Power Rack

[Sean Plant]

Hi Mark,

Do you have any idea of what it should cost to weld the power rack in your book?
I went to a welder near me who quoted roughly £1,700 (almost $2,200), which seems excessive.

Thanks.

[Mark Rippetoe]

You're in luck!

Starting Strength Power Rack – Texas Strength Systems

[ZeevOl]

You're in luck!

Starting Strength Power Rack – Texas Strength Systems

Mark does the company ships the racks outside US? I saw an option to choose countrey and i live in Israel and if they are shipping it outside US i will order one soon.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Does the fact that they asked you for your country somehow fail to indicate to you that they ship outside the country?

[Sean Plant]

The only shipping option to the UK is $6,500, so i’ll have to look elsewhere but thanks.

What do welders typically charge in the US?

[Fulcrum]

Is the SS/TSS rack exactly like your old drawings, in that there is that channel crossmember at the bottom of the rack?

The pictures show it "worked in" with the platform. So I can't see that part if it's there or not.

ref: https://startingstrength.com/files/s...ength_rack.pdf

[jhoyda]

You are probably going to have as much in shipping as the purchase price. I would find another local fabrication shop for a competing bid.

[Barry Charles]

Does the fact that they asked you for your country somehow fail to indicate to you that they ship outside the country?

Maybe you keep the "country box" on the form for profiling purposes? Not unlike jazz music, the Pet Shop Boys, or Seal.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Is the SS/TSS rack exactly like your old drawings, in that there is that channel crossmember at the bottom of the rack?

The pictures show it "worked in" with the platform. So I can't see that part if it's there or not.

The channel crossmember is under the plywood. The only material change is 2-inch centers on the holes instead of three.