I've been using my exercise allowance these last few days to cycle around town searching skips and looking for any wood i could use to make holds but couldn't find anything suitable seeing as i don't have a belt sander. However last night i struck gold, so thought i'd share it so people in the same situation know what to look for.A wooden handrail.Ridiculously easy to make any sort of hold and fine tune them from pretty good to downright filthy all with just a jigsaw and some sandpaper. Pinches with small flatties on top, medium crimps, small and nasty crimps, etc all in like half an hour and the wood feels as solid as it gets Oh and also slopers/mini jugs
Just ordered timber, ply, fixings, tnuts and 150 holds to get the board sorted. Fuck me it’s expensive, I could have membership to a wall for three years.
A chalk ball kept in an old takeaway container keeps dust minimal if the resin on your hands doesn't appeal. Of course, that bumps the cost if you have to buy a takeaway.
I had never appreciated how much psyche (and ease of use) there was to be gained from naming the holds and the problems. Highly recommended.
I've got an old whiteboard i got when our old office closed, which is getting put to good use keeping track of problems and progress.
Quote from: gme on April 16, 2020, 12:02:00 pmJust ordered timber, ply, fixings, tnuts and 150 holds to get the board sorted. Fuck me it’s expensive, I could have membership to a wall for three years.What's the breakdown for that lot Gav? Managed to get all the wood and fixings for mine for £270 (2.4 x 3.6m) so Im guessing most of the wonga went on holds?
Quote from: gme on April 16, 2020, 12:02:00 pmJust ordered timber, ply, fixings, tnuts and 150 holds to get the board sorted. Fuck me it’s expensive, I could have membership to a wall for three years.Have a look at the prices of the larger comp style holds you see down the wall . I've heard rumours of outrageous (in my head but probably not based on traffic) hold budgets for London walls (per month).
A question for those with outdoor boards, asked only out of curiosity. What are you doing to weatherproof? I would have thought that CLS and ply was not happy if it got wet over and over again.
My plan is to have a tarpaulin attached to keep the climbing side as dry as possible, and then aim to have the whole thing before the weather gets too bad in the autumn. Hopefully we can make room in the garage by then and / or have a new house in mind to install it in...
Mine will be under a balcony so won’t get wet from rain.
A question for those with outdoor boards, asked only out of curiosity. What are you doing to weatherproof?