Basket building options

[leathercash]

This winter I'm going to need something to keep me occupied when I'm not throwing and I was thinking about building baskets for disc golf use. Nothing fancy,in fact I wasn't even considering going the steel approach. Check this out, PVC schedule 80. It's tough stuff. Has anyone else ever tried to build one outta PVC-80? If so any help would be appreciated. :o

[peabody]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/gatedropper/Peabodyshomadepolehole.jpg

I made three of these but it took two peices of 3/4 plywood. You can make two though with one peice. I have had them for three years now and as long as they are kept painted they do just fine.
The most expensive parts were the chains. Right at 50 bucks apeice for the chain.
I had/found for free/ the poles so all I had to buy was the Plywood/chains/angle irons/dowell rods/wireties and concrete mix for the holes. I would say I have less than 80 bucks apeice in the three.
They work really well and are really sturdy.

[adam423]

I have one in progress, but with school and such, its been delayed. Soon as I get it finished I'll post a pic or five and tell how well it works.

[zud00]

That is a pretty sweet basket. Is it regulation size (diameter of basket, chains)? When you said the chains were $50, did you just buy one long chain and cut it up? I wonder how it would be with plastic chains.

[DeafDiscGolfer]

I wonder how it would be with plastic chains.

Don't get plastic!! It sucks!! It will not catch the disc well.

Get the real thing, it gives the real sound of the *ching*!!

Worth investing in long term if you are planning to keep the basket for long time.

:cool:

[peabody]

That is a pretty sweet basket. Is it regulation size (diameter of basket, chains)? When you said the chains were $50, did you just buy one long chain and cut it up? I wonder how it would be with plastic chains.


Yea, pretty much just like my DGA Mach III as far as the sizes of the basket and rim and top.
Bought one long chain at the hardware store and cut it up. The DGA uses closed end S-clips at the ends of the chains, I just opened up the bottom rings and ran the ring through it. The top is held with wire ties.

[DiscChainBasket18]

That wood basket is sweet!!! Got any drawings? I don't have any woodworking tools but I could probably borrow from my neighbor.
I have tried to make a couple home-made baskets myself with little success.
I finally broke down & bought a cheap "Instep" basket & added a second row of chains. The chains are probably the most expensive part.

[kyflash]

There was plans awhile back on DGR on how to build a basket with a plastic/rubber trash can and pvc pipe.
Might be able to search that site for the article.

[leathercash]

Flash that thing is awesome! Thanks for the advice and pic. It seems way more feasible now.

[peabody]

That wood basket is sweet!!! Got any drawings? I don't have any woodworking tools but I could probably borrow from my neighbor.
I have tried to make a couple home-made baskets myself with little success.
I finally broke down & bought a cheap "Instep" basket & added a second row of chains. The chains are probably the most expensive part.

No drawings but just cut two 27 1/2 inch circles.
One of those will be the bottom. Then go inside the other one and cut a
26 1/2 inch circle out. That will be the one inch rim.
Then what is left you cut a 23 inch circle out for the top.
You then use 20 links of chain (2/0 I think). You want 24 or 26 of those.
Mark the 23 inch top with a straight line through the middle then us a divider to figger out wether you want 12 or 13 around the outside.
Then move to the middle (8inch) and draw lines in the middle so the strands of chain are staggered.
Cut you dowell rods/broom handles 6 3/4 or 7 inches long.Use at least 12 around the bottom cause discs tend to slip through if you don't.
Glue and screw. Get an outside glue.
Angle irons below the top and bottom.
Bottom gets a 2 inch hole in the center if you are using a 2inch outside diameter pipe.
Paint and assemble.

Really the only tool you would need is a jigsaw and a drill.

[chairman63vt]

I've seen pictures somewhere of similar homemade baskets using old truck tires for the basket. Ugly looking things, but they looked like they'd work fine. Peabody's design looks much better, but I always liked the idea of reusing old tires & keeping them out of the landfills etc.

[Midnightbiker]

If you want to raid the junk yard....

