[Duma]

Does anyone know where you can buy the Stonesmith trainingstone range currently? SS seem to have gone quiet (no answer to emails).

Appears they're moving premises so aren't producing atm, I'll ask Paul T next time I see him what the timescale is and if he knows anywhere else that has them in stock.

[Fadanoid]

One side of my indoor wall i rejigged to allow me to put the bikes behind - https://www.instagram.com/p/BQaIV2SF40H/?taken-by=bouldsta

Other side https://www.instagram.com/p/BQaIQCLFWcA/?taken-by=bouldsta

For some reason bloody instapants cropped them. Wall with Bike store is 32° and 3.4 long. I had to go for 1830mm Board width due to the room size but it isn't too bad.

The jugs are for me and the pissy edges and small holds are for my kids.

[moose]

Woodie: Redux - added some LXGrips holds (positive with a nice texture), a couple of Silly Goat tufas, and some Bleaustone finger jugs to the Crusher core (plus some slopey resin footholds).  Job. Done.  Noe time to start devising some proper projects, rather than just titting about.

   

[Durbs]

Pretty much finished - just need to fill in some gaps with leftover holds.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BR0-Z7nB_rm/?taken-by=paul_on_cajon&hl=en

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[neilslim]

Been meaning to post for a while, finished my board last October... Low garage means I've had to go super steep, and there's probably another 50 holds on it now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL0wggGh3Cb/?hl=en

[Paul B]

Been meaning to post for a while, finished my board last October... Low garage means I've had to go super steep, and there's probably another 50 holds on it now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BL0wggGh3Cb/?hl=en

That looks like an Old Skool Sheffield cellar type build!

[rodma]

That is a thing of beauty

[moose]

that looks oddly familiar.....

[Alex Smurthwaite]

http://imgur.com/exL3xUo

My garage training setup in its current state. Electronically adjustable board (winch) which can be anything from fully folded away to 45 degrees. Free standing fingerboard setup with 18mm campus rung.(Looking for some medium jugs for warming up on if anyones selling a couple)

Small gym with weight belt, dip bars and trx etc.

[Durbs]

To you clever people with more knowledge than I...

I'm planning outdoor wall number 2 - basically a freestanding Moonboard like:
http://www.moonboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20160829_072307-e1475078369911.jpg

I'm slightly loathe to concrete in the posts, mostly as it makes it a pain to remove
Would something like these suffice for mounting into the ground?
http://groundanchor.com/shop/earth-anchors-2/screw-anchors/screw-in-4x4-post-anchor-complete-kit-2/
or even:
http://www.spyrabase.co.uk/product_info.php?ID=9799

[petejh]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

[Alex Smurthwaite]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

You could build some kind of roof over top using corrugated plastic. Maybe tarp for the sides when not in use. A roof would also provide some shade in summer. Something like this https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corrugated+plastic+roof&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtiszHt4PUAhXkDcAKHX3qAUIQ_AUICygC&biw=1265&bih=614#imgrc=IZkyMIoP3f5FWM:

[Nutty]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

I'm considering some Onduline corrugated bituminous sheet for covering my outdoor board: https://onduline.co.uk/products/onduline/

[Durbs]

Yeah, from my research it comes down to two options; corrugated plastic or roofing felt.

Plastic - cheaper, can be taken off easily if needed (e.g. lost a t-nut), but can cause a bit of a mini-greenhouse which might make your wood expand/contract quite a bit over time. Requires extra framework to mount to.

I'm going for something a lot like this, but with an extra bit coming down the front:
http://www.moonboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20160829_072307-e1475078369911.jpg

Felt - Doesn't look as nice, semi-permanent, quite pricey. Requires extra boarding to fasten against.

[Muenchener]

Not sure where to post this, but I just downloaded a clinometer app and discovered that the Beastmaker on my home made free standing support rig is a mere 0.1 degrees off dead vertical. Which is probably well within the margin of error of the app. Clearly this is not random luck and my woodworking skills are better than I suspected.

Some of my bookshelves turn out to be horizontal too 

[peewee]

Used that app to measure my board recently, I'm sure when I built it was 50 degrees but its creeped to 47/48 degrees, luckily resetting soon so an opportune moment to rectify this issue.

[dave]

I would exercise caution about using apps to measure board angles, if the schoolroom debacle is anything to go by.

[Oldmanmatt]

Not exactly a home board, but...

Running a Bouldering gym can be pretty damn dull, especially on a sunny day.
So, I pulled apart some old volumes and added a bit of C16 and a shite load of screws and extended the wall out from the existing cave. It's 20* to the little roof and then a vertical head wall. I built it as a crack training feature and carved a Tufa out of a bit of 4x4 C16 too. As I think of it, I'll add more cracks and Tufas etc.




