[RobK]

I use these for my TRX/pulley setup above the board.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-staple-on-plate-50-x-50mm/4317v

[dpb]

I'm looking to add an attachment to the top of my woodie so I can add some rings. I'm guessing the easiest way is to get a couple of bolt hangers in which case any suggestions for what I need to attach them to the ply. Also is eBay the best place to get a couple of cheap hangers?

I used 2 M10 eye bolts screwed into T nuts.

[Bradders]

I use these for my TRX/pulley setup above the board.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-staple-on-plate-50-x-50mm/4317v

Yeah same, use for pull up bar and rings and seems totally secure.

[kac]

Thanks for the advice - will give those screwfix hangers a try.

[Monolith]

I'm looking to build a small board in our garage at the moment. I'm working within the following measurement parameters: floor-ceiling 2.4m, width 2.4m, depth 3.1m. The space has a plasterboard ceiling with fairly slender joists behind it; it's a pitched roof garage.

Given the relative slenderness of the joists, I was wondering if there was a design I could employ that didn't fix into them nor one that used leg supports. Has anybody made any sort of timber/glulam or other material truss in such a fashion before for example?

[SA Chris]

what is the wall? You could always put in some ties so the wall takes some of the load, and a couple of supports to the ground too. I think Fultonius did similar in his garage

I'm sure a qualified architect could help you work out the loads

[Will Hunt]

Why no legs?
Your space is similar to mine (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,3260.msg478095.html#msg478095). I built something freestanding which works nicely. If there's no need to get behind the board you could make it wider.

[tomtom]

Legs/Aframe 👍

[SA Chris]

The idea has legs

[mrjonathanr]

I built a board that completely spans the width of the shed, so the support was easy: vertical 2x4 coach bolted into side walls, length of 2x4 sits on top of it, board edge rests on this. I have a hatch in the side wall to get behind the board and store gardening stuff but you could easily have a removable section of board in the lower portion to do the same.

[kac]

Sounds like I had something similar to mrjr recently built in my garage. I was going to go down the free standing route but had it built by a pro who recommended supporting it between garage walls. Dont know how to attach pictures but pm me and can show what they did.

Just to add a recommendation on wood holds I have just got a few holds from beta blox - good value and big range of pinches and domes. Surprised they don't seem to have been recommended before. I've also bought rick ginns strongholds, crusher and hardwoodholds and all fantastic.  I've found the hardest thing getting footholds that I like and dont trash shoes!

[tomtom]

@kac I was going to get a set of CORE. Foot dinks but was put off by £10 p&p on £30 of (light and small) holds. If you want to combine an order and thus halve the post cost let me know. Or anyone else for that matter.

[kac]

Hi tomtom, i did get some core geo 20mm. Went to the factory to collect and avoid that post cost - its not too far from the peak. Also got eBay wood domes and 10mm crusher dinks. The cores soon become a bit too positive and the domes and dinks too poor. The core geo board feet look great and with hindsight should probably have got some of those. Beta blox do the cheapest footholds i have seen - not tried them though.

[tomtom]

Hi tomtom, i did get some core geo 20mm. Went to the factory to collect and avoid that post cost - its not too far from the peak. Also got eBay wood domes and 10mm crusher dinks. The cores soon become a bit too positive and the domes and dinks too poor. The core geo board feet look great and with hindsight should probably have got some of those. Beta blox do the cheapest footholds i have seen - not tried them though.

Cheers - what angle? Was thinking of the 20mm too.. Mines 54 (ish) and 10mm Jenga blocks are too hard for me at the moment - but larger bolt ons a bit too positive :D

[kac]

Its a 45. The geo 20mm would probably be perfect on a board as steep as yours. They are very positive one way up - although I find the positive edges trashes shoes a bit. I wear old shoes using them!

[tomtom]

Its a 45. The geo 20mm would probably be perfect on a board as steep as yours. They are very positive one way up - although I find the positive edges trashes shoes a bit. I wear old shoes using them!

Thought about turning them upside down?

[M1V0]

We have the 20mm core geo on a 50 board. They're good and maintain a reasonable amount of grip to give you big long moves that are feet-dependent. Have them as flat edges rather than the incut.

[kac]

I have turned about half round. Not all as wanted some positive for warming up. Think I'll try turning them all round!

[Duma]

I've got these on my 30° board:
https://coreclimbing.co.uk/buy-holds/shop-by-type/footholds/geo-screw-on-feet-board_1/

The 11mm flat sides are too good for my angle so I've turned them, but the others are spot on

[tomtom]

Being a bit steeper I was after these

https://coreclimbing.co.uk/buy-holds/shop-by-type/footholds/geo-screw-on-20mm-feet_1/

Used them (or maybe the 30’s) on the depot 50 - along with ones like yours Duma iirc.

[RobK]

Being a bit steeper I was after these

https://coreclimbing.co.uk/buy-holds/shop-by-type/footholds/geo-screw-on-20mm-feet_1/

Used them (or maybe the 30’s) on the depot 50 - along with ones like yours Duma iirc.

I just bought some of the 30s for my 40 board. Useful as a bigger foothold both for making problems easier and for endurance stuff. Got them from Hardwood Holds who sell them in sets of 8 and don't think postage was unreasonable. They do the 20s too I think.

[tomtom]

Cheers Rob - out of stock :D

[RobK]

Cheers Rob - out of stock :D

Typical!

[Paul B]

I'm just about to paint the last coat onto the newly painted garage floor (incredibly easy) having taken the time to paint the blockwork (complete PITA) internally whilst the garage was empty. The latter isn't a work of art by any stretch of the imagination.

It's now time to think about actually building the board. Without coming across as a right the space is fairly large (6m wide, 5.4m deep, 2.5 - 3.8m high) with a ridge beam already in-situ (no trusses to deal with) and I was wondering what UKB thought should be the maximum height of any home board? I typically had the misfortune of dropping a last move on the Depot Manc. board shortly after it opened and landing on my face from up there hurt, a lot.

I'm inclined to build something akin to the LHS of the new School Room which inclines from low angle on its LHS to steep on the RHS (perhaps ~30 to ~45 for me). It needs to serve not only my needs but Nat's as well, and deal with going round and round rather than 3-move wonders.

[Nutty]

How do you plan on padding it out? I don't think I'd want to go beyond whatever three plywood panels width and a small kicker adds up to at the angle you choose.