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Post by daustin on Jun 20, 2016 14:21:21 GMT -7
So I just bought a house, which means I am master of my own domain and actually have some space where I can install a RPTC! Hooray! Unfortunately, I'm probably the least handy person who posts here, and am not 100% sure how to approach mounting the RPTC. You can see the pic of the space I'm planning to mount the HB below. I am certainly not a master of terminology here, but I think I have two main support structures to work with: the "main" support beams (studs?) that run vertically, as well as some angled beams that are a little less thick than the studs and run from the wall studs on the wall to the ceiling studs. You can see the vent from my dryer running in between two of these angled beams in this pic. i.imgur.com/6ILIifw.jpgMy totally uneducated thought was to mount a board between these two angled beams that I can mount the RPTC on (using the z-hangers reference elsewhere on these forums), and buttress it with a couple supporting beams attached to the wall studs behind it (see my shitty mockup from PPT here: i.imgur.com/zFYWPRD.jpg). I guess before I start asking specific questions, I should start with a broad one -- does this make sense at all? Is there some obviously better/easier way that I'm totally overlooking? Or on the flip side, is there some downside that I'm missing? Apologies that I don't have any precise measurements, snapped the pic as I was out the door on the way to work this morning. Can provide more specifics on the space if needed when I'm home later. Thanks in advance for any guidance, handy-prodigies!
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Post by MarkAnderson on Jun 20, 2016 17:02:30 GMT -7
I think your concept will work. I would fill the gap between the two thin boards with a 2xWhatever-is-the-right-size so that you have a solid beam (speaking of, what is the "height" of those thin boards?). Also, I would get 4 corner brackets (something like this: www.houzz.com/photos/39427379/Reinforcing-Angles-traditional-nails-screws-and-fasteners ) to mount your horizontal beam to the angled beams. Other than that, think about how high off the ground you want your mounting board to be, and then figure out where that height intersects your angled beams--hopefully its far enough from the back wall that you can hang freely without contacting the wall. Ideally it would be far enough that you could mount a second board on the back side if you ever wanted to.
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Post by tedwelser on Jul 7, 2016 19:46:00 GMT -7
Hey daustin- Are those skinny boards at the same height? Regardless, I want to follow up on one of Mark's comments which is to make sure that the board will be high enough for you to hang below it easily. Due to room constraints my RPTC is about 6 inches too low for me, such that I risk resting the weights from my harness on the floor. My Forge is higher and much better. I would say that the board at forehead height is about the minimum that I would chose if I had room to chose.
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Post by daustin on Jul 10, 2016 16:44:03 GMT -7
Thanks Mark and Ted, appreciate the feedback and it all makes sense. I think I'm in good shape both for height of the board off the ground, and also sufficient distance away from the wall. I've also enlisted a friend to help with the install, which will be great insurance against me screwing things up too badly by myself!
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Post by daustin on Jul 26, 2016 10:13:41 GMT -7
Success! Thanks again for the input, Mark & Ted. With the help of a friend, successfully mounted the HB in my garage, using the z-hanger method for the adjustable mount. I haven't actually done a HB workout yet, and need to sand off some of the texture from the RPTC, but it seems like the perfect height for me to just be able to reach the top jugs and have my weights hanging off the ground and away from the wall at a comfortable distance.
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Post by tedwelser on Jul 26, 2016 12:19:00 GMT -7
Success! Thanks again for the input, Mark & Ted. With the help of a friend, successfully mounted the HB in my garage, using the z-hanger method for the adjustable mount. I haven't actually done a HB workout yet, and need to sand off some of the texture from the RPTC, but it seems like the perfect height for me to just be able to reach the top jugs and have my weights hanging off the ground and away from the wall at a comfortable distance. Cool! It looks great. You will be so happy with your setup that you will no longer be able it imagine doing HB workouts on substandard setups! One observation, is that if you adjust the length of your pulley hanging system so that the weight can be close to the ground when you clip it in you will save some stress when you are taking off large amounts. Just extend and adjust the weight side of the rope a bit to get it so that it is easy to add and subtract. My wife and I HB together, so we are constantly adjusting weights, and keeping them easy to change is a big help. Also, I have not sanded any friction from my hangboards. I simply load the grips with chalk, and scrub it away if needed. Also once my skin is used to the workouts I have never felt it was too painful. Though I do my closed crimps on the Forge which is more comfy than the square crimp on the original. Finally, I dunno how the weather is where you are, but AC + plastic tarp room have allowed me to have my first ever successful summer HB season. I feel primed to make PR's on several grips despite the season. That might be a change you make next spring, after the luxury of winter temps and low humidity spoil you and raise your expectations!
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Post by daustin on Jul 26, 2016 16:33:37 GMT -7
Thanks Ted! I'm most psyched about the adjustable mount -- with the way the RPTC at my local gym was mounted, the pinch grips were basically unusable due to shoulder discomfort. My thumbs are craving a workout!
Good point re: sanding -- I'll do a few workouts to see how it feels before making any adjustments.
