How to Make Your Own Wrestling Ring

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get 4 4-inch diameter metal posts turnbuckles.

   (Cement them into the ground.)
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   Step 2: Buy 4 2x8 inch planks that are 12 feet (3.7 m) long for the base of the ring.

   , (Mattresses, tires etc.) , Screw it to the 2x8 . ,(about 2 or 3 will do.) ,(Canvas will be more comfortable but tarp will last through weather and such.) , (Use a washer and a nut so the eye-hooks will stay.
   
   For the turnbuckles, you can either buy real turnbuckles, use trampoline springs, car springs, whatever, and pull the rope real tight or just use the eye-hooks. , Last, for the turnbuckle pads, take some of the egg crate padding and wrap it in a cloth pillowcase or handkerchief.
   
   This whole ring will cost around £150 to £250
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   Step 3: Fill up the base with something to hold up the canvas.

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   Step 4: Get enough plywood to fill the whole 12x12 space in your wrestling ring.

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   Step 5: Use some egg foam mattress pads for the padding.

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   Step 6: Lay down a tarp or bubble wrap

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   Step 7: or canvas or something for the mat cover.

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   Step 8: Drill some eye-hooks through the posts so the turnbuckles will sit properly.

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   Step 9: Buy some rope and either wrap tape around it or put it through a garden hose so the ropes will be comfortable when you hit them.

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