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/homemadebasket.jpg

[Midnightbiker]

A guy posted this a www.stickit.com . I think is is thinking about selling these. He puts a lot of work into them:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/murray_01.jpg

[chairman63vt]

If you want to raid the junk yard....

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/homemadebasket.jpg

LOL!! Ayyuh whatever works.:D

[peabody]

hahaha, How many different kinds of chain are there in that contraption?

[Lewis]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/2539351064_c25d7b4f78.jpg

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F54/3MGI/FBJIMSJ3/F543MGIFBJIMSJ3.MEDIUM.jpg

http://www.campcross.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/forwebpage.jpg

I just love google image search. :)

[Geoffro]

The most expensive part of a home-made disc golf basket is the chain (if you want metal chains). Lots of inexpensive options exist for the rest of the basket, but if you want metal chains, to buy them new is ridiculously expensive – almost to the point where you’d be better off just buying one of the portable baskets on the market.

I would suggest going to yard sales and asking if the people have any chain for sale. Chain is expensive, but there isn’t much else to do with it once you are done with it (at least for non-disc golfers). Lots of people may have chain they have no reason to keep, but would never imagine they could sell it to someone else.

[peabody]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/2539351064_c25d7b4f78.jpg

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F54/3MGI/FBJIMSJ3/F543MGIFBJIMSJ3.MEDIUM.jpg

http://www.campcross.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/forwebpage.jpg

I just love google image search. :)


http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F54/3MGI/FBJIMSJ3/F543MGIFBJIMSJ3.MEDIUM.jpg

Gotta love this one best. You can really set this one on fire like the video plus you can throw some burgers and dawgs on there to boot!

[discflinger]

hahaha, How many different kinds of chain are there in that contraption?

I think I see a fishing string on there.

[DWill]

Didn't see this posted already. Here's a website dedicated to Just Baskets (http://chaaaching.blogspot.com/).

[leathercash]

^ WHOA THANKS WILL! :)

[Brody Cannon]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2702&mode=lf

Very, very sturdy! Those pictures are from course 1. Course 2 opens tomorrow and it's baskets will have solar lights on them so they are ready for night golf every night.

[leathercash]

Brody,in that photo section there is an awesome pic of an elderly lady totally sinking one! That's classic. Solar power....mmmm.

[sidewinding]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2702&mode=lf

Very, very sturdy! Those pictures are from course 1. Course 2 opens tomorrow and it's baskets will have solar lights on them so they are ready for night golf every night.

Gwillums review of that course is excellent. He even points out that those are the best homemade baskets he's ever seen. I would have to agree. I also like the fact that they marked the hole # on the baskets with such bold numbers.

[valkyriefb11]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2702&mode=lf

Very, very sturdy! Those pictures are from course 1. Course 2 opens tomorrow and it's baskets will have solar lights on them so they are ready for night golf every night.

That looks like an awesome course ... and I love the night friendly idea. The homemade baskets are pretty sick. Ill have to figure out a good reason to come out to Oregon an dplay some DG now.

[zud00]

Solar lights on a basket?!? That is sweet! I love the picture of the basket from left of tee #2-the trees are huge!!!!!

[gusc2375]

Your basket worked great, Myself and two guys from work made a copy of your design. We used a galvnised steel pole, and only fourteen chains. Still works great.

[peabody]

Your basket worked great, Myself and two guys from work made a copy of your design. We used a galvnised steel pole, and only fourteen chains. Still works great.

Great job gus!!!, The only thing I can see that you might want to do is add some more basket support rods. I think you will find that the discs can slip through both ways. In is ok, Out is WRONG! hahahaha

[DWill]

About 10 years ago I made a basket using these plans:

How to Build Your Own Disc Golf Basket (http://www.orsdiscgolf.com/02oregonseries/build_a_basket.htm).

It worked very well.

[peabody]

Dw,,,,,,,,Do you have a picture of this basket?

[Matt aka N.G.S.P.]

