I've got 4 cones for goals and about a dozen polo mallets that I'm bringing with me.
I'll be camped at 2:45 & "B" with the PlayaWaste Raiders.

I use a portable bandsaw to cut the EMT and to flatten the ends I made a
portable press that uses a 10 ton air over hydrualic jack with a set of
dies I made. Then a drill press to drill the bolt holes.

You know, as much as I hand those levers in my hands
I never got a chance to actually play with them hooked
up to the game. Well there's always next year :lol:

I use a Port-A-Band (portable bandsaw) for cutting the conduit. I made my own conduit smasher by using a 3 or 4 ton bottle jack and a set of dies made from 3/8" or 1/2" plate steel and some 2x2 square tubing to make the frame it sits in. A drill press makes short work of the drilling duties. when dr...

Hello Catface, I'm also in the Carson area. i'm slowly trying to get things together as well. Once the weather warms up a little more, I'll be out in the garage working on many little projects. If you need help with anything let me know, got a garage full of tools & pretty handy. I know I'll have a ...

Why don't you try for a "Trampo-Dome" it goes up very easy & take down is almost as easy. My 14' was just great this year. I'm looking for a 10' or 12' trampoline frame to make a new one out of for the coming year. The 14' will be the new kitchen area for the Kamp Apokiliptika this coming year. And ...

One place I found one was on ebay Item#8207029858
Ezscrubs is the ebay store name out of Las Vegas.

Another website I found is
www.asianideas.com/bamboohats.html

Hope this info helps you out.

I have a website for these hats, when I get home I'll send it to you.

Lots of neat stuff to be found at Harbor Freight. I plan on upgrading my press setup for next year. I found an air/hydraulic bottle jack at Harbor Freight that I plan on gettin later this year. Just hook it to my air compressor and press a lever and have it smash the conduit in one shot. no more hav...

no we make them watch "Howard the Duck" it's by far worse than "Tank Girl"

With the bottle jack I'm using it take about 8-9 pumps. it's not to slow, especially for the results it makes, nice and flat with a nice little semi-circle in it. I've been toying with the idea over making a new conduit smasher using air over hydraulic to power it. just flip a lever or a foot pedal ...

Martiansky, it's 2" square tubing.

iamtonynyc, that's more than enough to
squish 3/4"conduit. the bottle jack I'm
using in my set-up is only a 3 or 4 ton.

Martinsky, to get the "U" shape inthe die, I put half of the diameter of the conduit on the edge of the steel plate, traced it, and cut it. According to the Grainger cataloge the outer diameter of the 3/4" conduit is .9220, so it's almost a 1" outer diameter. So by the time you trace it and cut it o...

I have come up with a new plan for a small dome. I was given a 14' trampoline frame that looks to be the base of this project, which I'm planning to mount a modified 1V dome on. Instead of a 5 sided 1V dome, I'm going to make it a 6 sided 1V dome. The trampoline frame upside-down has 6 very nice and...

Martiansky, I made them out of 1/2"plate steel the first set I made I used a portable bandsaw to cut a "V" into it then a hand grinder to round it out a bit. the second set I used a friends plasma cutter the a hand grinder to smooth it out a bit. probably could get a way with 3/8" plate, but I had a...

I've been debating adding a small punch piece to it, so it leaves a nice little indentation for a drill guide. Drill a hole in one side of the die and weld a small piece of a punch in it so the point of the punch is just barely sticking out so it make a nice neat mark. The hammer & anvil method is f...

Thanks to Elemental for posting some pics on the conduit banger's thread.
It the photos of a quick and easy way to mash conduit. It's just my prototype, threw it together real quick out of odds & ends I had laying around. Does a good job.

Thanks for posting those up, i wasn't sure on how to.
It's a very easy to make tool that can be portable
My next version will have holes drilled in the
bottom plate so i can bolt it to an attatchment
that slides into a receiver hitch on a truck bumper.

Elemental, just make your own press. all you need is a 3 or 4 ton bottle jack and some steel tubing and steel plate. make a set of dies to suit your needs and weld it up. the only photos I have of the prototype I made are over on another website. If anyone wants the photos for making their own let m...

Sound like a good idea, that way rookies like me can see what I did
wrong and can get ideas for the following year.

If I'm right you can do a 2V with an 8'-3" radius using 10' lengths with very little waste. If you decide to go the 1V route just use the 10' length, and save yourself a lot of cutting. Since you have 40 pcs. of conduit, you can get creative with a 1V dome. Instead of doing 5 sides using 25 pcs. you...

Don't forget to make sure the seam on the conduit is not pointed straight up or straight out to either side, point it in the middle of the 12 o'clock & 3 o'clock position, that will lessen the chance of splitting the conduit. For cutting conduit I use a port-a-band, hand held portable bandsaw. For m...

Duchess, depending on your size , you might be able to get away with a 20" bmx syle bike or the 24" bmx crusier style, i'm starting my search for a good quality steel frame that i can cut the head tube & sprocket tube from and create the rest of the frame to fit what i want

Martiansky, the 10' lengths of 3/4" emt conduit weigh about 4-1/4 lbs. ea. So if I'm right the dome should weigh in at 148-3/4 lbs. then you need to add the weight of all the nuts, bolts, and washers to it.Miss Tara @ Desert Domes has got a great website for domes. It's like a dome bible for us do-i...

Kernal, a virutal beer is no good.
A minimun of rum & coke is needed.

Maybe a equal shot of 3 types of rum
wil do:
bananna rum
coconut rum
pinapple rum
over a glass of crusshed ice
then a can of Shasta Tiki punch soda
poured over it.
Very Tasty

bigger is better.
if your looking at a 1000 honda,
really start looking at 2000 to
3000 generators.
Mister Jellyfish try looking at 5000
to 6000 for our camp .
i need at least 5000 for small
welding repairs we might need

Sort of like in Mel Brooks movie "History of the World"
Bishop jumps Queen
Kinights jump Queen
Pawns jump Queen
"Gang Bang"

"It's good to be the King"

"Feast" did somebody say "Feast",
hey Jelly, I know a good burger joint, lol

I would also like to find out more about your camp.
I like to dabble in metal work & would like to learn
any thing I can. If I can get my hands on a large
enough portable generator, I plan to bring my mig
welder and tools with me.

Yes, I believe Heli will need kegs for this event

And for all those who venture into the Kantina with their
own tiki mugs, the Ubertender Heli will make his special
mai tai for those lucky few.