How To Make A Slide Out Of Sheet Metal

Wrap the rails in sheet metal making sure the sheet metal is tucked under the rails for safety.

How to make a slide out of sheet metal.

Our slides largely use heavy steel pipe but really you can get pretty creative with materials. A slide can be made of most anything that has a degree of slickness if you will. Cover the plywood with sheet metal. Making a circular cutout in a duct is simple using the techniques shown in photos 5 and 6.

Make side rails out of 4 by 4 lumber. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Cut the sheet metal to size with tin snips. I hope you like this video.

I had though of doing something similar once. For dimension and more informat. Pound on the back of the screwdriver with a hammer to puncture the metal and create an opening for the tin snips. Make it long enough to tuck under the plywood on both ends to prevent sharp edges from hurting the kids who play on the slide.

Cover the raw edges with a 1 by 2 piece of lumber. Cut the ends of two 2 by 4 boards at 45 degree angles using a saw so when they are placed on the ground they stand at an incline this is. Think of things like sheet metal masonite or plexiglas. Best i came up with was a large piece of sheet metal over a wooden support with sanded wood trex something over the edges to form sides and to keep the edges from slicing hands.

Extra bonus points if you add a wave to the underlying support. Cut two 2 foot. Use curve cutting snips to cut circles. Punch a starter hole for a circular cutout with a straight blade screwdriver.

Bolt two 2 by 4 boards to the other end of the ladder frame to form a triangle.