From ghill@bigtime.cs.colorado.edu Fri Mar 3 16:44:53 EDT 1995 Article: 29307 of rec.climbing Xref: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU rec.climbing:29307 Path: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!munnari.oz.au!uunet!boulder!csnews!bigtime.cs.colorado.edu!ghill From: ghill@bigtime.cs.colorado.edu (Gregory Hill) Newsgroups: rec.climbing Subject: Re: home-made holds Date: 17 Feb 1995 18:09:22 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3i2ooi$16p@csnews.cs.Colorado.EDU> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: bigtime.cs.colorado.edu In article , Iwan Brioc wrote: >Does anybody have any tips on making your own holds. I'm trying to put a >bouldering room together in my garage, and I'm totally skint. > >Iwan Brioc, Snowdonia, Cymru Ive seen some nice holds made from wood. drilled holes, cut shapes, etc. i've used them and not had troubles with splinters, etc. What does "totally skint" mean? -- How does Jack Frost go to work? (bicycle) From trzyna@chopin.cs.colostate.edu Fri Mar 3 16:44:58 EDT 1995 Article: 29358 of rec.climbing Xref: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU rec.climbing:29358 Path: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!olivea!news.hal.COM!decwrl!purdue!yuma!yuma!not-for-mail From: trzyna@chopin.cs.colostate.edu (wayne trzyna) Newsgroups: rec.climbing Subject: Re: home-made holds Date: 17 Feb 1995 15:04:27 -0700 Organization: Colorado State University -- Computer Science Department Lines: 18 Message-ID: <3i36hb$gn1@chopin.cs.colostate.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: chopin.cs.colostate.edu In article , Steven Reiser, P.E. wrote: >In article , brioc@cix.compulink.co.uk >("Iwan Brioc") wrote: > >> Does anybody have any tips on making your own holds. I'm trying to put a >> bouldering room together in my garage, and I'm totally skint. > >Wayne Trzyna has an idea he might share! He posted it here once and is a >regular poster to rec.climbing. ;-) No way. My lips are sealed (and, no, I don't mean sealed around a mammarian protruberance.) -- -Wayne Trzyna trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU From grot@slip.net Fri Mar 3 16:45:04 EDT 1995 Article: 29459 of rec.climbing Xref: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU rec.climbing:29459 Path: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.clark.net!rahul.net!a2i!barrnet.net!slip.net!grot From: grot@slip-1.slip.net (Dave Nadig) Newsgroups: rec.climbing Subject: Re: home-made holds Date: 21 Feb 1995 19:27:54 GMT Organization: Echo_Beach Lines: 30 Message-ID: <3iderq$4d5@slip-1.slip.net> References: Reply-To: grot@slip.net NNTP-Posting-Host: slip-1.slip.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Matt Martinsen (martiml@u.washington.edu) wrote: : A friend of mine tried this and it seems to work quite well. Simply mix : together some Bondo (like used in bodywork on cars), sand, and fiberglass : strands. Shape into holds, let dry, and then drill a hole to mount : them. They are quite rough, but they can be sanded and refined after : they are dry. : -Matt Martinsen Aiee! I can't agree with this. We tried it and the fiberglass strands sharpen up after a few months, leaving razor like scars in your fingers after dynamic moves. Frankly, the best holds are made out of Rock! Find some decent sized pebbles and rocks, and epoxy the pebbles right to your wall. For larger holds, put the rock in a GOOD vise, and drill through with a good rock bit. Out a washer on permanantly with epoxy and Voila! You will find that in most cases, forming your own holds out of epoxy ad resins like bondo is almost as expensive as just buying cheap holds. Another idea we had (that worked) was making holds out of hardwood (like maple or oak), sanding the crap out of them, and texture painting. Finally, ask your local gym to bye some of their old holds. A friend of mine got 10 small ones for 15 bucks. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- !? Grot@slip.net, Grot, Dave, David, Dave Nadig, David of Gower ?! !? My opinions are only vaguely my own, much less anyone elses! ?! !? Get ta know me!: Web to http://www.slip.net/nadig/DaveHome.html ?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From bt397@FreeNet.Carleton.CA Fri Mar 3 16:45:14 EDT 1995 Article: 29546 of rec.climbing Xref: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU rec.climbing:29546 Newsgroups: rec.climbing Path: dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!bt397 From: bt397@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Jamie Hoskins) Subject: Re: home-made holds Message-ID: Sender: bt397@freenet3.carleton.ca (Jamie Hoskins) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 22:18:59 GMT Lines: 11 my friend bruce and I have been playing around with different ways of making holds and we found that plastic works the best. All we do Is spark up a blow torch put on some repirators and melt a couple plastic bags. You put the bags in a cofee can or any other bif can and heat them up until they're like marshmallow. DoN't worry if they catch on fire in the process just let it burn. I sometimes even add a small bit of lighter fluid to it to make it burn. When it's good and melted put on gloves an d scrape the junk out with a stick or something. Mold it into the shape you want and pitch it in the snow or in the freezer (Whatever) When it's nice and cold get your blowtorch out and get the outside of the hold sort of watery. Nowitch the still melted hold into a mixture of sand and cement or anything like that. WHen it's cold again get out your drill, put a hole in the middle and VOILA! you have your very own 2 cent holds. Have fun and don't breathe in the fumes!!!!! J