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Doing this: (2:18) Current bone pictures: Climbing and decked out Probs my worst so far...

Who thought I was mad?

9 Because (currently) Im alive and well. I mean when I think about the amount of kids out there with MS, cancer, Leukaemia, Tuburculosis, mental illnesses and I'm not affected by any of these, I cant believe how lucky I am to be honest and for that fact alone would make my life worth living. Alot of these kids who have to live with it still go on just like me, so I think this bumps me up to 7-8 already... I complain about my arm probably more than I should. Its taking its time getting better and it feels like I wont be able to ride trials again ever and climbing is suspect. This is the reason its not a 10. Im a student in thousands of pounds of debt, where all my friends graduated 2 years ago I took the longest route possible to getting my degree. Leaving my year in industry placement in a week which has been...a good experiance. Got a girlfriend who loves me and I love her. Although shes going away for 5 months which will be interesting... Err thats it really... I think that amounts to a 9

Mini bump, got the kee clamp tests today. Found a perfect shimming tube too... The shimming tube slotted over the structure tube pretty easily, so obviously when I clamped the kee clamp up it didn't grip at all and just slid out. So I cut a slot (on my couch I might add...) into it so when the clamp compresses against the tube, the shim shrinks in ID until it grips the tube. So I'll order the remaining clamps and get building. I am still going to remove the lug screws and drill right through although I need to resist temptation to leave it.... Got to source plywood for the back now and eventually some holds!

Instead of creating a new topic, I thought I might as well post it here We've been slowly making a bank on my server which will evetually have 4 rooms with 4 buttons of banking. Ill let the video do the rest

Yes, Aircraft, 23

Nice little chilled vid. Liked it alot was just nice to sit back and watch

not my most fav ever, but thought it would get people in the mood....

Unless I drill and pin/bolt the two together? The jubilee clip can be used to give a measure of how deep to push the joiner in, otherwise it could take a while of farting around getting it to line up, and its a very tight fit already! I understand your point about the force though, will take heed. EDIT: Pics of size

Mini update, nothing special May have found a way of joining 2 poles for free. Although kee do an internal coupling Ive made my own. Got hold of some short T45 tube lengths which the same OD as the ID of my pole (no jokes please). Put a jubilee clip on the T45 tube and slide it inside the poles. The clip acts as a collar to stop the joining pole from sliding all the way in. Cost: 69p per join Also found out that joining 2x 1.80m lengths and then putting my weight on it is WAAAYY too flexy! Going to cut a quarter of the length off each pole and join 2x 1.35m lengths together. If its still a bit too flexy, Im going to see If I can re-inforce the poles by shoving some more T45 down the centre of them... Kee klamp tests pieces are ordered, but still not here :/

Climbing at the moment? Thats a no then (search chit chat for broken bonez for more info) When im not broken I mainly do Trad in limestone/slate crags (just because its local) and 2 a year head to the peaks for some grit! Back in north wales we used to head to pariellas cave quite a bit for some epic power bouldering too. Ive always wanted to go to mallorca for DWS! Never done it before and can imagine it being a bit scary at first... Some friends of mine have done multipitch sport and said it was good, but at about pitch 5 they were bored of the rock Hopefully you wont feel that! Let us know what the belay points are like though! Are you using a guide book or a local/someone whos been before?

lol...

This and by extension that means it aint what it ued to be. Some people (myself included) are really put off the way trials has gone in recent years, but the sport itself is far from dead. Infact Id argue its bigger than it ever has been! The talk of those rides where you used to cycle a mile or two to the spot before you even started, or getting up at 8 to have a full day out, eat sandwiches in remote natty spots is all but gone.

Awesome thanks, Ill let it run a bit longer. My only other worry with that is slip between the shim + the tube. I know araldite is bloody strong but still I may have to try and find a welder...

ugh. gay.

