Balance beam - adventure
The balance beam is a great part of our adventure playground. You will need medium tyres, 100 x 50 x 3mm mild steel box section, 4� bolts, metal and budget paint. There is no need for cement as you can compact the earth around the tyres to form the foundations. Make sure you have at least 1.5 metres of space around the balance beams.
Per balance beam set 100mm x 50mm x 3mm mild steel box section Medium tyres 4� bolts with 2 washers 2mm chequer plate for capping
Amount 12m 5 16 1ft sq
How to build 1. Cut the box section to 6m lengths and cap the ends 2. Using the box sections mark out the foundations, dig to the depth of the radius of
the tyres.
3. Place tyres in the foundations and fill/compact with soil 4. Using a drill bolt on the box sections using 2 per end. 5. paint
Colour Scheme Paint the tyres one colour. Paint the beams one colour. Paint footprints on the beams.
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