How to Build Coping on a Mini Ramp

With extreme sports like skateboarding and inline skating growing in popularity, many people are building mini ramps, half pipes and other structures to use in their yard, driveway or street. Building a ramp consists mostly of woodworking skills, but adding coping (the metal bar that sits on top of a ramp's curved area) requires metalworking. Adding coping to a ramp requires a few metalworking tools and a bit of patience, but will make any ramp a more usable structure for sports.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 pipes, 3/8 inches long with 7/38 inches wall thickness
  • Miter saw with steel cutting blade
  • Power drill with steel cutting bit
  • Screwdriver bit
  • Screws
  • Jig saw, optional
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut the length of the pipe equal to the width of the ramp with the miter saw.

    • 2

      Drill holes through both walls of the pipe 3 inches from either end and every 18 inches in between. Holes on one side of the pipe need to be 3/8 inch in diameter; holes on the other side should be 3/16 inch in diameter.

    • 3

      Place the pipe against the 2 by 4 that sits where the top of the curved section of the ramp meets the upper deck. If a notch hasn't already been cut for the coping, saw a piece 1 1/4 inches tall by 2 inches wide in both sides of the ramp with a jig saw.

    • 4

      Rotate the pipe so the smaller holes face the center of the 2 by 4. Place the screws and drill bit through the larger hole and securely screw down the pipe.