The Works (Read 131607 times)

saltbeef · January 24, 2009, 10:42:04 pm

good effort. just wish you'd build it inside the m60

richdraws · January 24, 2009, 10:42:23 pm

Keep away with your dirty circuits Alex..... grrrrr

r-man · January 25, 2009, 12:57:28 am

Nice one, Percy and Co.!

You guys deserve a lot of credit for continual improvements (not just this) ever since the Works opened. Keep up the good work!

Jaspersharpe · January 26, 2009, 11:52:02 am

Quote from: r-man on January 25, 2009, 12:57:28 am

Nice one, Percy and Co.!

You guys deserve a lot of credit for continual improvements (not just this) ever since the Works opened. Keep up the good work!

Paul B · January 28, 2009, 08:38:09 pm

Sorry, sorry, sorry, and again sorry in advance for even thinking of writing this...BUT

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gWt9r7r9qnM/SYBmK96GS3I/AAAAAAAAAH4/jrcHovDrJYE/s1600-h/moonboard.JPG

is the proximity of the window/wall and the fact that its one campus rung less wide than the campus board structure on the right not going to cut the useability of this board significantly?

The school moon board suffered from being right next to the wall and the right hand side of the 50' wasn't used all that much again due to the wall...?

are the holds going to be fixed or changed (like the old moon set up)?

dave · January 28, 2009, 08:49:10 pm

space next to a wall is pretty much deadspace, but just cos the plywood is there doesn't mean you have to have holds on it or use it. as long as problems aren't being set right in the corner it shouldn't be an issue.

cofe · January 28, 2009, 08:55:28 pm

will the remaining campus board stuff be moved back too - the new 'wall' below (i.e. back of 45deg board) looks pretty close in? ripe for blood and toenail mash.

Fiend · January 28, 2009, 08:57:50 pm

Quote from: cofe on January 28, 2009, 08:55:28 pm

will the remaining campus board stuff be moved back too - the new 'wall' below (i.e. back of 45deg board) looks pretty close in? ripe for blood and toenail mash.

I think that's just the photo, that horizontal under there was pretty wide, I bet there will be plenty of space (more than the Foundry one, say).

I think Paul is right, it does limit the options of the board, but it's better than nothing. And it could easily be extended out and the pullup bar re-homed.

cofe · January 28, 2009, 09:01:42 pm

Quote from: Fiend on January 28, 2009, 08:57:50 pm

Quote from: cofe on January 28, 2009, 08:55:28 pm
will the remaining campus board stuff be moved back too - the new 'wall' below (i.e. back of 45deg board) looks pretty close in? ripe for blood and toenail mash.
I think that's just the photo, that horizontal under there was pretty wide, I bet there will be plenty of space (more than the Foundry one, say).

nah, clocked it last night. looked to be less than the matrix's 'campus board'...

Paul B · January 28, 2009, 09:23:24 pm

Quote from: Fiend on January 28, 2009, 08:57:50 pm

I think Paul is right, it does limit the options of the board, but it's better than nothing. And it could easily be extended out and the pullup bar re-homed.

Yeah, I just thought I'd say what I was thinking in case it all got built and THEN I said something/made reference to/ etc.

stom · January 28, 2009, 10:23:08 pm

Quote from: Fiend on January 28, 2009, 08:57:50 pm

Quote from: cofe on January 28, 2009, 08:55:28 pm
will the remaining campus board stuff be moved back too - the new 'wall' below (i.e. back of 45deg board) looks pretty close in? ripe for blood and toenail mash.
I think that's just the photo, that horizontal under there was pretty wide, I bet there will be plenty of space (more than the Foundry one, say).

Tried it briefly tonight and your legs hit the back of the 45 degree board! I guess it may need looking at although if you start higher up the board it may not be so much of an issue.

dave · January 28, 2009, 10:48:00 pm

could be solved by just removing the first 3 rungs - i mean how many people go higher than 9 on there anyway? I bet the wood at the top sees less use than an armish iPod.

stom · January 28, 2009, 10:58:45 pm

Quote from: dave on January 28, 2009, 10:48:00 pm

could be solved by just removing the first 3 rungs - i mean how many people go higher than 9 on there anyway? I bet the wood at the top sees less use than an armish iPod.

Possibly although one unique thing about the works campus board is the ability to do 1,4,7,10 rather than just 1,4,7

dave · January 28, 2009, 11:10:27 pm

since it goes up to 14 losing the bottom 3 would not be a problem. i'd get a nosebleed if i went up to 10 as it is.

Paul B · January 28, 2009, 11:13:07 pm

might be a tad reachy to start

Percy B · January 28, 2009, 11:25:11 pm

Fitting the 45 board in anywhere in the Works was always going to be awkward. I think the solution we have found works OK, but its not perfect. To avoid bumping your tootsies on the backboard when using the campus board, you will need to start on rung 2 instead of rung 1. I'm not going to take any rungs off, as some people will need the first rung to get established - I'm thinking of the shorties here. I'm sure starting a rung or two higher up sholdn't cause too many problems!
We are going to put a nice protective grid over the window left of the 45 to prevent any mishaps as well as extending the mats. Fingers boards and pull-up bars are to be repositioned elsewhere. None of it is completed yet and won't be for another 2 weeks whilst we're finishing off. When its done it should all be good.

Joepicalli · January 28, 2009, 11:35:10 pm

Quote from: stom on January 28, 2009, 10:58:45 pm

Quote from: dave on January 28, 2009, 10:48:00 pm
could be solved by just removing the first 3 rungs - i mean how many people go higher than 9 on there anyway? I bet the wood at the top sees less use than an armish iPod.

Possibly although one unique thing about the works campus board is the ability to do 1,4,7,10 rather than just 1,4,7

Really it needs to go to 11

dave · January 28, 2009, 11:37:05 pm

Quote from: Percy B on January 28, 2009, 11:25:11 pm

I'm thinking of the shorties here.

you're only human.

GraemeA · January 28, 2009, 11:44:04 pm

Joe - why, so you can struggle on 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

Whoops, sorry I thought this was the British Slagging Thread

Ps reason we added the 45 degree board is because the old campus board wasn't rated for Joe and Seb being on the board simultaneously. And we know that neither Joe nor Seb can hang around on a 45 board long enough for us to be worried.

Paul B · January 28, 2009, 11:45:56 pm

Quote from: Percy B on January 28, 2009, 11:25:11 pm

Fitting the 45 board in anywhere in the Works was always going to be awkward. I think the solution we have found works OK, but its not perfect.....

Fairy nuff!

With regards to the holds Percy; are they going to be fixed? or set problems? or a mix of the two? or....?

(Genuinely psyched to try this thing out when its done

)

Graeme - my experience of Joe is that he ADDS weight on steep boards, especially basic knitwear. I swear everytime I saw him at the board he was hanging that move with a massive belt.

GraemeA · January 28, 2009, 11:48:19 pm

Paul - my experience of Joe is enough to get me killed

Paul B · January 28, 2009, 11:52:22 pm

wrong Jo... le saucisson was on my mind - That doesn't read well...

GraemeA · January 28, 2009, 11:58:02 pm

Joe Le saucisson, nae, more like Joe La salsiccia.

Sorry but don't do Albanian

Percy B · January 29, 2009, 06:02:49 am

Fixed.

dobbin · January 29, 2009, 09:58:40 am

You've always got sausage on your mind Paul you filthy imp.

I love Joe Picalli to bits, but in my entire life I have never seen him ascend the school board with a weight belt attached. Le Sausage's image, on the other hand, is burnt into my retina - stripped to his Y-fronts, blind fold and with 6kilos doing problems on the 50.