PCV plastic lax nets (want to make my own)

[lax_dad]

Can anyone provide me with step by step instructions on how to make a PVC box and field net for my son. He hates shooting in a hockey net. Or guide me to a website that can show me. They are to expensive to buy.
Thanks :thumbsup:

[MadLaxPlaya16]

nm that thing i tried didnt work here are the instructions from that webpage

-4, 10 ft pieces of 1.5" PVC pipe.
-4, 90 degree elbows (1.5')
-3, 45 degree elbows (1.5')
-1, union (1.5')
-1 can of PVC plumbing glue, I used the purple stuff, smells like sh*t so watch out lol
-100, 11' zip ties (they come in packs of 100)
-2 cans of orange spray paint (preferably flouresent)
-1, 50 lb bag of sand
Total comes to about 40$

Have to buy a net. This ones a killer. I got mine from d*cks sporting goods for $50. Well worth it, but i suppose you could just use a tarp or something if you had to..

I already had
-1 empty carton of windshield washer fluid (cut the bottom out to make a funnel)


NOTE: Dont glue until you dry fitted all of the pieces

-What I did first was cut out the 2, 7ft pieces for the back portion. That leaves 2, 3ft pieces. (take a few inches off to make it work when you put the elbows on)
-You then take the union and connect the 2, 3ft pieces. (You might have to cut about 2 inces off both pieces to make it exactly 6 ft)
-Cut the 3, 6ft pieces out of the remaining 10 ft pieces (take a few inches off to make it work when you put the elbows on)
-Then put the elbows on (no glue) and piece the goal together
-To do the back angle take the 2, 2" pieces that you trimmed off the 2, 3ft pieces and connect the 45 degree angles to it. It sould look like a wide U when your done
-Glue the 45 degree angles together, also put the 7 ft pieces in, then put the 90 degree elbows on the end of them.
-Then take a funnel
-When your happy with it fill the bottom pieces (that make the goal stand up) with sand
-Then undo the side poles, glue them and put them back in
-fill them halfway with sand.
-glue on the top bar
-Spray paint all you can see with the orange spray paint, wait 15-20 min then tip it and do the bottom.
-Attach the mesh with zip ties
-enjoy

(if the zip ties break, replace it with 2.)

Hope this helps

but the people said that it would b better to use pipes instead cuz pcv mite break to easily on shots

[sookelaxkid]

where did you find that

[lax_dad]

Dude. Thanks for the info, i'm off to home depot in the morning.
GO ROCK GO!!!

[MadLaxPlaya16]

i found it on sum other forum site i just searched google for pcv made lacrosse goal and it came up y and ur welcome man nething to help

[TallLax]

dude, a goal at d!cks costs $10 more than what you would spend on supplies and the net.

[BMHSlacrosse]

I have only seen PVC 1.5" pipe for like $1.5-$2 a foot so i think it might be a little more then $40.

[Pitibear]

having made a bunch of pvc goals for three different sports...they do not hold up to the strength of a lacrosse ball!

They will break, no matter what level of PVC pipe (schedule 40 being the hardest I've found locally) you use...not trying to be the harbinger of doom here, but they are really not satisfactory...

[Pitibear]

I have only seen PVC 1.5" pipe for like $1.5-$2 a foot so i think it might be a little more then $40.

really? like, $1.79 for a ten foot length around here...

[Brady]

Am I wrong or did you basically go through the trouble of building a $90 ($40 for goal and $50 for net) lacrosse goal when you can buy one for $80-85 shipped from Sports Authority/D*ck's Sporting Goods?

I literally just bought one and had it shipped to my house from D*ck's for $85.

[EastCoastDeft]

FYI a plastic lax net will break as soon as the ball hits it. i used to play with a plastic net and it broke everywhere. so i recommend making one out of wood or just buying a practice goal

[twin58]

There was a thread a few years back where some kids made a goal using water pipe. It came out looking not half bad. I'll try to find that thread.

The inexpensive goals than can be disassembled and stored under the porch or in the basement are made of 1-1/2" automotive exhaust pipe. [edited: earlier, I had said it was 2" pipe. It is not.] I would not expect to find this in the required lengths at Schuck's, AutoZone, or PepBoys, so you will probably end up going to a shop dedicated to doing exhaust work. Two such nationwide [in the US] chains are Meineke and Midas. You might be able to buy this pipe in ten- or twenty-foot lengths there. The four corners at the front of the goal can be made using short sections of pipe that have been formed into ninety-degree bends [you can buy them already bent like this], but the rear junction will require some imagination. You might have to hold the two pipes there together using threaded rod.

I don't know how much 2" exhaust pipe costs per foot, but when all is said and done, buying the goal may cost less than building one yourself. It will certainly be quicker.

If you can scavenge the pipe as leftover scrap, the cost will obviously drop. It doesn't cost anything to ask.

....

Upon further review, it has been determined that the homemade goal I was thinking of, in a year-old thread, is not merely "not half bad," but rather "pretty darn good." Cool beans (http://www.lacrosseforums.com/member.php?u=10286) gets the credit. He is no longer available to answer questions, and I have to delete any discussion of that subject. The only information I have on how you can reach him is this: Instant Messaging AIM cbeans215/ pointblan .

my homemade goal {PICS!} (http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=53473)

The picture that accompanied the original post was self-explanatory. It is no longer at Photobucket. Because I had stored it on my hard drive, I was able to open an account at Flickr this morning and upload it there.

Cool beans's homemade lacrosse goal (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13431700@N02)

If I were to hear, indirectly of course, that the owner of that picture wished to enforce his intellectual property rights and wanted the picture removed from Flickr, I would honor his request. PM me to relay any request.

The raw material for making the goal is widely available; for free if you have a nearby plumber who lets you go through his scrap pile and scavenge pipe he has replaced. "Cool beans" probably spent more on zip ties than he did on pipe. You won't need a muffler shop to put in ninety degree bends for you, either. You'll need a tubing cutter (not a hacksaw), a die to thread the pipes, and some wrenches to do the job.

Don't forget to search TLF for "homemade" or "homemade goal."

[JoeWings]

A member of my team made some two out of thin wall 1" dia bent pipe (4x4). But the netting he got were cheap hockey netting. One of our players shreaded them with his first shot. They were way too light and we gave up on them.

But $90 to build one? You could buy an STX or Gait 4x4 steel practice goal for about $100. Thats what I did from ProBossLacrosse.com out of Mississagua (sp), Ontario. They needed weight to keep still during practice but held up very well. Field goals you can pick up at most sporting goods stores fairly cheaply.

[Sureshot]

Making one w/ wood is way cheaper and more sturdy, best investment I've ever made. My shot is up in the lower hundereds.

[cali feeder]

Making one w/ wood is way cheaper and more sturdy, best investment I've ever made. My shot is up in the lower hundereds.

Lower hundreds? I don't think so.

A wood goal does sound like a good idea though. Just gotta watch out for bad weather.

[laxkid891]

Lower hundreds? I don't think so.

A wood goal does sound like a good idea though. Just gotta watch out for bad weather.
Yea, you have your pro's and con's of each...:
Wood:
Pros: Stronger, more durable, wont crack on a shot
Cons: Not all weather, will warp if left outside(unless you treat it or buy treated wood)

PVC:
Pros: All weather, probably a little easier to put together
Cons: Will crack or break on a direct shot

[Lax101]

So, this thread is 7 months old.

Cool.