A Great Build-at-home Disc Golf Target (or a better use for 55-gal drums!)

Step 5 Step 4, Drill!

Step 4: Drill! You’ll need a ¼” and a 13/64” drill (use can use a 7/32” drill in place of the 13/64” drill but you S-Hooks may be a bit loose).

·         First, mark out 15 evenly spaced holes about ½” up from the lip of the rim of the ‘top’ (4” deep end of 55-gallon drum). How (you might ask)? I used a sewing and stitching guide; those are those funny little 6” rulers with the slot in the middle (and the little slide in that slot) that you find in the fabric store. Set the tips 4 ¾” apart and use a Sharpie to mark each holes location along the rim. Use the 13/64” drill for these rim holes.

·         Second, switch out drill bits to the ¼” bit, grab the 3 PVC Closet Flanges. You will use them as templates for the holes you need to drill in the bottoms of the basket and the top. Turn the basket and the top rim-side-down so you don’t drill through your floor (or table). Center up one of the flanges on each drum part and drill one of the four holes. Set one of the ¼ -20 bolts though this hole and (if you have to) re-center the opposite hole and then though-drill it. Now, drop another bolt through this second hole so the flange won’t wander when you drill the third and forth hole. Drill them out as well.

·         Do this for both the top and the basket.

·         While you have the ¼” drill chucked up go ahead and run it though the third Closet Flange’s holes, as these holes tend to be a very tight ¼”.

Comments

[Kentucky-bum]

No matter how many chains you want, it's easy to get an even spacing between them. After you cut the top off the drum, take a tape-measure and measure the outer circumference of the drum. Divide that measurement by the number of chains you want hanging down. Most plastic drums measure right at about 72" in circumference, so 72" divided by 15 is 4.8" (or about 4 3/4"). Just make sure you drill them no more than 1/2" up from the lip or you won't get your S-Hooks into them. Don't drill them too close to the edge either or they may tear through over time.