Brody,in that photo section there is an awesome pic of an elderly lady totally sinking one! That's classic. Solar power....mmmm.thats jane horning aka "MA" i have partied w/ a few of these folks but have not had the opportunity to play there yet :( as i wasn't playing DG yet :mad:

[Matt aka N.G.S.P.]

thats jane horning aka "MA" i have partied w/ a few of these folks but have not had the opportunity to play there yet :( as i wasn't playing DG yet :mad:
EDIT i just played both courses today and took pictures of course #2 and uploaded them if any one wants to view them... i will be writing my review in a few moments... i am so happy i got to play these courses

[Adam Schneider]

Dammit, Matt, you beat me to it by an hour. :D I just uploaded my "Course #2" pictures too; the more the merrier, I guess.

By the way, the baskets at the new Horning's Hideout course are even better than the old ones. More chains = nothing escapes.

[Matt aka N.G.S.P.]

Dammit, Matt, you beat me to it by an hour. :D I just uploaded my "Course #2" pictures too; the more the merrier, I guess.

By the way, the baskets at the new Horning's Hideout course are even better than the old ones. More chains = nothing escapes.hah bob told me you were up there today i asked almost every one i ran into if they were adam lol... were you the guy that lost the orange huck lab towel?

[Adam Schneider]

No, I have a black Marshall Street towel and it's clipped to my bag so I can't lose it. :)

[Matt aka N.G.S.P.]

No, I have a black Marshall Street towel and it's clipped to my bag so I can't lose it. :)
well damn i found one then a dude asked if i found it i said yes and he was the only one i didn't ask if he was adam... ohh well i wonder if we were playing the same time? i was up there @ 12:30

[Matt aka N.G.S.P.]

btw adam i feel your pics compliment my uploaded pics very nice and should be more than helpful together in navigating visitors to this 3 day old course!!! they work hand in hand also thanks for titling our pics and thanks for taking part in this wonderful course!!! bob said you were up there and he was in a great mood ma was out n' a bout lol i haven't had a chance to review the whole 18 hole #1 course but rich took me through the quick 9 of it.

[DWill]

Dw,,,,,,,,Do you have a picture of this basket?

Sorry, the only picture I have is about 10 years old. Here is the best I could do with my scanner.

http://mysite.verizon.net/dowill/pics/Home made dg basket doc large.jpg

[Flies to the Left]

A guy posted this a www.stickit.com . I think is is thinking about selling these. He puts a lot of work into them:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/murray_01.jpg

According to the PDGA Discussion Board it has been approved:
http://discussion.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Board=Equipment&Number=910500&Searchpage=0&Main=910472&Search=true&

[swellerdiscgolf]

According to the PDGA Discussion Board it has been approved:
http://discussion.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Board=Equipment&Number=910500&Searchpage=0&Main=910472&Search=true&

These baskets (the one in the previous post) are being used currently at Indiantown in Eastville Va, as the new additional 9 holes. They make a weird sound, and are kind of hard to get used to, but the park painted them different colors for different holes, and they really stand out and are easy to see.

[jivedude]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/gatedropper/Peabodyshomadepolehole.jpg

I made three of these but it took two peices of 3/4 plywood. You can make two though with one peice. I have had them for three years now and as long as they are kept painted they do just fine.
The most expensive parts were the chains. Right at 50 bucks apeice for the chain.
I had/found for free/ the poles so all I had to buy was the Plywood/chains/angle irons/dowell rods/wireties and concrete mix for the holes. I would say I have less than 80 bucks apeice in the three.
They work really well and are really sturdy.

I like this design! How sturdy are those dowels though? How likely are they to break after taking repeated hits from discs?

[_.-Dut-._]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/gatedropper/Peabodyshomadepolehole.jpg

I made three of these but it took two peices of 3/4 plywood. You can make two though with one peice. I have had them for three years now and as long as they are kept painted they do just fine.
The most expensive parts were the chains. Right at 50 bucks apeice for the chain.
I had/found for free/ the poles so all I had to buy was the Plywood/chains/angle irons/dowell rods/wireties and concrete mix for the holes. I would say I have less than 80 bucks apeice in the three.
They work really well and are really sturdy.

Wow, that looks pretty slick.