Home-boni / Resurfacer...

[Roadrage]

[JDW]

Just from my experience with the towel, it took a few tries to get it to work good. I (my wife) ended up sewing a double layer of towel around the tube only. It helped to distribute the water more evenly across the towel. It could be I needed more holes, bigger holes, not sure. In the end it's what worked best for me. Hooking a hose to it would probably change everything.

[deke302]

WOW! These are super! I am doing the drag the hose out each time and mist it with my hose when needed but these may be something to try for next year. You all are super creative!
Deke

[kevmac]

The misting with a hose will definitely suffice, but you can't 'guarantee' an even distribution of water, not that you can guarantee one with a homeboni but I think you have better control over where the water lies.

One thing about the only-hose method is I would never recommend that method for bizarre cold temperatures where the water practically freezes on contact with the existing ice. You can end up with a huge mess of cascading ice. There is nothing like laying strips of water at -15'C (5'F) or below with the rinkrake and having it freeze uniformly before you make the next pass. (Might have to video tape that this year, need a GoPro on a toque!)

[JDW]

Never let a wet towel sit still on ice for long when it's really cold. Kind of like a tongue on a metal pole. Happened when I was trying my homboni for first time. I emptied the bucket, stopped to refill it, started off again and the towel and bucket stayed behind.

[deke302]

I may have to rely on my new friend back yard rink friend to purchase the materials for 2 and then have a cold Crown on the rocks and make it with you or it can be a Christmas present for your new rink buddy! (lol) Great post with GREAT pictures guys! Thanks!

Deke

[kevmac]

Let her husband perfect it and then get him to make you one - I love it.

Get off the Crown and move over to 40 Creek (if you can get the good stuff in Nebraska). :-)

[deke302]

I will for sure look for Forty Creek and give it a taste! YUM! Sounds so delicious on a Friday after noon here. CHEERS!

Deke

[Roadrage]

I'm not entirely sure what just happened here - but somehow I think I'm making 2 Homeboni's and Deke gets to watch & drink Crown while this happens. That'll teach me to wait 10 hours before coming back to a thead that I started.. ;)

Bring Joel some Scotch & a bottle of wine for me - and I'll make you a Boni. We'll probably be to drunk to use it when it's done though.. so Deke's gonna have to resurface our ice.

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