weights I made on the cheap

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I deleted the old pics, so here are some new ones.  Everything you see, except the old weight plates was bought at Orchard Supply hardware.  The plates were used, off of Craigslist. The main support that runs through the middle of the plates is a galvanized plumbing riser, I think it's an 8-incher.  The weight plates are  one 10'er, some 5's and one 2.5.  The eye bolt....well, the nut is fixed to the eye bolt with some epoxy.  You can't see it, it's inside the reducer fitting.

I had access to a drill press, but all I used that for was to drill the 3/4 inch tubing that is the "grip" part of the handle, so that I could get the ends of the U-bolt through it.  There's some epoxy locking the nuts down, on the U-bolt, too.

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Alan H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postaholic Account banned. Joined: 5/19/08 Status: Offline Points: 3135	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alan H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: weights I made on the cheap Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:46pm
	I deleted the old pics, so here are some new ones. Everything you see, except the old weight plates was bought at Orchard Supply hardware. The plates were used, off of Craigslist. The main support that runs through the middle of the plates is a galvanized plumbing riser, I think it's an 8-incher. The weight plates are one 10'er, some 5's and one 2.5. The eye bolt....well, the nut is fixed to the eye bolt with some epoxy. You can't see it, it's inside the reducer fitting. I had access to a drill press, but all I used that for was to drill the 3/4 inch tubing that is the "grip" part of the handle, so that I could get the ends of the U-bolt through it. There's some epoxy locking the nuts down, on the U-bolt, too.

dWood Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postaholic Joined: 8/29/04 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5110	Post Options Post Reply Quote dWood Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4/25/13 at 9:44pm
	Reminds me of the first hvwfd me and the MWR had...he stored it in his 4 wheeling jeep and when it was stolen off the mean streets of the south Bronx- both of us weren't worried about the vehicle but our throwing weight and our empty keg( used for strongman wfh) ..would we get them back??? Well 12 days later they found a shell- they ran it by the vin#... we were bummed to find our toys not in the shell! Oh well. Broke down and split a doying 56.. Made a 48.. And bought a 28... Ohhh the days of those clanging weights when it landed
	JUST BRING IT / SPEED KILLS..BUT STRENGTH PUNISHES

Schwab_Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 4/27/09 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 38	Post Options Post Reply Quote Schwab_Man Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11/18/13 at 2:55pm
	Thats a pretty good idea.