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plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby noobar » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:40 am

Please can any one give me details about the dimensions and the angles of the plant box,and how it will be installed in concrete ,is it suitable to made one from stainsteel?

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby drcurran » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:32 pm

A NCAA rule book has a good diagram with measurments. 2011 /2012 edition has it on page 25. I can make a copy for you if you don't have a book.

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:56 pm

Noobar is in Iraq, I am pretty confident he doesn't have the book :)

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby Divalent » Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:29 pm

drcurran wrote:A NCAA rule book has a good diagram with measurments. 2011 /2012 edition has it on page 25. I can make a copy for you if you don't have a book. Dan

It's available online as a PDF: http://www.ncaapublications.com/product ... s/TF12.pdf

It's 3 megabytes (in case your innertubes is slow)

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby noobar » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:06 am

Yes Becca,I didnt have it,but I searched yesterday after posting this and I found the IAAF 2010-2011 rule in PDF,thank you for all.Also I had check the markets to made one of it,so the stainsteel will cost 100-150 USD(thikness 1.5mm), and 100 USD for making.so if any one want I can order and ship him one,hahaha.

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby ClintonMagus » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:48 am

noobar wrote:Yes Becca,I didnt have it,but I searched yesterday after posting this and I found the IAAF 2010-2011 rule in PDF,thank you for all.Also I had check the markets to made one of it,so the stainsteel will cost 100-150 USD(thikness 1.5mm), and 100 USD for making.so if any one want I can order and ship him one,hahaha.


Might not be a bad deal, actually... I have seen the SS boxes priced upwards of $400... :)

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Re: plant box dimensions and angles

Unread postby noobar » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:26 am

Ok I had make the box now,it cost me 15 usd for making and 50 usd for the metal 2mm thikness,it seems very good,but only instead of 105 degree angle,they did it 107 degree,I hope it will not be a problem.


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