How to Make an Easy Ramp
- 1). Stretch a length of string from one corner of your 6-inch by 24-inch by 1-inch plank of plywood to the opposite corner. Use the string as a guide to draw a line with a permanent marker.
- 2). Cut along the line with a wood saw, thereby splitting your rectangular plank of plywood into two equally sized triangles. These triangular planks will be the sides of your new ramp.
- 3). Place one of your 18-inch two-by-fours between the triangular planks at the right (90 degree) corners. Secure both ends of the two-by-four in place using a drill and two or three wood screws on each side.
- 4). Secure three more 18-inch two-by-fours between the triangular planks just below the slanted ramp edge. The two-by-fours should be evenly spaced and corners should stay within the triangular plywood edges. Insert two or three screws through the plywood planks into the end of each two-by-four.
- 5). Place the 20-inch by 24-inch by 1/2-inch plank of plywood on the top of your ramp support structure. Secure the surface of the ramp to the triangular planks underneath with several wood screws along both edges.
- 6). Smooth down the bottom edge of your ramp with a wood file, creating a smooth transition from the pavement or sidewalk to the ramp surface.
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