Thanks! Feels good to be working on the rink again. Last year I tore my ACL playing adult city league hockey and had to take a year off, but this year we are back in full force! --- I will be doing an overall video that comes out in February of the build from start to finish. But I'm adding these additional videos to show in more detail the board setup, netting install, and under ice LED lighting. Cheers!

@@DIYPETE good to hear you're back at it. From UK so this and the occasional NHL game (when it's not on at 1am my time), is the closest I get to seeing hockey and how you in North America setup your ODR.

@@Th31Th3Only That's awesome, looking forward to getting out more rink videos! Cheers - and thank you for following along!

You are the best! Thanks for your support and that is awesome you are so into ODR!!! We are too! Cheers!

@@DIYPETE This is me too, however I took it further and started watching NHL and am a Leafs fan!

That's awesome! Great sport to watch for sure!

I actually look forward to these videos each year lol @diypete

Thanks for following along even though you aren't a hockey guy... yet! haha, hope all is well!

Hopefully soon!

Thanks! Yeah it is easy to do and definitely looks cool! Cheers

Hey RJ! Great to hear from ya man. It’s definitely a labor of love, but we really do put it to good use with everyone. Are you doing an ODR this winter or going to skate on one?! Thanks for taking the time to say hi and for following along with the project. Will definitely keep ya in the loop. Going to do a couple smaller videos for the LED lights and netting and then a full video in February. Take care and have a good day!

Thanks for watching!

Haha that is awesome! Thanks so much for coming back again. Hopefully someday you get out on the ice!

Awesome! Great to have you back again John! Will be doing a few more detailed videos before the end of the year of the setup process. And will do a full video like normal in February. Cheers!

Thanks so much for following along!

Thanks Gregg! Great to hear from you as always man!

Thanks Tobi! You the man. Cheers!

Thanks so much for tuning in again! We are looking forward to the cold temps so the ice can go in and can't wait to do the full video early next year! Cheers and hope all is well over in Poland!

haha that would be sick! Maybe I can get the laser show :)

Thanks for tuning in! Will actually have 2 more videos and then the long main video in February as usual. We are still needing temps to cool down here so we can pour and get some ice!

Thanks so much!

Can’t wait either! Just need some cold weather now!

Thanks! This video shows in detail the board setup! Too warm to pour the rink right now but hoping to pour in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, will be doing a video of the netting and under ice LED lighting, followed by the full start to finish video in February! Cheers

Thanks for watching! Yep, got a couple Polk atrium speakers out there, they work great! Cheers

Always great to hear from you! Not going to lie, cooking outside and warm temperatures sound great to me too! Take care and hope all is well with your family. Cheers!

Thanks Jim! I love the Tall Boys! Thanks for inventing them!

Hey Dan! That would be great for you to get back at it with some help from the neighbors and friends! Thanks for the kind words and for following along! Have a great Christmas and New Years. Cheers from Montana!

@@DIYPETE Thanks and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you, your family and everyone involved in the rink as well all the way from Sweden =)

Thanks Dan! hope all is well over in Sweden!

Awesome!! Thanks so much for checking them out and following along!

Wow thanks Jeff! Will be cool to hang! I appreciate it and will let ya know when it arrives!

Enjoy......@@DIYPETE

Thanks Jeff!

Hey Jeff! I had the tallboys for the rink I did 2 years ago, it was the first set shipped out ( I transitioned to the 18 inch boards on each long side after the corners . - but they held up great and I only had a couple stakes in them. ( they went up just a couple days before i filled the rink. This year I staked the heck out of them just since I put them up in october and didn't want them to go flying. I will say they held up in a 63 mph gust we had in November. Cheers!

Oh yes! I was thinking this was the first trial run for the tall boys. Should be all set if they can stand up to some + 60 mph gusts. I have a 28 x 56 NiceRink setup I was able to buy used a few years ago. Worth the work once you see the kids out skating on it.

Hey Jeff! That is awesome you have a 28x56 setup! Yep, I agree. A labor of love but worth it once the kids are out there! -- I would say the only time i'm worried about the boards is before the water goes in. Once the water goes in and covers the feet and freezes against the boards it is rock solid. It's just if you put them up super early like we did that I worry about the high winds blowing them. which happened once when I didn't do every stake! But I also think we have a lot higher winds than most folks will see, especially for those who live in town with homes and fences protecting them. Cheers and I hope the weather gets cold so you can get the rink up soon!!

Thanks for watching!

haha will see! Perhaps someday :) Cheers!

