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#375 Re: How to build a woodie
March 09, 2015, 12:06:00 pm
Good effort. I definitely needed an extra pair of hands. I don't think there's a right or wrong way of doing it. Same same but different.

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#376 Re: How to build a woodie
March 15, 2015, 05:49:28 pm
It is accomplished. Thank you to all who offered help and advice. The amount of storage at the back is insane (plus Dad put an extra light in so its nice and bright at the back too).

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#377 Re: How to build a woodie
March 15, 2015, 05:55:17 pm
Do you know there's a body on the floor.

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#378 Re: How to build a woodie
March 15, 2015, 06:54:46 pm
No room for it on the shelves.

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#379 Re: How to build a woodie
March 15, 2015, 07:11:25 pm
there's some fucked up photoshoppery going on in the bottom right corner of the wall

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#380 Re: How to build a woodie
March 15, 2015, 08:24:06 pm
First a body then a black cats tail poking from behind the board. What sort of training facility is this.

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#381 Re: How to build a woodie
March 16, 2015, 11:37:50 am
A little bird tells me that you've gone for the 'build it first, then apply for retrospective planning permission' technique!!!! :spank:

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#382 Re: How to build a woodie
March 16, 2015, 01:13:16 pm
Not quite. I did pester her sufficiently (over about 2 years) to prompt the words "Do what you want, I don't give a shit". I think she was a little surprised at how big it is but the storage at the back is phenomenal. Everything stacks nice and neat and only the bikes, freezer and teenie lawnmower need to go round the front.

I have my sources as well. Apparently your MO is not to build your own board but to have plenty of friends who do  :lol:

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#383 Re: How to build a woodie
March 16, 2015, 06:54:01 pm
Dude. I have my own board. It's just in someone else's house a little over two minutes from my house. I reckon I've got this situation sorted. None of this compares to living 6 minutes from Caley

Not quite. I did pester her sufficientlyto marry me (over about 2 years) to prompt the words "Do what you want, I don't give a shit"

Fixed that! :tease:

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#384 Re: How to build a woodie
April 15, 2015, 12:06:20 pm
I wish I put in screw on t-nuts on my board, I went through hell with t-nuts popping out because I am a shit carpenter.

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#385 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 10:14:02 am
my board is at the setting stage (the stage which never ends)

here we see two feeble wannabees preparing to fail on my warm-ups

they're pretty keen, but I don't think either of them will ever do anything of note on real rock


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#386 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 11:03:31 am
Lagers you madman, it looks like Dave's got a woman after all :)

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#387 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 01:42:41 pm
Re: screw on Ts Vs pronged Ts.

I eventually opted against advise and went for the pronged variety. Placed over 200 which took a couple of hours and, I suspect, nearly earned me an ASBO from the neighbours. Method was to absolutely weld them in using gratuitous hammering.

All the holds are up now and so far none have spun, none are loose. If the thread is not quite straight through the drill hole it can be tweaked easily by screwing a bolt in a few turns and pulling it straight - this doesn't seem to loosen it.

If any do go awry though the back of the board is accessible to get a small nut in behind one of the prongs.

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#388 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 08:03:07 pm
I have only ever used pronged T nuts and never had any problems..

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#389 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 08:09:34 pm
Pronged seem fine as long as you're not changing holds often.  The more you take holds on and off, the looser they become. 

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#390 Re: How to build a woodie
April 16, 2015, 10:39:56 pm
Lagers that pic is amazing and I can't help being envious of that session.

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#391 How to build a woodie
April 17, 2015, 05:53:39 pm
I've got about four and a half thousand pronged T's on my "board". In two years I've had to replace two (bloody setters using impact drivers to tighten bolts (now banned in favour of an 18v driver with a clutch and hand crank for the last tighten)).

All delicately placed, to virtually flush, with a lump hammer, operated by a deranged Gorilla on Acid...


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#392 Re: How to build a woodie
April 25, 2015, 09:34:09 pm

This is one sick woodie construction!

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#393 Re: How to build a woodie
May 27, 2015, 10:17:59 pm
Has anyone built a larger board (of the 16 by 20ft range)?
I am looking at building a board in stages, in a building where mice are more of an issue than space.
Also, has anyone come up with a better solution than old mattresses and bouldering mats?

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#394 Re: How to build a woodie
May 27, 2015, 10:22:14 pm
One commercial bouldering wall I know of uses mattress overlaid with foam then covered with plastic type tarp.
It's a bit bouncy.

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#395 Re: How to build a woodie
May 28, 2015, 10:29:30 am
I cant help with the mice control but wold suggest you ask your local walls if they are about to change any of their matting, when they do the old stuff usually goes in the skip and thats how I got my sections of foam, quite a lot.  I then put old carpet on top to cover it.  Garage wall. 

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#396 Re: How to build a woodie
May 28, 2015, 11:38:40 am
Also, has anyone come up with a better solution than old mattresses and bouldering mats?

I've got a stack of old underfelt I'm going to use.

Whatever you use, mice are going to be after it. Maybe a moustrap or a cat might help?

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#397 Re: How to build a woodie
July 12, 2015, 06:16:46 pm
https://instagram.com/p/5CxlEBraYP/ the state of my project after two afternoons

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#398 Re: How to build a woodie
July 13, 2015, 09:09:14 am
Similar design to my garden wall.

I would recommend 'A framing' the sides. That seems to take all flex out of the structure.

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#399 Re: How to build a woodie
July 13, 2015, 12:34:53 pm
https://instagram.com/p/5CxlEBraYP/ the state of my project after two afternoons

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looks pretty big. can't see very much tying the front and back legs together though!!! maybe it's just the photo not making it clear. don't get squashed.

 

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