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getsomeethics
May 26, 2010, 10:36 PM
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keepitlow wrote: Made out of Chinese oak faced ply. It's crap compared to US or Canada ply...but those things are extinct!
I used the same stuff here, as it is half the price as regular ply and for a home woody, does not matter if it does not meet Aussie standards. Regular ply is $70/sheet!!
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keepitlow
May 27, 2010, 11:44 AM
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getsomeethics wrote: keepitlow wrote: Made out of Chinese oak faced ply. It's crap compared to US or Canada ply...but those things are extinct! I used the same stuff here, as it is half the price as regular ply and for a home woody, does not matter if it does not meet Aussie standards. Regular ply is $70/sheet!!
Over here the China oak ply is $45 a sheet. Non hardwood ply is about $19. If I hit the lotto will build a fun house with indoor gym about 20 feet tall. My wall is 13.3 feet.
Very happy with wall in living room. And all / most of the formaldehyde is pretty much gone now from the China ply!
The reason I don't like China ply is it has voids inside, the glue is low grade and it is only 75% to 80% as strong as the North American ply.
Real nice hardwood they use. But they mix red and white oak, so it stains up differently as we found out too late. No big deal, adds some texture to the visuals.
(This post was edited by keepitlow on May 27, 2010, 1:31 PM)
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jbk641
Jun 16, 2010, 12:52 AM
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Hey really nice gym..I like the pics. I needed a solution to how to brace my 30 degree wall to a finished ceiling and wall. I see you used lag bolts..What size were they? Im thinking of just using 4 inch deck screws...Again,,nice job
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Couloirman
Jun 16, 2010, 2:02 AM
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This is the best that I could do with the minimal space that I have in my apartment. It works great and has made my climbing go up a full number grade over the winter.
I call it the Beastmaker 3000, and I think that you can see why...
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skoorbasil
Jul 16, 2010, 4:06 PM
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Heres a couple of shots of our woody. Just did an addition we added the inside corner and extended our thirty five degree wall. The wall definately helps keep us strong in between outdoor trips.
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jbk641
Jul 19, 2010, 5:20 PM
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Here is a set of volumes I made. I have a few on my wall and ceiling that have opened up quite a few new climbing options...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Climbing-Volume-Holds-Volumes-/130410373423?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5d10612f
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lucaskrajnik
Jul 26, 2010, 8:29 PM
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What type of coating would you guys recommend for a strong gritty material
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rrrADAM
Jul 27, 2010, 2:16 PM
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jbk641 wrote: Hey really nice gym..I like the pics. I needed a solution to how to brace my 30 degree wall to a finished ceiling and wall. I see you used lag bolts..What size were they? Im thinking of just using 4 inch deck screws...Again,,nice job
On my overhang, which is almost completely supported by the ceiling, I just used 2 2x4's, and had 4 adults hang and shake violently on it before I put on the ply:
Many pics of the entire construction process here:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...post=2143844#2143844
The wall, if it's a no load bearing interior wall, is likely just 2x4, which isn't good enough. Better to go to the ground, or a load bearing wall that goes to the outside, as they tend to be 2x6's, and that will hold up.
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amyas
Jul 27, 2010, 2:51 PM
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For the Canadians out there... your roof is very likely engineered trusses if constructed in the last 40 years or so, so the bottom cords will be only 2X4 unless its a girder, or span over 20'. you Can pick boxes of 100 T-nuts for @$22 at Mountain Equipment Co-op, much cheaper than any hardware store. If you know a cabinet maker though he can probably get them even cheaper than that through his supplier.
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amyas
Jul 27, 2010, 6:35 PM
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Yeah man the way you guys build down south is the way it was done in the 1800's. Not saying thats good or bad, just different than the rest of the wood-framing world. That being said, the fact there are still plenty of colonial homes around and in good shape may mean our idea of "progress" may not be all that progressive. So theres no confusion, not putting down american tradesmen at all, im very good at what i do, but i consider every american framer ive worked with that has some experience to be better than me, simply because they've always had to do things the "old way". P.S. if anyone knows some place in the western states i can come and work for cash message me. 6yrs framing, 5 years drywalling. sorry im not mexican, but i can speak a little.
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climbguy__1
Apr 8, 2011, 2:54 PM
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Its a bit tough to explain the ol wall, but I will give er a go. It has three walls. One 45 degree (12' wide X 10') then goes to 22.5 for 5' with an arete on one side. The other wall is a 15 degree (12'X11') and the third is a huge belly (cant give dimensions, way too random. its huge though.
I didnt have any pics on this computer, so here is a link to some pics on FB.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=337803&id=629250385&l=17cb83f514
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=54962&id=629250385&l=6588286807
Got a hang board, rock rings, campus board and hit strips (modular - it folds away so it doesnt take up climbing space.). Plus a bunch of random shelving for hold storage when they are not in use.
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May 16, 2011, 6:55 PM
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Our little slice of heaven in the frozen north. There is a 8' wide 45* on one side, with an arete. A short inside corner, one wall vert, one a slab (kid wall). A long 20ish* wall, a belly, and a vert arete wall to protect the water heater and furnace complete the full circuit. The whole roof is done as well, with a ridge coming down in the middle. This isn't my wall, but a friends that a large group of us climb at a couple times a week.
Oh yes... I can't forget about the slide in the corner.
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