making a seesaw

[Dunc]

gday,
my mates and i are building a trail and we want to put a seesaw into it, whats the best set up/design for one? as we have never built one before the main problem is how to make the pivot? something that will last and stand the test of time/rain..
any advice would be much appreciated
cheers
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[chris_mtb]

have you tried searchin i am pretty sure someone would have something about building a see saw

[t]

make sure it's very close to evenly ballanced so it doesn't crash down too hard once you exit. other wise it won't last long.

as for the pivot make it really burley. a big round log sitting in two deep V cuts is good. If you need to use a metal pole or bolts, do your best to hide them and make sure it can't crab walk to one side over time.

[Ethan pinner]

my sugestion on how to make a seesaw is to make op a metal a frame to take the platform and then make a steel platform and mount it in the center

[plutly]

I made a seesaw once. I got 2 door hinges and rilled them to the top of a couple of posts. Then I drilled the other plate to the plank or north shore ramp thing and you have a seesaw. It did eventually fall apart but it was easy to make

[Plow King]

http://pages.areaguides.com/ubuild/SeeSaw.htm

[Gravjunkie]

I made a seesaw once. I got 2 door hinges and rilled them to the top of a couple of posts. Then I drilled the other plate to the plank or north shore ramp thing and you have a seesaw. It did eventually fall apart but it was easy to make

You didn't build a see saw, you built a door!! :D

[lachlan60]

here is a pic of me see sore......my see sore has a metal pole drilled into each side of the see sore and into each side of the frame. picture 021

[t]

here is a pic of me see sore......my see sore has a metal pole drilled into each side of the see sore and into each side of the frame. picture 021


mate, your link didn't work!

[rowdyflat]

The simplest seesaw is to place the pivot over an existing log thats in the way.
Get a plank or make a ladder bridge +drill through some old steel water pipe at least 1.5 inches diameter+ at least 0.5 metres long for the pivot + bolt it near the balance point.
Then get some building's bracing/ strapping [with the holes in it at regular intervals ]+ nail or screw it onto the log ,over the pipe at right angles.
The pipe can then rotate freely with the plank attached.
The alternate method is have the pipe fixed to the log but thats more difficult.
Obviously the seesaw should be long enough for a smooth ride up + down but will only be ridable in 1 direction unless you link 2 together like in the videos you see of the Northshore.
The width of the seesaw is determined by the length ,height above the ground +some mystical factor of balls + skill .

[rowdyflat]

If you dont understand this detailed suggestion, later I could try a photo of seesaws I've built.
BTW Junior member means I havent posted much + NOT that I am 10 years of age[ that was when the Beatles first came to Australia!!]

[ryno]

i dont think that you can make a good seesaw that wont rot with time/rain, i think the only way to make 1 will be to make a wodden stand, then put a think piece of wood over it, make the wood stand have a piviting post through the middle of the wood,

this is my thoughts, correct me if im wrong,

cheers

[Switch]

In terms of materials if you use soft woods such as pine it is going to rot, using treated pine will make it last longer but that is only because it is horrible shite filled with heavy metals so not really what you would call environmentally freindly. You need to use nice hardwood to get any life out of it but as always that comes at a financial cost unless you can get it from a recycled timber yard or similar.