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herites
Jan 28, 2012, 11:43 AM
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I want to a build a hangboard at home and I wonder what material would be the best, including cost. Particle wood is the cheapest and also the weakest. OSB is the middle ground, gyms use it for walls here. The question is, is the particle board strong enough for a hangboard? I'll use the method described here (http://www.atomikclimbingholds.com/...bing-wall#HangBoard1) to build my hangboard. Also, I need advice on how to fasten it to the concrete wall of my apartment. Concrete screw, expansion bolt or wall plug + wood screw?
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jakedatc
Jan 28, 2012, 12:35 PM
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Particle board is not strong enough. 3/4 ply of good quality is good. sometimes you can find cut scraps at Home depot or Lowes near the sheet cutter where they have leftovers.
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edge
Jan 28, 2012, 5:45 PM
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herites wrote: I want to a build a hangboard at home and I wonder what material would be the best, including cost. Particle wood is the cheapest and also the weakest. OSB is the middle ground, gyms use it for walls here. The question is, is the particle board strong enough for a hangboard? I'll use the method described here ( http://www.atomikclimbingholds.com/...bing-wall#HangBoard1) to build my hangboard. Also, I need advice on how to fasten it to the concrete wall of my apartment. Concrete screw, expansion bolt or wall plug + wood screw?
For the type of hangboard shown in your link, I would not use particle board as it will not accept the T-nuts without shattering or breaking, unless of coarse you use the type that utilizes screws instead of prongs, and even then the screw holding capabilities are marginal at best. I suppose you could pre-drill for prongs and then use glue as a back-up, but why bother; there are much better alternatives.
OSB is only slightly better, and while it would be plenty strong material-wise, it is more prone to flaking and splintering unless you sand it copiously and then paint it, but again, why bother? The T-nut problems mentioned above would be slightly less but still significant.
I would recommend any type of 3/4" (or even 5/8" in this application) plywood. You may be able to score some scraps from a dumpster at a construction site if you ask first, or just ask around amongst your friends. You are not looking at a particularly large piece here.
Any of the anchoring methods you mentioned would be fine. If it were me, I would use 3/16" Tapcon screws that thread directly into the concrete after drilling an appropriate size hole. These holds are significantly smaller than those of the other methods, so you will save time drilling and the masonry bit will be less expensive; it will also be easier to patch when you need to take it down.
If you are at all handy, you could make a complete hangboard out of just 3/4" plywood and save yourself the cost of the plastic holds. I wrote an article about it here: http://www.rockclimbing.com/...n_hangboard_108.html
Good luck!
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jae8908
Jan 29, 2012, 6:21 PM
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Thanks for posting this, I'm going to make one of these. I think I'm going to make mine on an angle. like at a 45 away from the door frame.
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jmichael
Feb 2, 2012, 9:56 PM
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Home Depot does sell quarter sheets of plywood.
Tapcon's will be the easiest way to anchor to concrete walls. Go ahead and buy one of the kits with the drill bit.
I don't think making it at an angle will be of any benefit. It won't mimic an overhang as your body will still be vertical.
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jae8908
Feb 5, 2012, 12:11 PM
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jmichael wrote: I don't think making it at an angle will be of any benefit. It won't mimic an overhang as your body will still be vertical.
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