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#75 Re: How to build a campus board
June 23, 2015, 08:39:13 am
That does look good!

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#76 Re: How to build a campus board
June 23, 2015, 09:21:03 am
The slots are really good for timing and direction etc, not many liked them for some bizarre reason. Well the reason was ego

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#77 Re: How to build a campus board
June 23, 2015, 09:42:41 am
Anyone know if/when and how much?

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#78 Re: How to build a campus board
November 10, 2015, 03:12:41 pm
Finished a little home made campus / hangboard a couple of weeks ago, as for various rental reasons I couldn't hang my BM up inside and I had some ply lying around the shed.  Thoughts so far are that training outdoors through winter isn't that bad, although warming up enough before a session is a stretch.

I'll get round to putting more rungs on the left side eventually - as it's overhanging it stays dry, and the BM detaches.

Disclaimer - I can barely use a drill.


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#79 Re: How to build a campus board
November 10, 2015, 04:58:38 pm
Finished a little home made campus / hangboard a couple of weeks ago, as for various rental reasons I couldn't hang my BM up inside and I had some ply lying around the shed.  Thoughts so far are that training outdoors through winter isn't that bad, although warming up enough before a session is a stretch.

I'll get round to putting more rungs on the left side eventually - as it's overhanging it stays dry, and the BM detaches.

Disclaimer - I can barely use a drill.



good effort on joining the diy board club.

it may always seem like I'm doling out criticisms to board builders, but that's because i care.

Here we go

1. your board is going to blow over, or away on a windy day

2. what is stopping the legs (behind your back in the photo) from sliding away, from parting, or from parting company with the main frame?

3. none of the above is fatal, add some cross bracing, perhaps some stronger fixings between the legs and the frame (bolts), bolt the legs down to the ground or wall.

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#80 Re: How to build a campus board
November 10, 2015, 06:51:11 pm
You're going to need to seal the edge of the ply, to stop it delaminating too.


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#81 Re: How to build a campus board
November 11, 2015, 02:13:47 pm
Cheers for the advice folks - was going to add some cross braces on the rear legs (behind the board) when I got my hands on more timber - the legs at the front go into holes dug in the grass to stop any slippage.  Found that out the hard way....

Any tips on what to use to seal the edges of the ply? I coated the back and edges in some creosote I found in the shed for that lovely diesel smell, but not convinced it's doing anything useful.

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#82 Re: How to build a campus board
November 11, 2015, 03:04:23 pm
You need to creasote the top edges of your campus rungs to stop them splitting.

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#83 Re: How to build a campus board
November 11, 2015, 06:19:00 pm
The best thing is a length of treated timber (2"x3" is cheap ~ £2.90 for 2.4 mtrs from B&Q, untreated so creosote it).
The thing to avoid is exposed end grain, this is where the wood will absorb water (mainly) and that will cause it to warp.
All the edges of the ply will have end grain exposed in some of the laminates and a combination of sealant and capping will give you the best life (seal before you cap).

Any brand of shed/fence treatment will do for preservation, although it might be better to take it apart, treat everything and then rebuild.
If you want it to last.



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#84 Re: How to build a campus board
November 11, 2015, 06:31:29 pm
Looks good, now to work on how to use a belt ;)

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#85 Re: How to build a campus board
November 13, 2015, 02:02:29 pm
Looks good, now to work on how to use a belt ;)

I have slim hips!

Thanks Matt et al - useful advice for someone like me who struggles with DIY..(and belts)

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#86 Re: How to build a campus board
October 15, 2018, 02:27:26 pm
Sorry for the Farcebook link.

Not so much “how to build a Campus board” as “ How things have changed since the 1990’s and can you imagine any pro’s career recovering from that level of misogyny?”

Still, funny.

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#87 Re: How to build a campus board
October 15, 2018, 09:12:59 pm
notice that Jerry talks about good climber climbing quickly

I'm looking at you Shark

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#88 Re: How to build a campus board
October 15, 2018, 10:13:23 pm
Some of that...err..."content" may not have aged well, but crikey they knew how to soundtrack a climbing video back in the day.

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#89 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 08:19:58 am
Brilliant  :clap2:

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#90 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 08:45:38 am
notice that Jerry talks about good climber climbing quickly

I'm looking at you Shark

Perhaps he needs to look over his shoulder and say "watch this, baby" before setting off on his redpoint attempt.

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#91 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 08:59:39 am
I'm intrigued as to the identity of the Foundry lady. Presumably she was a hired model and not an employee/Sheffield climber who was cajoled into it.

I can't explain why, but I've got a sudden urge to go campus boarding...

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#92 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 09:15:08 am
That video is ace!

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#93 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 09:19:48 am
I'm intrigued as to the identity of the Foundry lady. Presumably she was a hired model and not an employee/Sheffield climber who was cajoled into it.

I can't explain why, but I've got a sudden urge to go campus boarding...


I have a memory of seeing a photo of Jerry stood with his arm around a similarly "glamour model"-esque woman in front of his Porsche but I'm damned if I can find it to share. Might be the same person, even the same day.


Come to think of it isn't there a shot of him doing the Buckstone Dyno with a pretty lady stood at the top?




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#94 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 09:44:27 am
Was it this lady?


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#95 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 10:31:18 am
I have a memory of seeing a photo of Jerry stood with his arm around a similarly "glamour model"-esque woman in front of his Porsche but I'm damned if I can find it to share. Might be the same person, even the same day.

« Last Edit: October 16, 2018, 10:38:52 am by cheque »

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#96 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 12:11:06 pm
I'm intrigued as to the identity of the Foundry lady.

That’s Mrs Moffatt isn’t it?

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#97 Re: How to build a campus board
October 16, 2018, 12:25:42 pm
SoHandsome. Those were the days.

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#98 Re: How to build a campus board
June 12, 2020, 11:22:07 am
Come to think of it isn't there a shot of him doing the Buckstone Dyno with a pretty lady stood at the top?
Only just seen this.
I seriously doubt it was Jerry. I remember it featuring a muscular climber. Given it was Red Chili it could have been Gerhard Horhager but I'm not sure.
Wait a minute, wasn't it Richie Patterson?

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#99 Re: How to build a campus board
June 12, 2020, 01:58:23 pm
That’s Mrs Moffatt isn’t it?

Mrs. Glowacz?

 

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