We’ve known people to put down a small ice rink in their back yard during the winter. But a machine to resurface these diy rinks is unheard of until now. The big name in rink resurfacing is ...

Work your way around the string outline till you've created low boards around the rink area. *Depending on the slope in your yard ... you can build a homemade Zamboni-style ice resurfacer.

or building rink boards without a gap. Differing levels could lead to uneven ice, and cracks in the exterior can lead to “blowouts,” a balloon-like pop that ends in a flooded yard.

SHREWSBURY ― Will O'Connor, 5, hits the ice before ... his yard wouldn't be flat enough. He then spent a year filling in his yard to provide a surface area for his homemade rink.

or building rink boards without a gap. Differing levels could lead to uneven ice, and cracks in the exterior can lead to “blowouts,” a balloon-like pop that ends in a flooded yard.

SOME NIGHTS I COME BACK AND THERE’S, YOU KNOW, TEN KIDS OUT HERE AND I’M LIKE, WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? LIKE, THEY JUST SEEM TO, LIKE, MIGRATE TO OUR HOUSE WITH THE ICE RINK, 10,000 LIGHTS.