, 2009

This week I began designing the ladder its design along with the pre-construction of the rails to be added to the sides of the roll-in. I designed the ladder to come up through the hole we created and have 2 large posts used for the back to help support the ladder and keep it from bending when someone walks up it. Mainly composed of 3 large pieces over 20ft long each!

The rails were pretty standard (4ft high and 8ft wide). I tried building the first one on top of the rollin and assembled it perfectly. It was a bit windy and I set it on the edge of the surface it was to be mounted to. The rail sat perfectly. I was amped and decided to go under and screw in the first part of it before clamping it down. My stupid mistake was grabbing the 2x4 hoping that I could hold it in place while I put the 3inch screw down. Soon to find out my hand couldn’t keep the 2x4 from being pushed back and the whole thing tipped over and fell 19ft to the ground hitting a small section of the ladder I just built!

I was disappointed in myself and climbed down to check the damage. Luckily the damage was quite minimal. Only one of the 2x4s had splintered off on the side of the rail. I started constructing the other 2 rail walls and one of the support legs for the ladder.

Later this week I would finish the other support leg and finish the rest of the rails in time for the next build day

Day 20: Lets get this straight NOW!

Documented: April 25, 2009
Photos coming soon.....

Today it was just Cesar and myself. Dylan still in high school, had prom this weekend so he wasn’t here. I was joking with the guys acting like I was talking to Dylan saying “Since I was never able to go to prom never will you! You are being forced to work today!” haha it was funny.

We did the important work today of aligning the roll-in. Remember how it was shifting off to the side about 5 inches. Well it’s fixed now. Mainly the top piece was resting ontop of the next. First step of what we did was unscrew the majority of the cross braces in the next lower piece so we could shift it around. Shoved it over into place and directly lined it up with the straight piece. It was such a pain in the ass. Once it was aligned Cesar held it into place while I quickly went around putting the entire cross braces back in to hold it in place.

Once that was complete I removed the end 2x4 and grabbed my handsaw. I began to saw away the top layer of ply butting against where the top runway piece was resting on it. I was doing this so when I finished the top section would just slip down and be a perfect fit to the next piece. An it worked! Came out great re-screwed the 2x4 back in and secured that section completely. Next was to continue down and just follow the pattern of unscrewing the sections shifting them over and screwing them back in once aligned correctly. We finished in a matter of just a few hours!

I was psyched to see a smooth slope finally established. Rhett then showed up soon after and a bit late for work haha We were about to go on break for lunch and head to Qdoba, but an idea I had long ago on a prep day came back to mind. (Riding down the ramp on a saucer). You know those snow saucers? The round neon colored disk. Well heck yes we did! It was so much fun. Everyone had a blast and even Dan our filmer took a go. You got a lot of speed but not enough to leave the launch ramp, just to go up it half way really. Cesar had the mouth of a sailor when we got up there. He’s a bit afraid of heights and even flipped of a horse that neighed at him when he was about to go haha.

All in all it was a good day. Couldn’t really see any progress but the runway was now aligned but need to be leveled out again. We’ll leave those to the next build days to come…

Cellphone Videos of the Mini Mega Ramp

Every once in a while I pop out my little blackberry and take videos of the project to share with friends and family that want to see it. So I uploaded them to youtube so I can share them with all of you too! Hope you enjoy!

Working on the Support Legs

So back to the giant support legs. I have them attached to the roll-in and concreted down into the ground. So what’s next?! Oh’ a whole lot more my friends! See if pressure is applied to them then they will want to bend mostly outwards. So the time I spent today and over this week was finishing up the cross braces for the support braces (which I didn’t accomplish much on) and fully screwing in all the ply on top of the roll-in. I got a lot of the wood cut for the supports but the fun part was hauling a big sheet of plywood 19ft up to the roll-in. My solution, I found a long rope and tied it around the ply and the sides so if I pulled it up it would remain straight and steady.
This was fun and scary at the same time because I had that dead weight I was pulling up and had to keep my balance so it didn’t pull me over. Its not like I had any safety bars to keep me from going over. So at last with the rope all wrangled and tangled around my hand I got it topside safe and sound and finished screwing the piece in. It fit like a glove, now the legs needed some love but I became busy with a few other matters and the 20th build day was approaching soon…..

Day 19: Still Working on the Roll-in

Documented: April 19, 2009

Today was the day to finish the roll-in. But it didn’t happen. How many days are we going to spend on this roll-in! Well recapping on the day it was Dan, Dylan, Cesar, and myself(John wasn't available today). Man we filmed a pretty funny and bad intro for the day all due to myself not talking correctly for a short time haha. You’ll see it in the video update……..maybe.

So we got to work, the plan was too widen the roll-in out and add 2, 2ft sections to the side and secure them down then add there curved counter parts which makes for our smooth transition to the bank. We began hauling the sections up the ramp by the small 16ft ladder we had piling them up. Cesar was hanging partially hanging off the side of the ramp. haha The poor guy is afraid of heights so he was sorta freakin out with nothing under his feet but a 15ft drop. We started with the roll section first and I pounded them full of screws to make sure they were secured.

After those two were finished came the hard part. Dylan came up to the top and both of them were hanging off the sides. I was going to slowly push the 2x8ft section off the side of the roll-in and they were going to hold it against the side of the roll-in. I was laying on top of the bones of it making sure everything lined up. I quickly layed 2 clamps in place to hold it down and gave them a break while I threw in about 30 screws then moved over to the next side and did it all over again. Pretty much like clockwork.

Now that everything was secured I started taking measurements for the plywood that would be sitting on top of it. One was going to simply be screwed in but the other I had to make cuts for. At the backside of the roll-in we have a hole for you to climb through to the deck. A few cuts later I was trekked back to the ramp and we started getting the first full ply sheet up. But for some reason why. (That’s what I get for taking 2 weeks to write these) The builders had to leave early and so we called it a day and only got a few screws in before the ply before everyone cleaned up and headed out….