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   I have a technical question.  On the implements such as the 56# weight is it total weight including chain and handle or is it just the weight of the weight. (that probably makes little sense I know).  
The reason I ask is that you can purchase 1018 Hot Rolled 6" steel from speedymetals.com for  around $15 per inch and they cut it for you.  So I am thinking of going this route for some of the equipment. 
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 
Rob 

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ROB EVANS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11/12/08 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 401	Post Options Post Reply Quote ROB EVANS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Implements Posted: 3/31/11 at 2:46am
	I have a technical question. On the implements such as the 56# weight is it total weight including chain and handle or is it just the weight of the weight. (that probably makes little sense I know). The reason I ask is that you can purchase 1018 Hot Rolled 6" steel from speedymetals.com for around $15 per inch and they cut it for you. So I am thinking of going this route for some of the equipment. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Rob
	If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM

agm_ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Postaholic Joined: 8/29/04 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1196	Post Options Post Reply Quote agm_ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 2:53am
	For all implements, it's the total weight (chain, handle, etc. all included). Total length, too.

ROB EVANS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11/12/08 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 401	Post Options Post Reply Quote ROB EVANS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 2:58am
	So how do you account for the weight differential when you use the same implement for WOB and WFD but you use about 2-3lbs less in chain. Should the weight maybe a little heavier?
	If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM

agm_ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Postaholic Joined: 8/29/04 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1196	Post Options Post Reply Quote agm_ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 3:13am
	Depends on the implement. In some places, they use different weights for the events. Most games in my area use Old Celt weights, which are designed so that the chain stays attached - you can shorten it up for WOB, but all the links are still there and the weight doesn't change.

ROB EVANS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11/12/08 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 401	Post Options Post Reply Quote ROB EVANS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 3:17am
	AH HA!! Why didn't I think of that. Probably because I am a noob. Thanks for the insight. I appreciate it. Rob
	If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM

BigScot50 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 9/27/10 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 191	Post Options Post Reply Quote BigScot50 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 10:10am
	Rob, I made one this way, with metals from speedymetals.com. If you like, I can send you pics. I will have my 28 WFD done next week. Just actually chopped my 56 down to 42 so I can get more reps in. You can take the whole implement to a machine shop and tell them that the entire weight with chain, handle, etc must weigh X amount, and they should be able to figure up the change needed and amount to cut off. Good luck. Just some info, shipping from speedy will be costly!
	"He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man." - Samuel Johnson (english poet)

ROB EVANS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11/12/08 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 401	Post Options Post Reply Quote ROB EVANS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3/31/11 at 2:52pm
	Thanks Andrew. I am opting out of the speedymetals route. I called a local steel distributor here in OKC and they can get it to me for about a $100 less than speedy's can.
	If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM