Latest Project - GOAL!
Our old plastic goal recently collapsed after only a couple of winters - so this time I decided to compare prices with pressure treated timber and brackets from the builders merchants.
It came to about the same cost-wise, so it shows what a rip-off that plastic rubbish is - and it gave me a great excuse to start building something else after the last project.
The timber should last about 10 years - whether or not my workmanship does is another matter!
My son and I set about it with a box of brass wood screws, zinc plated / galvanised mending plates and right-angled brackets. We doubled up on most of the brackets for strength and braced the corners for stability and after a short morning's work we had a solid new 12ft x 6ft goal. My boy was absolutely ecstatic.
It was actually quite 'fun' using Pythagoras's theorem (remember your 3,4,5 triangles ?) and Sine and Cosine rules for the angles - which helped with ordering up the timber. At last I have used something I learned in school - maths was never my best subject...
The net came from some online discount football website - complete with the George Cross - and there you have it.
Maybe I should start a part-time business - in the mornings or evenings - help clear the mind of all that trading!
posted by Betting Exchange Trader
