TM TM CLIMBING NET Age 9+ Safety First! Use eye protection, always! Use ear protection with loud power tools Stay with kids while they work! Follow tool manufacturers’ safety guidelines This project is recommended for ages 9+ Page 1 TOOLS Pencil Clamps Drill and drill bits Scissors Tape measure Butane lighter or stick matches Screw guide accessory for drill (optional) Yardstick or spare piece of lumber Page 2 SUPPLIES Heavy duty twisted nylon rope - (not braided) Masking tape Five 3-½-inch [8.9 cm] #8 screws Five carabiners Ten eye-bolts - 3/8-inch x 4 inches [0.9 cm x 10 cm] Eye-bolts Carabiners Page 3 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos Overview Ella's climbing net can be installed indoors or outdoors and it's incredibly simple to make and hang! 2. Measure Measure out five vertical rope lengths at 16 feet [487.7 cm] each, and ten horizontal ropes at 8 feet [243.8 cm] each. 1. Choose There are so many choices in the rope aisle at Lowe's and we tried all of them! After seeing how the knots performed in different kinds of rope, we recommend choosing twisted nylon rope rather than braided rope because it holds the knots better. 3. Cut Synthetic rope loves to unravel when its cut, so wrap masking tape around the rope on either side of the cut before you slice through it with heavy duty scissors. Page 4 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos 4. Heat After cutting, melt the ends of the rope to prevent raveling. Be sure to keep fingers and hands away from the hot nylon! TIP You'll need to anchor the vertical ropes to make it easier to tie multiple knots. You can either tie them off on long partly-sunk screws (shown below) or you can tie the ropes around a long board to anchor them. 5. Drill and drive Drill five evenly-spaced pilot holes in the work surface (12 inches [30.5 cm] apart) and then partially drive in 3-inch [7.6 cm] screws, leaving enough height to tie the rope around. TIP Use a double overhand knot to tie the vertical ropes to the screws. For reference, a single overhand knot is the very first step you take in tying your shoe. To make the double overhand knot, just repeat the same action of crossing the rope over, around and up. Page 5 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos 6. Tighten Then pull the knot tight to lock it. It forms a pretty figure-8 shape. 7. Mark Now that you've got your vertical ropes anchored, use chalk to mark out a grid that will show you exactly where you need to tie the knots to create your climbing net. 8. Tie Time to start tying double overhand knots in the vertical ropes at each junction on the grid. With the first knot, you'll need to pull a LOT of rope through, then after that the tail will get shorter with each successive knot. 9. Keep tying Continue tying knots in the vertical ropes until they're knotted from top to bottom. Page 6 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos 10. Position the horizontals Lay out the horizontal ropes across the grid above the existing knots. 11. Secure the horizontal knots in position using the same double overhand knot, each locked in place by the knots you already tied in the vertical strands of rope. TIP Keep pulling the finished net up until you've completed all of the horizontal knots. 12. Tie a loop At the top of each vertical rope, take the excess rope, double it and tie a single overhand knot which becomes a loop. Page 7 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos 13. Attach carabiner Slip a carabiner through the loop you just made. 14. Repeat Keep going until you've fastened carabiners to the tops of all five vertical ropes. 15. Attach Drill pilot holes and install heavy duty eye-bolts. Space the three centre eye-bolts one foot [30.5 cm] apart to match the climbing net. Stretch the two end loops out as far as they can go to help stabilize the net. Then clip the five carabiners to the eye-bolts. Tip Install a few more eye-bolts at the bottom to anchor the net - you'll probably need a screwdriver passed through the hole of the eye-bolt to give yourself enough leverage to tighten it completely. Page 8 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos 17. Clip Clip carabiners onto the eye-bolts at the bottom edge of the net... ...and climb! Page 9 Watch the video at: www.lowes.ca/kidsvideos Page 10 DISCLAIMER Almost any do-it-yourself project involves risk of some sort. Your tools, materials, and skill will vary, as will the conditions of your project site. Lowe’s Companies Inc., and its subsidiaries ("Lowe’s") have made every effort to be complete and accurate in the instructions and other content contained in this publication. However, neither Lowe’s nor the publisher will assume any responsibility or liability for damages or losses sustained or incurred in the course of your home improvement or repair project or in the course of your use of the item you create or repair. 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