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metomeya
Mar 1, 2005, 7:40 AM
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Okay Okay I know there are TONS of guides out there to building your own wall at home. For me however, I live with my parents and we have no room in the garage. They might let me screw some plywood to the wall, but I had a better idea.
Okay most guides cover walls that are hanging over you like this \, but could I make a wall that isn't attached to the wall that is away from you like this / with some plywood that supports it up and down like this | and a base of course _ (do these symbols help?) So basically a right angle triangle with the slope going away from me. I think I want the wall about 7' to 8' feet tall. So here are my few questions.
I'm about 200 pounds, how much weight at the bottom would I need to keep it from tilting?
What kind of weight is best? Sand? Metal plates?
Are there different grades of plywood, and which one would I want?
What is the common size of holes I would have to drill that would fit most holds?
Finally, would it just be better to have a straight up and down wall and drill it into the studs in the wall and scrap this idea? And is there a good guide for that? (I'm just worried my parents would freak out, and my thing would be mobile so when I leave i just carry it out the door.)
Thanks
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ctardi
Mar 1, 2005, 7:45 AM
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It would be best to do a search, as free standing walls have been covered many times. Try the "indoor gyms" section of the forums.
Good Luck :)
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tradnomad
Mar 1, 2005, 7:48 AM
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First off... Don't build a less than vertical wall :shock: ... It won't help your training, and you will be bored with it in less than 5 minutes...
Sounds like you don't have a lot of building experience, so I would recommend just going with plywood screwed to your garage wall... it's quick, easy, cheap, and should keep you happy for a while.
All the info you need can be found here: http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/...meBoulderingWall.pdf
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olipab
Mar 1, 2005, 7:51 AM
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Hi,
the hole's for the bolts would have to be about 10mm, althought when i made my wall they ended up being 12 so the t-nuts could fit. 18mm plywood is probably best just because it is more durable. and as a weight im sure water would be the easiest/cheapest way of doing it?
as for the idea, wouldent that kind of shape be a bit easy to climb up. You probably wouldnt get much of a workout from it
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kdchampion
Mar 1, 2005, 8:12 AM
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I'm assuming that you're talking about climbing on the inside of this free standing wall, so you would be climbing overhang. How wide do you plan on having this thing? Because if you can't make it wide so you can atleast traverse a bit while going up, I would just do the plywood on the wall idea. This way you could make traverses as well as vertical routes. Also, maybe talk with your parents, becuase if you could make the top of the boards stick out of the wall my 2 feet it woud be pretty cool, because then you could at least have some overhang to it. By doing a slight overhang I don't think you'll get in the way of anything such as a car or whatever woudl be by your wall. A 14º angle is much better than a 0º angle!!! Think about that. All for the wall sticking out just 2ft at the top of the wall.
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metomeya
Mar 1, 2005, 12:23 PM
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I guess I should explain I'm a complete noob. All the rock climbing I've done is on my college wall with a friend of mine. I was always weak so I thought if I had a wall to practice at home I could get stronger. I think I'm going to just put some plywood on my wall, but do I have to have room between the plywood and the wall (once again I'm a completey noob, I don't know how the holders attach exactly). If so do I just screw some studs (the wood they use for houses) on it, then screw that onto the wall?
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tradnomad
Mar 1, 2005, 12:38 PM
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The holds attach with bolts to T-Nuts, which are hammered into holes you drill into the plywood. The T-Nuts are hammered in from the back before you attach the plywood to the wall.
You don't have to make a frame for the wall if it is only going to be vertical. But if the bolts that you have for the holds are too long they will make dents/holes in the drywall.
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daisuke
Mar 1, 2005, 12:54 PM
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vertical walls are useless for the most part unless they're 40 feet tall, the overhang is what will make you strong and teach you better technique, and you can make the wall longer by overhanging it and keeping the total height the same.
I know what you're trying to make and it's really easy, use larger sized wood like 2x6 for the support, I would use sandbags to provide counterweight, they weigh more per volume than water. What you might also want to try is a wall that rests vertical but can be lowered to the desired overhang when in use, we had something like that at the university where I studied, but that requires a metal frame to maintain the rigidity of the wall, or else it will flex and maybe break on you. you use chains on the back of the wall and you can use different links on hooks mounted into the garage wall to give you different overhangs. make sure you use overkill in any design, you don't want it breaking on you
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kdchampion
Mar 1, 2005, 12:58 PM
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If you go to the website that was listed above it will give you a good rundown of materials needed, general construction idea, etc. Once you get the basics, then you can integrate your ideas.
One thing for sure is to put TONS of t-nuts into the plyweood before you put it up. THis will allow you have a variety of hold placements for you many boulder problems.
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crag_shwagger
Mar 2, 2005, 9:44 PM
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I will have pictures very soon up showing my recently built woody!
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jorian_nl
Mar 3, 2005, 12:45 AM
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I have made a woody in my garage.
It's made out of 2 4'by8' panels that you can adjust with chains.
For a pic of it check out the photo's on my profile.
more pics of it will comming soon.
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