Next it s time to pad the balance beam to cushion your little one s feet.
How to make a beam mat.
When the glue has dried sand the wood and mount angle holders underneath the ends of your balance beam.
For the balance beam to go with the mat i followed the directions from karen doll diaries.
My house became the beam house while my friend s home two doors down was the bars house her father had used pvc pipe to build a set of bars in their basement.
Then use wood screws to fasten four 12 inch pieces of 2x4 planks into the holders for the legs.
It was the dream to make the u s.
The steel becomes necessary only to protect the outside of the rig mat from external damage.
I choose to use the pink duck tape to coordinate with the gymnastics mat for this set but i have also made the beam in other colors as well.
To make a balance beam first glue six 8 foot pieces of wood together for the top.
While you could make a beam that long this tutorial is for 8 feet because we needed something easy to transport and store.
From a traditional 3 beam and 4 beam rig mat.
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We finished with floor in her yard as well.
I ended up finding yoga mats at walmart for 4.
Next pad and cover your beam.
To train under the great bela karolyi and to be the next mary lou.
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It will always return to shape if bent twisted or dropped see figure 1 independent.