An Easier Way to Put the Backyard Ice Rink Up
Nov
23
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11/23/2011 6:25 PM
In another effort to make life easier, I recently switch to a new mending plate for my back yard ice rink boards. The new plates are "c" shaped. The interior of the "c" is the same size as 2x lumber, so when you put the plate, or bracket, onto the end of one board that is already afixed in place, it will hold up the next board by itself. This makes it so that I can put the board up, then put the screws in without having to hold the boards at the same time.
The new "c" shaped brackets cost about 3 times as much as the flat mending plates, but the convenience is worth it! Of course, when I was in my twenties I looked for the absolute lowest cost solution and would have choosen to go with the flat plates.