DIY Basketball Rack Cart

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This year, I had* Equation Boy/Man in our Christmas Grab-bag.  (By 'had', I mean that in my mind, I was to buy/build for him because I bought/built for my brother-in-law Shaun last year.  It appears that the guys-only Grab-bag may have fallen apart, but I'll soldier on, alternating between the two of them anyway.)

Earlier this year, Equation Boy/Man had a really nice basketball hoop installed in his new driveway and I've spent many a late afternoon down at their place playing hoops with my nephew.  Everytime we play, the balls were scattered across the yard or garage.     Bingo!  I knew what I could build him - a rolling basketball rack/cart.

I started with red cedar 4X4 beams for the corners.  The rest of the pieces are cedar 2X4s.  An adult basketball has a (just shy of) 10" diameter, so I made the rack 40" long to hold 4 balls.  3 levels means 12 adult balls.
I'll have to grab a photo of the finished product (because I forgot to!) that shows the wheels and how I modified the bottom level to accomodate smaller (kid-sized) balls.

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  1. RickDecember 31, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    That's pretty cool.

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  2. vickiDecember 31, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Best christmas gift...ever.

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  3. vickiDecember 31, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Best christmas gift...ever.

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  4. Equation Boy/ManDecember 31, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Very much appreciated. Very thoughtful, and will be put to good use. Thank you very much.

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