r/MiniRamp

Some stuff in here were happy accidents…

We want to add another 4 feet to the width and move it off wall/insulate building. This ramp was built by Steve!
3.5 tall by 12 wide currently, 5 foot decks.
If you’re in the area reach out!

I built RampNerd because planning a mini ramp should not require hours of spreadsheets, CAD files, guesswork, and crossed fingers.

A lot of the early feedback came from this sub, so I wanted to post this here directly.

Ramp building is expensive. Bad plans waste wood, money, time, and space. And if the geometry is wrong, the ramp may technically stand, but it may not skate right, and may end up unused.

You design the ramp in the browser, and RampNerd updates everything live: geometry, materials, cut lists, layouts, budget, and hardware.

Change the height, transition, platform size, coping reveal, sheet layup, or stud spacing, and the plan updates with it.

It was built for both CNC builders and people cutting manually with a jigsaw or track saw.

RampNerd went live 6 months ago. Since then, thousands of people have used it, and real ramps have been built from it.

But I have hit the limit of what one person can keep improving alone.

The tool works, but it needs proper cleanup: better performance, better device support, a cleaner interface, less sign-up/export friction, better documentation, and a proper path toward opening the code and build logic to the community.

So I’m opening RampNerd up.

I started a GoFundMe to support the transition from a one-person bootstrapped tool into something the skate/build community can actually use, improve, and build on.

The goal is simple: help more people build good, skateable, sustainable mini ramps and skate obstacles.

Start with mini ramps. Then expand toward bowls, roll-ins, spines, banks, pyramids, rails, street obstacles, and more.

If you think this should exist, support it if you can. If not, sharing it with skaters, builders, parks, shops, crews, or anyone trying to get more places to skate built also helps.

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/c7d18a17e

Roadmap: https://rampnerd.com/roadmap.html

Tool: https://rampnerd.com

RampNerd was built by one person. That should not be how it stays.

I’ve got a ramp and would like a move weatherproof surface. I’m on a budget and would like to save where I can. Anyone close to Knoxville with any extra or know where I could possibly purchase some used/discounted ramp surface material. Thanks!