Thanks! So I just ordered an SDS plus ground rod driver when I saw your comment a couple days ago and should be in later this week. GENIUS idea! Thanks so much, I can't wait to try it on my Dewalt rotary hammer demo tool! that will save my arms and wrists next year. THANK YOU! -- haven't thought of pavers, would they go outside the rink? I keep the corner stakes in and just do a quick stringline and paint which is easy, but always love to hear ideas!

@@DIYPETE you could do paver’s 10’ from each corner just to keep you square or you could do pavers around the whole parameter so setting up boards is a ease…

Gotcha, thanks for the ideas! And can’t wait to try out the rod driver!

Unfortunately it is similar here. Looking like we won’t be pouring until late December or early January…

I am so glad I learned about ground Rod drivers! Someone else commented a couple days ago and so I ordered one on Amazon and it will be here in a couple days! I can’t wait to try it and this is going to make putting in all those rebar steaks so much easier, thank you so much for the great idea!

Thanks! Doing the same pattern in general, with one additional upgrade. I'd love to do a logo in the future, but need to find a way to do a giant stencil so I can make something look good :)

Hey! Thanks, you are in luck. I have a video that will go up within the next 48 hours on how we do the stakes ( maybe sooner ). Anyhow, I use 10 foot t posts and attach the netting to it with zip ties. Pound posts in with a post hole pounder ( can get at a hardware store ). If you want to pro up the look of the t posts you can use black foam pipe insulation. Pretty simple, cost efficient, and effective! Check back though in the next few days to see the video. Cheers!

You're the best, thanks! @@DIYPETE

Happy to help!

Just thought I'd drop ya a note and let you know the netting video is live! Cheers and good luck with your net project this weekend! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsWHppebs662pnk.htmlsi=Sa_sLN0Zvl21V1qe

Hey! Great question. This was a concern of mine as well. I flagged the lines so I know exactly where they are in case we get snow, and adjusted the skids below the auger so it stays a couple inches off the ground. The LED lights are pulled tighter and have plenty of yard staples this year. So I feel pretty good about it and may even use a shovel to be safe around those areas if the need arises. But last year we put them in when it was really cold and it was hard to get the staples in and the LED coils were so cold it was tough to get them to lay flat. So I do think this will work out better this year and if I were to accidentally cut one I have patch kits. But I will share how it goes in the final video of the rink for sure! Great question and I will know by trial and error this year haha :) Cheers

Hey Josh! I like the tall boys. Especially on the ends to keep the puck in when shooting. A net obviously works too, but the boards are definitely nice for that. This is the first year doing the side with tall boys all the way on the one side. So that will be interesting to see what we think of clearing the snow that's made from skating since we will have to shovel it up and over the 4 foot boards instead of an easy toss over the 18 inch boards. Will also be interesting to see how the drifts pile in since we are out in the open and get lots of wind. I will report back after using them this season, but did really like using them on the corners / ends for the last time we did the rink!

awesome I had wood boards switched to the nice rink boards this summer and Built a bigger rink from 28 by 48 to 32 by 72 my amazing neighbours let me use 15 ft of the corner of there yard to make my rink bigger :)@@DIYPETE

Sounds like some awesome neighbors! Love it! And that is a great sized rink!!

That sure would be nice! My forearms got a workout. But the rebar cutting tool came in clutch for cutting at least! Cheers

That’d be amazing! Address is in the description and please shoot us a quick email letting me know it is on the way and your name so we can thank you ! :)

Hey! I tore my ACL playing adult league hockey last November and had to get knee surgery. So I had to take a year off unfortunately. But am back for a "Delayed" year 5! Cheers

@@DIYPETE Good to hear! Good luck!

Thanks! haha was offered a real Zamboni but still need to build a heated shop so I can store one :) definitely would be fun to get some hockey KZfaqrs up. Have definitely thought about it a bit and may in the next few years!

Thanks! We just use it in the summer to throw a football around and baseball. We've tried planting grass and it comes in a little thicker each year, but is still very sparse with lots of weeds and thus doesn't make the best field to play around in. But it is lit and it works! It takes about 5 hours to set up the board portion of the project with a couple helpers so isn't too bad. The lights stay up year round. Trimming / mowing around it would be a descent amount of work but probably not too terrible. The boards have done well in the wind, but I'd love to use a U style stake or rebar with a knob on the end to better lock down the board as really high winds can pull it up a bit ( I'm talking 60+ miles per hour ). since the angled rebar isn't 100% efficient in locking it down. Definitely something to experiment with though as it would be nice to save some work! --- Cheers!