Hello NCWW community,
I wanted to seek your advice in regards to material choice for a project I am working on. I have designed these interlocking stands that can be routed out so they can be assembled without tools. My question is in regards to strength and choosing the correct material. These stands will support a 300lb jetski you know the ones you see at the boat ramp and you ask yourself “do they still make those things?”. Yes they still make the 1 person standup jetskis but we don’t have a good way to store them in the winter without a trailer taking up a lot of valuable garage space, thus the reason behind the stands design. I would like the stands to be built from a material that can support +600lbs to add a nice safety ratio. So my question to the community is what would be a cost effective material for a project of this scope.
My first (inexperienced) though was to use 1/2” plywood but not sure if I would be better off using a hard wood plywood such as birch which add’s cost or if I’m better off bumping up to a thicker ply from a cheaper material such as pine. Or should I go a completely different route?
All input welcome, I take criticism well :slap:
-Ashby
I wanted to seek your advice in regards to material choice for a project I am working on. I have designed these interlocking stands that can be routed out so they can be assembled without tools. My question is in regards to strength and choosing the correct material. These stands will support a 300lb jetski you know the ones you see at the boat ramp and you ask yourself “do they still make those things?”. Yes they still make the 1 person standup jetskis but we don’t have a good way to store them in the winter without a trailer taking up a lot of valuable garage space, thus the reason behind the stands design. I would like the stands to be built from a material that can support +600lbs to add a nice safety ratio. So my question to the community is what would be a cost effective material for a project of this scope.
My first (inexperienced) though was to use 1/2” plywood but not sure if I would be better off using a hard wood plywood such as birch which add’s cost or if I’m better off bumping up to a thicker ply from a cheaper material such as pine. Or should I go a completely different route?
All input welcome, I take criticism well :slap:
-Ashby