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cintune
Nov 30, 2005, 2:46 AM
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In reply to: i'm pickin up what you're puttin down.
Down at every laundromat in town. I thought about getting some of those big Lapis holds but opted for building features out of plywood, lots cheaper.
http://www.oldnewspublishing.com/climbingwall.jpg
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jgross
Dec 12, 2005, 3:04 AM
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Those look sweet. Got any plans for building those plywood features? How are they secured to the main wall?
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miavzero
Dec 12, 2005, 3:23 AM
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Wyatt,
I hope you have grown up since the days of the Timy Fairfield thread.
Anyways, I have heard that Nicros is working in the kind of hold you are thinking of. They are using their lightweight design (EHT). I would like to see bulges that stick out several feet.
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cintune
Dec 12, 2005, 5:26 PM
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In reply to: Those look sweet. Got any plans for building those plywood features? How are they secured to the main wall?
Some sketches are here:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...hp?p=1087469#1087469
Fastened them with heavy-duty 8" deck construction screws run into the framing members, or from the back of the plywood into the box frame.
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cheapholds
Jan 2, 2006, 3:30 AM
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how big you looking for? we offer features that exceed 32" made from high-strength fiberglass. most weigh under 30 lbs and can be easily installed by two people. (i usually dont self-promo, but it seems like this is exactly what people were asking about)
http://www.cheapholds.com/protrusion.jpg
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pdx_climber
Jan 5, 2006, 12:10 AM
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Depending on what you're looking for you might just consider making features like this yourself. Fiberglass isn't particularly expensive or difficult to deal with provided you use some common sense and aren't making any load-bearing structures (yeah, yeah-- it needs to support the weight of a climber, but that's not hard to do). Just remember to wear a mask when you're dealing with the raw materials.
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sirgumby
Jan 12, 2006, 3:45 AM
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We are in the process of making features for walls. you are able to put your own holds on the features. I have put over 25 t-nuts on some features and they seem to work fine. I have looked at the other manufactures and what we are building will be simple and CHEEP Hopeto have them out this year
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