Three main cracks, a shallow, vert, hand jamb, a 30* inclined hand and 30* fist/arm.




Tufa-ish roof crack-y thing, type dubery w'osit.




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[Fadanoid]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

My biggest advice is to consider the wind loads on the moonboard, you are erecting a massive sail!

Durbs, i would seriously consider some sort of anchoring. My Garden moonboard has withstood 78 mph  so far and its got a 5 point anchor system.

I have felt on mine, but then again its dramatically over engineered.

[Durbs]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

My biggest advice is to consider the wind loads on the moonboard, you are erecting a massive sail!

Durbs, i would seriously consider some sort of anchoring. My Garden moonboard has withstood 78 mph  so far and its got a 5 point anchor system.

I have felt on mine, but then again its dramatically over engineered.

Was looking at screw-in anchors, rather than concreting in, but yeah had considered the lift-off scenario... It'll be tucked into a relatively sheltered bit of the garden, between a fence and a shed (and the other wall) - but potentially could get a head-on wind.
Securing the plastic roofing could be more important than the wall itself.

Annoyingly now have to fix a leaking roof on the house which takes priority over the climbing roof in terms of cash.
Bum.

[petejh]

Advice sought on outdoors boards... Durbs et al?
My girlfriend's building an outdoors moonboard in the back garden of her place. I'm wondering about weatherproofing - bearing in mind it's in Belfast, not the driest climate. What do people recommend?

My biggest advice is to consider the wind loads on the moonboard, you are erecting a massive sail!

Durbs, i would seriously consider some sort of anchoring. My Garden moonboard has withstood 78 mph  so far and its got a 5 point anchor system.

I have felt on mine, but then again its dramatically over engineered.

It'll be in a fairly sheltered spot in lee of a large tree but yeah, good info. She's digging holes and concreteing in. Foundations getting dug next week!

Loads of good info on this thread.

[Cac03]

Building commences tonight, well, digging the pits.  Just thought I'd share out plans for those interested.  Will probably attempt to document full process. In meantime any comments/advice more than welcome as it's an ambitious first board to build.  Moon holds were on order with estimated delivery at 6 weeks, now arriving next week, 4 weeks ahead of schedule...so that's lit a fire under shovel.  Let's hope tonights digging doesn't turn into bouldering and the grounds good!

Dropping posts tomorrow hopefully.  uprights at 3.5 metres above ground, main concern is probably if 500mm is enough to drop posts into c25 ratio concrete (1xcement,1xgravel,2xsand).  wondering if that sounds strong enough or overkill?!

Moonboard plan top down
Moonbaord plan

[neilslim]

500mm sounds quite shallow for a post that is 3.5mtr out the ground! As a landscaper I've always worked to putting a third of what's out the ground in the ground? I'll go down to 600mm for a post that is 1.8m out the ground generally...

[Cac03]

500mm sounds quite shallow for a post that is 3.5mtr out the ground! As a landscaper I've always worked to putting a third of what's out the ground in the ground? I'll go down to 600mm for a post that is 1.8m out the ground generally...

Thanks Neilslim, wondering if that's with you setting into very strong concrete and not just cement?

Also wondering if that's just standalone upright (as in a fence - which I imagine would need to be deeper than front post of a supported triangle?). 
Effectively all the weight isn't on the front post upright, as diagonal post and back upright post are sharing the load?!  Built fences before and yeah, with obvious full load on one upright went pretty deep.  Kinda majorly reluctant to dig 1metre deep x 10 holes for the moonboard, feels like overkill (sincerely hoping people agree so digging doesn't become full foundation style excavation project!).

[changement]

Building commences tonight, well, digging the pits.  Just thought I'd share out plans for those interested.  Will probably attempt to document full process. In meantime any comments/advice more than welcome as it's an ambitious first board to build.  Moon holds were on order with estimated delivery at 6 weeks, now arriving next week, 4 weeks ahead of schedule...so that's lit a fire under shovel.  Let's hope tonights digging doesn't turn into bouldering and the grounds good!

Dropping posts tomorrow hopefully.  uprights at 3.5 metres above ground, main concern is probably if 500mm is enough to drop posts into c25 ratio concrete (1xcement,1xgravel,2xsand).  wondering if that sounds strong enough or overkill?!

Moonboard plan top down
Moonbaord plan

What posts are you concreting into the ground? Steels?

Not done the calculations but off top of my head 500 mm sounds pretty shallow - I'd be looking at double that for 3.6 m. Sounds overkill for a light weight timber structure but you'd be surprised with the wind loading. Remember you are effectively building a big plywood sail!

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