So to get back into shape quicker, I've been looking into building a small packable bouldering overhanging wall for internal use (IE when its raining). Packable so that it's not permanent and I can use it in a student house next year without damaging the house itself. Initially I thought of something like this because it has the massive benefit of not having vertical supports infront of the wall that you might fall off into. However after a while I realised I couldn't get hold of the massive 2 long members (which scale wise would be about 12ft long) and also they would render the whole packable thing useless (it doesn't fit in my car, its too big by estate standards). Also you'd need a lot of counterbalance at the back to counter-act moments produced at the top AND its a bloody massive thing and would take up an entire room. So I've bit the bullet and gone for a standard right angle triangle with the hypotenuse being the wall itself. Ive managed to get hold of 10off 2m lengths aluminium tube so I'd like to use this for the frame. Its 32mm OD and a whopping 3mm wall thickness! If you're thinking its not strong enough - on its own it supports me standing on it in the middle (albeit it does deflect, but meh in a frame structure it would be better). Size wise Im a little undecided, but the height (or hypotenuse) will need two tubes joining together, not necessarily 4m high because I doubt Ill have room for that! The width will probably be 4m wide so again, I need to join two tubes together (in a temporary fixture btw, again, my car isn't 4m long) Now comes the problem because thats all I've got. Obviously I need some bits to join it altogether which Im going to have to pay for, but I've come up with a couple of ideas I need the engineers out there to play devils advocate with. Option 1: Kee klamps Kee make kee klamps in size 6 which accepts tubes of 33.7mm OD. The benefit is that due to their small nature, I could permanently fix the fittings onto 1 pipe, meaning that assembly only needs one grub screw tightening per join. Its also tidy, easy and simple. Cons: 33.7mm > 32mm => Fixed by adding a permanent shim (araldite) to the ends on the pipe increasing the tube OD at the ends to 33.7mm. Grub screw slip forces => Maybe Im just paranoid about this, but Kee suggest that for a 2m span I shouldn't exert more than 268kg of weight on the span. I assume thats a UDL and not a point load but as Im way under this I think I'll be fine... £££ => Little bit more expensive but I can live with that Option 2: Custom 'cut and file' notching Notching is basically milling the ends in the centre with a 32mm end mill to create the the OD profile into the tube. This creates a lovely fit and supports the tube from twisting a little. Once an end is notched, I could use a hollow starnut (because its a bigger bolt size) inside the notched tube, drill a 10mm/8mm hole into the un-notched tube (eeeek), add a distance tube to the inside (which would need to match the ID profile of the tube and probably be loose) and then bolt the two together. Whilst Im getting the standard 90 degree fittings notched, I could also make up some shorter braces across the corners to help strengthen the frame too (Notching) Cons: I don't possess a milling machine => Find a machinist and see if the tubes will actually fit. Might bump the price up a bit. Or mark out and use a half round file... Accuracy => If its not right, it definitly wont work... Hole weakness => Depending on what size bolt is used in the hollow star nut systems, drilling that sort of sized hole into the tube could weaken it a great deal. Once I've got the frame work, Ive then got to think of a way to get plywood onto it securely and then source holds. If I get it done quick enough, I might be able to get some free boards from work from used router boards, but for now I've got to get this done... Any ideas and CONSTRUCTIVE critism is welcomed. Solutions, things I havent thought about or even other ideas welcome too Thanks

friend has two cats. Heres some pics of them as kittens Dylan Dara Shes abit obsessed with them. Theres probably about a hundred of them already, and they're only 1

Id buy that megamo if I had time + money to build it up....

Wodge You really gotta fight the X-up effect with wodges. Youve got to maintain balance in 3 directions: forwards and back (pretty easy) left and right (very hard) and twisting too (the X-up, also very hard) a combination of all three makes the move a burner on the muscle and keeping them tensed. All I can reccomend is practice trackstands with no hops + no brakes, and also practice leaning the front wheel against the wall in the backwheel position. Learning to balance that one will help with the left and right balance of the wodge There definitly is no easy way to learn this. I found nailing slow hooks helps alot as the X-up effect is prominent there too. Give it time and it does come. Hopping up to rear wheel well... I've been doing these for 3 years maybe? I still get it wrong sometimes. It varies with each situation, but I think doing the move brakeless usually helps. Be prepared for not getting the front end up enough though...

What a shit idea. (the kinect one, not the server)

2 minutes before midday?

Seems I broke my arm at the wrong time! Pictures looking good though

Get well soon Chris! Found this entry on calder valley S & R too: http://www.cvsrt.org.uk/show_oneincident.php?inc_num=625&submit=More...