[Probes]

Cheers Mr slackline.

[SA Chris]

A friend of mine told methat if you use a certain type of ply it's very shiny and slippery and results in loads of spinning holds, but he couldn't tell me which type it is. Anyone know?

[Mike Tyson]

We use birch ply for our walls, its proper bo and aint cheap but good.

[Eddies]

Whats the tightest radius you can bend 6mm thk ply to... without any fancy steaming, kerfing etc?

[rodma]

Whats the tightest radius you can bend 6mm thk ply to... without any fancy steaming, kerfing etc?

Depends on the type of ply, method used etc etc etc. Hard to achieve this successfully in the long term without delamination occuring (esp if its in a damp old garage). Are you trying to build yourself a barrel?

[Eddies]

YES, but I have drawn it up facetted as im pretty sure 4m is the tightest rad I can get .

[robertostallioni]

Is that Crouch spotting?

[Eddies]

No! 3.8m is as high as I can take it, I want the barrel at about half height, I think!

[Jim]

just have a flat board at about 45 - 50 degrees, dont bother with fucking about with curves and shit

[neil h]

 

[Probes]

Eddies, go for a curved board man, why make things easy its all about the challenge. I built this board at cliffs barn a few years ago (RIP) and tried to bend 6mm and it wouldnt have it. It would just rip and snap, and it was good quality ext ply. 3mm glued and stapled is the way, in the long term its quicker and easier to work with and do!

http://members.multimania.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/cliffsbarnthumb.jpg

[Dr T]

just have a flat board at about 45 - 50 degrees, dont bother with fucking about with curves and shit

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[SA Chris]

Prob with that barrel is that each of the strips on the curved bit will need additional support as they will be weaker, and will need additional screws and timber, adding weight, cost and time.

[rodma]

I like the look of your faceted barrel. Will be epic to build compared to a flat board, but ought to be nice to climb on.

How wide will the board be, you could always have a uniform overhang alongside it if there was enough space?

[Probes]

Yeah, id agree with that  the faceted barrel would be better for fixing holds rather than curved. Would you not fancy an angled top board rather than vertical, you caould have a campus style finish then.

[Jim]

trouble is, if you built this curved board, everytime you go on it, you'll of wished you just put a flat board in about 45/50 degrees 

[Eddies]

cheers for the advice guys, this is a lil extension to an already HUGE board room that I already use... so a barrel it must be.
Thought about the curve but cant make it tight enough (That South Lancs board looks good tho) and thought about the holds issue too etc etc... Anyway, I recon were deffo gonna go with the faceted board. I was and still ofcourse could but an angled top board on it but im thinking of nowt but dirty lil jibs up there to crimp up!

[Krank]

nowt but dirty lil jibs up there to crimp up!

Fuck that, crimps make the baby jebus cry. what we need is a dedicated sloper board.

[Eddies]

Slopers are good... when you have a tendon injury from CRIMPING TOO FUCKING HARD!!!