Looove the way the plates came out. Thin it's the best DIY Plates video ever. But all the time and effort into it looks scary. Think I will just buy some plates
This video gave me some ideas I didn't think about and I'm pretty ingenious myself, so I'll give one back, instead of making your own silicone bumper just reuse a bicycle inertube folded over as many times as necessary, and use oil.
put in a lot of work, plates look amazing, great job. I only think the bumper is not wide enough cause the edges are the most fragile part which is left uncovered. I wish there would be a cheap way to rubberize the entire plate..
you can use a sander for vibration to get the air pockets out of the cement while it’s in its drying process. But, you have to leave one side open. It will stay flat and even during the whole process.
15 дней назад
These concrete weight plates are really amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, & very informative! I have a suggestion: you could try using "Plasti Dip" rubber spray to coat the weights with multiple layers. It would help them hold together better and last longer. Plus, it comes in various colors, so you could even color-code the weights according to their size.
@@_Donideas_or liquid soap as cheaper solution ) and add polypropylene fiber, or small screws or cutted wool - it will make it stronger, help it bond. Also concrete gets its full strength up to 15 days, and first 3 days u need to spray it a little cause its need moisture to finish chemical process wright way. In my country we build houses with concrete and bricks, not with wood)
This is prob the best video I've seen thus far on making the concrete weight plates. I have a 3d printer and plan on using it to make the stencil instead of the foam though. Thank you!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it :), 3d printing, that’s a much better way to do it 🤯 I’m not gonna lie It was so boring to make so many stencil by hand hehe. Good idea
Hi. I can buy 2*10, 2*25 and 2*45 pound plates for $175. How much money did you spend on materials of the same set? And I understand that you didn't do it because of the economy. I wish you success.
Thanks! Well, not everyone has access to a set of weight plates at that price, and if they do, they're probably pretty crappy, at least for me, because I care about aesthetics :) , but you know muscles don’t seem to care. I spent around $200 and it’s still cheaper than a pair of 45lb plates here, so it’s a win win for me. 👍🏼
@@_Donideas_ Waaait what? $200? Could you please give prices for each spent item? in the US 94 lb. Portland Cement - $17 or 80 lb. Concrete Mix - $6 50 lb. All-Purpose Gravel - $5 Silicone Caulk - $10-12 for 10 oz boards, plastic, PVC, wire, fiber etc just scraps or very cheap
😂 yes but concrete is the cheapest thing of the project, here you can get 110 pounds of concrete for $5 pretty cheap but the cost of melamine, fiber reinforcement, foam boards, caulk, tape, the silicone, I think I included the tools as well like the spring scale and basic tools like the bucket and shovel etc… I listed everything in the description, that’s the complete total cost so I think it’s pretty close :)
Without regard to aethstetics, one could make plates for approximately $1.00 each, by making your mould out of wetted sand, and priming it with diesel-oil. You might have to get creative on the weighing process if you want it to remain dirt cheap.
