Excuse the picture of my whole setup here, but you can see how I did my plate storage! I find that if you put the 45s down low they don't interfere with benching at all (not for me or anyone who's benched at my place before), and I set the 25s/10s up high enough that they won't get in the way when racking a bench. I put the 5s/2.5s on the front and this has worked out perfectly for me. and i've been able to put all 12 45s, 8 25s, 6 10s, 4 5s, and 2 2.5s on my rack. I have one pair of 35s and I just keep those on the ground since I almost never use them. It's possible!!!
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Question about your set up. It looks like you have an 8 x 8 platform and the rack is on it. If that's right, do you think it leaves enough space to deadlift?
I have Rogue squat stands and a bench in a little room in the basement, which has old stone walls on two sides and a brick wall on another. Space is a little tight.
My rack is 36" deep. Probably wouldn't effect the bench to use your weight storage in this way. I squat outside the rack using the safety arms. Titan sells them for like $65. 24" depth would make for a pretty sweet half rack. Ideally you could make both rear uprights into plate storage and use the arms to make it a half rack.
I have plenty of room to deadlift. I have a little more than 4 feet to work with. Here's the only video I have of just me deadlifting (without other footage)
Deadlift 500x1RM - YouTube
I'm also starting to power clean again and I don't feel like I'm running out of space either.
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I used standard plumbing supplies. The only slight difficult part was drinking the hole in the end cap to fit an eye bolt through. Would have been much easier to do with a vice or drill press.
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The steel pipe is screwed into one of these, which is wide enough that the plates sit on it nicely.
Kinetic 20mm Galvanised Flange | Bunnings Warehouse
What is the best deal on a pair of 10 or 15 lb bumper plates? I just want something good enough for learning and warming up power cleans for my son. We don't need top quality for dropping. With a $10 coupon I have, I can get 2 10 lb Rage Fitness bumpers from Dicks for $30 shipped. Is there anything wrong with these plates at that price?