DIY Equipment

[Adam Skillin]

Just one question for you: Given the size of a pin that could fit within those holes, how much weight do you think it could hold before bending?

Aren't the Rogue pins about that size?

[manveer]

Aren't the Rogue pins about that size?

Yeah, roughly.

[Gamal]

I was going to use two pins sticking out of a 2x4. Meaning, drill two holes in each end of a 2x4, insert teo pins through the rack and then two holes at each end.

[Karl Schudt]

+1 this thread. I can't build anything. Well, I did build my platform out of plywood.

[Clay Simczyk]

If I were to use holes that size for pins, I'd use the pins to hold a collar in place similar to my rack in the photo. I'm not sure how thick the metal is on my rack, but just to my eye it looks thicker than a sign post. Also, the body of the metal is 2"x3" which is much better than a 1"x1" at any thickness. The collar that holds the barbell has hooks that are 1/4" thick and I am fully confident that it will handle any weight that I can squat.

I didn't have to build a rack. I lucked out and found this on Craig's List along with a barbell and some weights for $200. Don't settle. Keep looking.

[Tennisgolfboll]

This is my weight tree. I made it out of square tube and 1-1/4" pipe. This would take someone with moderate welding skill a couple of beers worth of time to do and, like me, may have enough scrap lying around to do it for a couple of beers.

Cost $0 - a bottle of booze

Looks sweet. I need to get myself a weight tree.

[caveman]

I haven't made any cool stuff in a while for the gym. I want to make another dip bar that hooks into the barbell holder on the rack. Some day...

A deadlift jack, a dip attachment for my bench, and a chin up bar. Just realized that the chin up bar was an in progress pick. After this pick I shortened the lat pulldown attachment and then welded in the pipe for doing the chin ups on.

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Besides a new dip bar, I am interested in making some kind of glute ham raise type of thing-a-ma-jigger. Oh and a time machine so that I can have more time to lift...

[Clay Simczyk]

I like the deadlift jack. I put a handle on mine because I didn't want to bend over.

[caveman]

Nice. I've contemplated welding my singles together to raise the whole bar up at once. But I don't have a place to store that. The singles tuck next to the rack and stay pretty much out of the way.

[Nate]

Question: how about building a power-rack out of steel sign post? The advantage I see is that it has the holes every one inch.
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Based on what I've read, Texas Strength Systems does exactly that (and not very well, but not because of the sign post).

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I'm not against DIY at all, but I don't get making a jack if you are going to buy the materials. I've seen snapped jacks made from gas pipe that costed almost as much to make as my internet-purchased jack cost to buy.