Appreciate all the information. As a upcoming climbing gym owner I'd really appreciate a video on making strong backs. Just a few minutes of talk on the subject would also be sufficient I get the concept, but a video always makes things much much easier to understand and minimize error rates. Thanks and cheers
These strong backs are made by Rockwerx and they have invested time/money into getting them right. It's not my design to share. Where are you building at?
Very helpful instruction and insight. We are off to Kurdistan in May to build a wall for a family center in Sulymaniyah and will take some of your tips with us!
Hi! How do you determine how wide the frame is, based on the steepness of the climbing panel? From the video it seems as if the structure is anchored to the ground. Would it be possible to anchor to the building and decrease the width of the frame?
It is anchored to the ground. A LOT of design/engineering goes into each build like this which is beyond me. In order for you to be able to attach a wall like this to the build, the building would need to be engineered to take that load, which most are not.
Just curious, but what's the deal with screw damage from screw-in holds? I have a 3-panel 8x12 home wall. After a few years of setting/resetting with screw-ins, it got pretty chewed out in places. I didn't want to replace the panels, so I just went through the process of sanding, patching, repainting, and now sealing (with a water-based poly) in the hopes that would solve the problem. In a worst-case, I figure I'll just glue some patches onto the back of the board to tie me over til I replace the panels. (I didn't want to rush into that because I'd like to switch to a bolt-in panel design rather than screw-in, but that's another story!)
So you have a screw in only climbing wall? Louie Anderson is the expert on those. I've seen the boards get pretty chewed up (even ones with t-nuts) but haven't heard of any boards failing. I think it would get to a point where the holds will start pulling out of the wall before the boards break. Of course that depends on how it was made.
@@climberdad My board uses a mix of T-nuts (Moon Board spacing) with screw-ins in the gaps for density. I had a big Beastmaker jug rip, but I think that was due to bad hold design. (The hold sticks out a lot from the wall, so the torque on two screws is enormous; adding a third screw solved that problem.) One thing I'm really psyched on design-wise is making the panels bolt-on rather than screw-on. I've gotta figure out an elegant way to handle that for a standard woody… Anyways, thanks for the vid and reply. Love your stuff.
If I could do it (time), it would start out at $40 per square foot. Crazy angles, huge overhangs, arches and heights above 35' cause the price to go up. Give Rockwerx a call. rockwerxclimbing.com/
Hi climber dad, can I ask for the thickness of the plywood that u recommended? In my country 18mm is easy to find-out but 20mm is not always available. thank you
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Appreciate all the information. As a upcoming climbing gym owner I'd really appreciate a video on making strong backs. Just a few minutes of talk on the subject would also be sufficient
I get the concept, but a video always makes things much much easier to understand and minimize error rates.
Thanks and cheers
These strong backs are made by Rockwerx and they have invested time/money into getting them right. It's not my design to share.
Where are you building at?
Thanks. Always great informative video...from Malaysia.
Thank you for the kind words 🙂
Thank you for the all the information!! New climbing dad here.
Awesome!
Hey, great video! How do you attach the tiebacks to the back of the plywood? bolts, screws?
Martini bolts are used in this wall. Different designs will call for different hardware.
My closest climbing gym is over an hour away.
Same. Home wall is the way to go, probably
Super helpful and fun
Thank you!
Very helpful instruction and insight. We are off to Kurdistan in May to build a wall for a family center in Sulymaniyah and will take some of your tips with us!
That sounds exciting! Good luck
Hi! How do you determine how wide the frame is, based on the steepness of the climbing panel?
From the video it seems as if the structure is anchored to the ground. Would it be possible to anchor to the building and decrease the width of the frame?
It is anchored to the ground. A LOT of design/engineering goes into each build like this which is beyond me. In order for you to be able to attach a wall like this to the build, the building would need to be engineered to take that load, which most are not.
Just curious, but what's the deal with screw damage from screw-in holds? I have a 3-panel 8x12 home wall. After a few years of setting/resetting with screw-ins, it got pretty chewed out in places. I didn't want to replace the panels, so I just went through the process of sanding, patching, repainting, and now sealing (with a water-based poly) in the hopes that would solve the problem. In a worst-case, I figure I'll just glue some patches onto the back of the board to tie me over til I replace the panels. (I didn't want to rush into that because I'd like to switch to a bolt-in panel design rather than screw-in, but that's another story!)
So you have a screw in only climbing wall? Louie Anderson is the expert on those. I've seen the boards get pretty chewed up (even ones with t-nuts) but haven't heard of any boards failing. I think it would get to a point where the holds will start pulling out of the wall before the boards break. Of course that depends on how it was made.
@@climberdad My board uses a mix of T-nuts (Moon Board spacing) with screw-ins in the gaps for density. I had a big Beastmaker jug rip, but I think that was due to bad hold design. (The hold sticks out a lot from the wall, so the torque on two screws is enormous; adding a third screw solved that problem.)
One thing I'm really psyched on design-wise is making the panels bolt-on rather than screw-on. I've gotta figure out an elegant way to handle that for a standard woody…
Anyways, thanks for the vid and reply. Love your stuff.
Hello Climber Dad, what are the estimate costs of bulding what is there if i hire you? what are the dimensions of the gym surface?
If I could do it (time), it would start out at $40 per square foot. Crazy angles, huge overhangs, arches and heights above 35' cause the price to go up.
Give Rockwerx a call. rockwerxclimbing.com/
Hi climber dad, can I ask for the thickness of the plywood that u recommended? In my country 18mm is easy to find-out but 20mm is not always available. thank you
18mm is sold as 3/4" in the US and is what most people use.
Hey climber dad ,how do make the angled strongbacks?
Table saw and some good geometry, usually :)
Haha cool, are the angles pieced glued with lamello's?
Glued with a polyurethane construction adhesive and screwed.
Great vid!
Thanks
I am interested in building a climbing gym in the town where I live. Where do I start? Are there companies that build out Gyms?
Yes. I used to work for a company called Rockwerx, good company. You can contact me through my website climberdad.com
Wow wow wow
Nice Video 👍
Thanks
Well 'How it's made' is taken..