I’m welding up a set of goals and I’m wondering what everyone’s preference for design. Should I add a top shelf or keep it more “triangular” in design. Shelf is nice to add some depth to the goal as well as a place to store an extra mallet or water bottle. If I leave out the shelf they might be easier to store and transport.
I do this. Not heavy.
the base is made with flat irons to avoid ball bounce
More pictures with the net if you want
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a flaw design i see a lot is the back of the net : lower bar should be square or rounded ( not u shaped like at worlds on court b) and soooo many game interuption because a ball gets sent into the side net and get stuck inside the goal, but outside the net. net tensioning is also always an issue cuz too many people crash and lend into it like a hamac
for exemple in the pic on the post above there is a middle pole support going from the too bar to the lower base bar, these one in london rusted over time and snapped at wielding point. potential impaling hazard if we didnt snaped them completely and removed them.cant we replace that with some bungee cord / innertube that spring back the net ?
so some goals ( again like the one in the post above )avec welded hooks or a separate bar atop the lower bar so the nets arnt laced directly on the bar rubbing the ground
Hey gang! We are looking at building some goals for our club, any designs anyone has?
I advise putting some thought towards some sort of clamps or jigs to hold the goal to shape. It’s easy to warp the goal when you weld, impeding it from sitting flat on the court.
Bikpolo goal drawing.PDF (109.1 KB)
Might be of help, here is the design used for the Berlin goals
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I totally agree, with metal you really need to mock it up before you fully commit to welds like in your first picture.
In case anyone else lands here without any metal working experience:
If you don’t have space (a large welding table you can tack things onto) or access for a jig you can tack some scrap or dedicated brace material at 45 degrees as braces to get it square.
something like this at the simplest, but all right angles need a brace.
or some corner braces to keep it square:
They would only need a few tacks to get it where you want. And rotate adding stronger temporary welds, < 2.5 cm (< 1 inch) should be fine. An angle grinder will be your friend to cut the braces out and clean up the welds.
Keep in mind, my second image makes those plates look huge, they don’t need to be, I’m just trying to illustrate where the braces should go.