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ATOMIK How-To Series #9
Building an Artistic Kid’s Climbing Wall
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Turning a space of blah into a place of happy awesome.
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.2)
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Having a plan and vision will make all the difference.
Choose a space that will accommodate your design or vice versa. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.3)
TAKING THE TIME TO BE CREATIVE
Saw horses or buckets will make cutting easier.
Support your project on saw horses, or in this case buckets, and start cutting out your design. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.4)
DRILLING YOUR T-NUT LOCATIONS
Knowing where and why the holds will end up.
Having extra climbing wall t-nuts for your project never hurts. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.5)
THE ART IS IN THE DETAILS
Nice smooth edges.
Take you time and sand the wall. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.6)
PRIMING
Sealing the raw wood is important for color vibrancy.
Use a high quality primer such as KILZ Premium to seal the wood preparing it for paint. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.7)
PAINTING
Texture - To add or Not to add.
Texture serves 2 purposes. It adds a more rock like look to your panel and most important, it alleviates your holds from sticking to a wall that has no texture. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.8)
INSTALLING THE T-NUTS
A loud part of the project.
Hammering t-nuts into the backside of your panels can be very loud so it is recommended that you wear ear protection. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.9)
GETTING THE FINISHED PANEL BACK UP
A friend indeed.
Have a second person handy to help you get the panel back up and secure to your wall using #8 x 2” screws. |
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Building an Artistic Kids Climbing Wall : Step-by-Step (9.10)
HOLDS AND FINISHING TOUCHES
Choosing your holds will function in mind.
For the far left and right sides of your design, choose holds that have a design that will allow you to hang stuff like back packets and jackets. |