Want to play basketball in your room? (Or if no one is looking: in your office?) There are two ways to make a basketball hoop that fits in any room. Both are relatively easy to do yourself.
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Method 1 of 2: Making a Basketball Hoop from Items at Home
Step 1. Gather the required materials
Basketball hoops will be easier to make if all the materials needed have been gathered beforehand. These ingredients are:
- Wire hanger. Hangers must be made entirely of wire.
- Large, flat cardboard.
- duct tape. Ordinary tape will suffice, but to make the ring last longer, it's best to use duct tape.
- Marker or paint.
- Scissors.
- Yarn (optional).
Step 2. Bend the hanger wire into a circle
The wire doesn't have to be removed, just make it a circle.
Step 3. Bend the hanger hook until it forms a 90 degree angle
Do not cut the hook, because it will still be used.
Step 4. Cut the cardboard as desired
The cardboard is cut out to the size and shape you want. The standard basketball hoop board is rectangular
The size of the ring board should be according to the standard. For comparison, the width of the NBA hoop is 4 times the width of the hoop
Step 5. Decorate the rings and boards as desired
The standard color of the hoop and basketball board is red. However, choose the color to your heart's content.
Step 6. Glue the hoop to the basketball board
You can attach a wire hook that was previously bent down the back side of the board. Make sure the hoop is as close to the board as possible.
Step 7. Attach the net to the basketball hoop (optional)
The net can be made with thread.
Step 8. Hang your basketball hoop to a wall or door
Use tape or duct tape to glue the board to a hard surface. There are two ways to glue your ringboard.
- Tape the tape along the edge of the basketball hoop to the wall or door.
- You can also make adhesive by bringing the two ends of the tape together, and the sticky side on the outside. Use it to attach cardboard to walls or doors.
Method 2 of 2: Making an Origami Basketball Hoop
Step 1. Gather the necessary materials
You need:
- Scissors.
- Paper (try the material a bit stiff).
- duct tape
Step 2. Cut the paper into a perfect square
The size is free, cut it according to the desired ring size.
Step 3. Fold the paper in half from top to bottom, then unfold
You create a crease that separates the top and bottom half of the paper.
Step 4. Fold the paper back in half
This time, fold from left to right. Fold in the same direction. This means that all crease marks must be facing in the same direction.
Step 5. Fold and unfold on both diagonals
Make sure all corners and sides fit properly when folded. The paper now has four crease marks and when left, looks like a pyramid when viewed from the side. All the corners and creases will meet at one point.
Step 6. Fold the four mid creases together
Do not bend at the creases made earlier. When the four folds are bent together, the diagonal crease marks will flow outward. The paper will form a triangle when viewed from the side and a four-pointed star when viewed from above.
Step 7. Bring the two adjacent ends together to make a ring
If the paper is stiff enough then the shape will last and be sturdy. If not, tape the ends together with tape.
Now the triangular tip of the pyramid is the apex. When the two ends are folded together, the paper should expand at the top easily forming a ring
Step 8. Attach the ring to the wall with tape
Use duct tape to make the ring last longer.
