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Adjustable campus board
June 28, 2010, 04:41:55 pm
With campus boards it's useful to have different size rungs. This helps when training different types of grip and so that you can progress to smaller rungs as you improve. However, if you only have a small board then this can be difficult. I was thinking of a concept where the rungs can be made smaller or larger rather than having rungs set to a fixed size. The most complex idea would be to have the rungs sticking through slots in the surface of the board. Winding a handle at the side would move them in or out of the slots. A much more simple method that I have started to use is to start with fairly large rungs and add thin strips of wood above each rungs - held on with clamps at the sides. Has anyone else tried something like this?

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#1 Re: Adjustable campus board
June 29, 2010, 11:24:35 am
If you're serious about doing something like this, make sure its sturdy and able to take the impacts/weight it will inevitably take - it sounds a bit wobbly/dangerous!


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#2 Re: Adjustable campus board
July 01, 2010, 03:23:16 pm
The second simple idea that I'm using isn't wobbly. The strips of wood just act to fill the space at the back of the rungs. They just give the fingers less space and don't take any weight. It means I can use the space on my board more economically and include other types of holds like slopers that I wouldn't have space for otherwise.

 

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