Afternoon gents. I want to make a climbing wall in my room, probably something like pic related. Any do's and dont's? Most I see are made from plywood, any advantage to using something heavier like mdf?
>>1010364
what the fuck am I reading?
How tall are your ceilings?
Are you a midget?
>>1010408
Bouldering walls don't have to be tall. They often go only 10ft high. That way, when you fall, you don't die. You only need a crash pad.
>>1010417
or a bed
>>1010364
>plywood
>mdf
Either will work. But I'd give some thought to how the handholds will be attached. Probably a bolt with a large washer and nut on the back side. Maybe some captive nuts so you can move the handholds around.
>>1010364
Go to a rock climbing gym and have a look at their setup. It's pretty straight forward.
Plywood pannels with a bunch of holes, nuts in every hole so you can move your holds around easily
>>1010569
As a guy who's worked with a lot of MDF...do not use MDF.
It has literally no redeeming properties except that it's exceptionally uniform and comes with a nice, smooth surface.. It's not even substantially cheaper than low/medium-grade ply.
>>1010364
>any advantage to using something heavier like mdf?
None whatsoever. Plywood is stronger due to cross-directional grain alignment. MDF is just sawdust and glue.
Put a noose at the top so you can climb up and hang yourself cause you think this is cool
nailing your handles into MDF will probably do the trick
:^)
>>1010364
3/4 inch plywood (IMPORTANT)
Lots of base support
Sand/paint the plywood, slick for hard mode
T-nuts to back holds
Pick up a copy of Self Coached Climber or really anything by Eric Horst for ideas on how to make good use of your wall for training.
>>1012264
>T-nuts to back holds
What do you think of screw on holds vs bolt on?
>>1012701
Bolt ons are good if you ever plan on resetting your wall. Screw ons are good if you don't.