I'm in the Bay Area, so the weather is actually pretty conducive to hangboarding year round -- whether I do workouts in the morning or evening, there's a pretty good chance temps will be in the mid 50s. Given how foggy it is, I'm guessing the humidity is often pretty high, so AC might be in the cards for me despite the cool temps.
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Post by daustin on Sept 29, 2016 13:17:26 GMT -7
OK, I have another idea for my home setup and wanted to get y'alls feedback again. Something I'd like to add to my home setup is a mini campus board, for lack of a better term. I wouldn't actually use it for campusing, mostly due to space restraints, but also because my main objective for this feature would be warming up and mindless ARC/PE paddling (see here). My thought is to throw some campus rungs or other holds on a plywood panel, and use door stop hardware (as described here) to hang the panel from the 2x12 (after removing the RPTC of course). My biggest concern is that the panel would so long that it would hang well below the 2x12 and maybe this could cause some problems with rotational forces? I haven't taken any measurements yet, but I'm guessing I'd want the panel to be ~36 in. to accommodate ~8 rungs on moon half-spacing, which means it would hang a couple feet past the bottom of the 2x12. On the other hand, I don't plan on doing any actual dynamic campusing on the board -- for ARC/PE workouts I'd have feet on and modify distance behind the board to adjust intensity, so each hand move will be relatively static and won't generate a ton of force. Hopefully this makes sense... what do you all think? Any major red flags or things I'm clearly overlooking? Thanks again in advance for any feedback!!!
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Post by Lundy on Sept 29, 2016 13:30:50 GMT -7
This is in your garage, right? I suggest just sacrificing the use of the garage as a garage and build a woody, rather than the setup you're describing. You'll be soooo happy.
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Post by daustin on Sept 29, 2016 13:42:20 GMT -7
This is in your garage, right? I suggest just sacrificing the use of the garage as a garage and build a woody, rather than the setup you're describing. You'll be soooo happy. Yep, it sure is. It's a pretty small garage unfortunately, and I'm not sure I could get the wife's buy-in on a woody just yet. That might be a longer-term project... hoping that the mini-campus/ARC board can at least be a stopgap!
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Post by daustin on Oct 3, 2016 12:29:15 GMT -7
bumping for feedback and because i know i can't be the only one procrastinating on a monday...
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 3, 2016 13:15:22 GMT -7
First, I agree with Lundy's suggestion. Even if you don't have the green light yet, you might as well start thinking long-term. Develop a master plan for how you will best use your space once she finally gives up on trying to change you (haha). That said, I don't see this contraption interfering with any long term master plan, though in retrospect it may end up being a waste of a little bit of time and materials.
Anyway, I think your idea could work, but you would want some framing behind the plywood board. I don't think you could just attach a piece of plywood with two mounting points and expect it to be rigid enough to climb on. So plan to frame the back just as you would any climbing wall (though it's probably small enough to use 2x4 framing). You will also need to fasten the bottom (or near bottom) of the board to something. Your could probably have two horizontal 2x's coming out from the wall to mount to the bottom. They could be permanently attached to the campus rig, but easily removable from the wall (so they don't interfere with hangboarding).
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Post by daustin on Oct 3, 2016 14:09:00 GMT -7
First, I agree with Lundy's suggestion. Even if you don't have the green light yet, you might as well start thinking long-term. Develop a master plan for how you will best use your space once she finally gives up on trying to change you (haha). That said, I don't see this contraption interfering with any long term master plan, though in retrospect it may end up being a waste of a little bit of time and materials. Totally on the same page. And to be fair -- the actual layout of the garage is at least as much of a barrier as my wife's (current) lack of enthusiasm. There's not a lot of vertical height, and it's barely wide enough to fit our modestly sized Honda. Any wall would need to be far enough back in the garage to leave space for the car, but about half the real-estate back there is taken up by various HVAC apparatus. There might be a way to be creative and still get a wall of some sorts in the garage, but the better space would be our backyard. And THAT will take a lot more lobbying on my part! Anyway, I think your idea could work, but you would want some framing behind the plywood board. I don't think you could just attach a piece of plywood with two mounting points and expect it to be rigid enough to climb on. So plan to frame the back just as you would any climbing wall (though it's probably small enough to use 2x4 framing). You will also need to fasten the bottom (or near bottom) of the board to something. Your could probably have two horizontal 2x's coming out from the wall to mount to the bottom. They could be permanently attached to the campus rig, but easily removable from the wall (so they don't interfere with hangboarding). Thanks, this makes sense. Any suggestions for how to fasten the horizontal 2x's from the plywood+framing to the wall? The first thing my unhandy brain could think of was a kind of latch-and-slot fastener along the lines of this
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 3, 2016 18:30:25 GMT -7
No, not like that. I would use 2x6s and drill two holes (diagonal from each other), and then use carriage bolts through the holes 4 total). You could use wing nuts on the carriage bolts in theory, which would allow you to fasten and remove them without a wrench, but I would probably just use regular nuts and a wrench for something like that.
PS, sweet profile pic!
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Post by daustin on Oct 4, 2016 11:03:23 GMT -7
Thanks on both fronts!
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