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DIY Power rack
Posted on 3/24/20 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 3/24/20 at 11:37 pm
Buff Dudes Power Rack
Seriously considering this for weekend project. I will have to figure out how to post pics to this site. Remembered this video from a few years back. Been looking at a lot of POS squat racks that cost more than this.
Seriously considering this for weekend project. I will have to figure out how to post pics to this site. Remembered this video from a few years back. Been looking at a lot of POS squat racks that cost more than this.
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 12:14 am to FatMan
I thought about something like that. Quickly decided it was way beyond my capability. If you're handy with tools it looks like a great project.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 8:46 am to FatMan
That would be super easy to do. Make sure you get the black 3/4 from Home Depot because it can get really expensive.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 8:51 am to FatMan
Interesting. I would think this would be fairly temporary, in the same way a wooden car would be temporary. But for a couple of weeks/months, it could work. The price would be right too.
I also love how one of the guys is a discount store Thor.
I also love how one of the guys is a discount store Thor.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 8:57 am to boxcarbarney
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I would think this would be fairly temporary, in the same way a wooden car would be temporary.
Why's that?
Posted on 3/25/20 at 9:15 am to KosmoCramer
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Why's that?
I guess it all depends on the loads you're placing on the rack. Those holes will splinter, elongate, and eventually fail. Its a great looking rack. But it certainly won't last as long as a steel rack.
ETA: I'm not bashing the idea. I think its a great project. I just wouldn't go into it thinking this this is going to last a lifetime.
This post was edited on 3/25/20 at 9:23 am
Posted on 3/25/20 at 9:42 am to boxcarbarney
The holes are the weak link. If you didnt need to adjust the height (eg, only one person ever uses it) you could make a rack using v notches in the tops of the 4x4s for the bar that would last a lot longer. I'm not explaining it well, but I have a picture in my mind of what I'm talking about.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 9:57 am to Jim Rockford
Like a squat rack?
Posted on 3/25/20 at 10:03 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
Right.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 10:26 am to FatMan
Stress over time would weaken it. I wouldn’t leave the bar on it. Take it off after every use
Posted on 3/25/20 at 10:41 am to SabiDojo
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Stress over time would weaken it. I wouldn’t leave the bar on it. Take it off after every use
I would also anchor it to the ground. Imagine having 405+ on your back, you go to rack the weight and the whole rack shifts.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 12:47 pm to boxcarbarney
I built something similar several years ago. I used lag bolts and 2x4s. And a thick piece of plywood as the base, and cut angled 2x4s to brace it at the bottom. I didn't leave weight on it. But if you did the notches and cut some angle iron and screwed that in, I think that would help with the weight on it.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:32 pm to FatMan
That's seriously impressive
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